𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐮 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭 - 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚

I believe most of you would have known or at least heard of Batu Pahat by now. If Not , please do a Google on it or look for it in wikipedia. Batu Pahat was reknown for its salted fish in the past, It was formerly known as Bandar Penggaram, which means “town of salt-makers”. In 1893/1894, the present township was founded by Dato’ Bentara Luar, Mohamed Salleh bin Perang, acting on the orders of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Abu Bakar. As with most Old Township in Malaysia, Batu Pahat along with the others, still has a sizable amount of Folks who manage to maintain and pass on those … ” Old Trades ”. Believe it or not, the amount of Old trades can easily be compared to those of Malacca. But unlike most towns, Batu Pahat is rather unique in that it has through History brought about some of the most Talented man & Women , in both the Business and Political Scenes. May be it’s the ” Feng Sui ” or the Schools & Teachers, Dieties & Gods ( B.P. has the most Temples Per sq. ft than any other towns ) in Malaysia if not Asia. There are about 450 or more of which 300 plus are Registered. It’s clearly a case of ” Where The Environment Makes The Man ”. This are Vintage pics from the 20’s to 40’s from the Colonial Batu Pahat. Lots of you who were born even in the 50’s doesn’t even know or recognise some of the scenes here.

After years of using the Ferry services, it was finally taken over by the the big thing … The Bridge . It was completed on July 1967 and was officially open on July 1st and later to the public on 23th July 1967 with a Toll charge of 20cts for motorcycles, 80cts for cars and $ 1.80 for lorries and buses.