Moulmein Collection

The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian Outrage
The Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)

The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian Outrage
The Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)

Mawlamyine, Myanmar - boats on the Thanlwin River
Mawlamyine (formerly Moulmein), Myanmar - situated at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. The capital and largest city of Mon State. Date: circa 1908

The Farm Caves, Kayon Hill, Moulmein, Myanmar
The Farm Caves in the Moulmein area, Myanmar - well known since colonial times and the main temple cave is frequently visited by locals. The caves are in Kayon Hill. Date: circa 1910s

Teak mill - elephant - Moulmein - Steele Bros. Teak Mill - Ellen up! Watched and rode elephants, not as much fun as the Egyptian camels tough body bristles! Date: 1951

Teak mill - Moulmein

Family with Holmess - Moulmein - With Cal and Mary Holmes. Cal was Chief Officer of the Steele Companies of Burma, including teak, china, cotton, and rice milling an old Burma hand Date: 1951

Balancing rock and statues - Moulmein - Monkey statues around the Karen girls figures outside and the balancing rock above. Date: 1951

View from Kipling Pagoda - Moulmein - The site has been occupied by a pagoda since 700AD. Gold pagoda under repair. Wide terraces with dipping roofed steps leading down the steep hill

Kipling Pagoda - Moulmein - Pagoda Hill Old Kipling Pagoda but he himself never got nearer than Mergui! Date: 1951

bazaar - Moulmein
Bazaar - Moulmein - Bewildering details of stalls, strollers, vendors, items for sale na pe fish paste, pomelos, bananas, tinware, fly strewn eatables. Date: 1951

bazaar stall holders - Moulmein
Bazaar stall holders - Moulmein - Bazaar First no one, then everyone, wants their pictures taken! Date: 1951

view of town and pagodas - Moulmein
View of town and pagodas - Moulmein - We remain aboard as ferry leaves for return to Moulmein. Sails, gulls flying up to take tea basket left-overs from our hands

ferry to Namaw - Moulmein
Ferry to Namaw - Moulmein - On to Namaw, a bigger, busier landing, with cluster of tin roofed bashas and its long road across the paddy fields

ferry landing - Moulmein
Ferry landing - Moulmein - Two days ago a river ferry was heavily laden with rubber and seventy passengers. In midstream suddenly split open with rot. None survived the ebbing tide

town view - Moulmein
Town view - Moulmein - Town strung along river, backed by hills. No big ships can come up the shallow Salween River with its rip tides. Hard to see how the people support themselves. Date: 1951

Waterfront - Moulmein - walk down to pier teak logs, varied craft, busy waterfront. Date: 1951

Myanmar Moulmein
The Moulmein Pagoda, near Mandalay (in the distance) best known to us all by Kiplings poem The road to Mandalay

SUCCESS SAILING SHIP
British convict ship, launched at Moulmein, Burma : in 1900 she was the oldest ship afloat

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