Siam through the eyes of the Western Press

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 04:13 PM

I've got about a terabyte of Thailand-related documents, books, maps, and so on on the computer at home and last night decided to sort it all out into more useful categories. While I was doing that I came upon a folder full of stories I'd copied from newspaper archives on the Internet. They cover the period from the early 19th Century to about 1995. I thought others would be interested in seeing some of this stuff so I'll post the ones I find interesting in this thread. I haven't fixed a cut-off date for stories but I'd like to start with pre-1946 news. Feel free to join in

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 04:17 PM

New York Times September 22 1907

**Mid** · 24-04-2009, 04:24 PM

keep 'em coming Doc

**good2bhappy** · 24-04-2009, 04:27 PM

1.5M in 1907 was a lot of money!

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 04:27 PM

Classified Advertisement, North Otago Times (NZ), 28 June 1892

**good2bhappy** · 24-04-2009, 04:28 PM

no wonder the poor buggers back home were on the rice line!

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 04:46 PM

New York Times, June 26 1892

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 05:38 PM

New York Times, June 29 1893

**redfoot the fence** · 24-04-2009, 05:43 PM

nice idea, bob.

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 06:16 PM

New York Times, October 20 1890

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 06:30 PM

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 26 April 1822

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 06:44 PM

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 19 May 1835

**redfoot the fence** · 24-04-2009, 06:55 PM

great stuff -- bob!

wouldn't members be a more bit better place to post given some of the details here?

no biggie. just an abundance of caution is all.

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by redfoot the fence

great stuff -- bob!

wouldn't members be a more bit better place to post given some of the details here?

Shouldn't think so, this is all ancient history. Keeping it in the public forum is one reason I don't want to post anything after 1946.

**redfoot the fence** · 24-04-2009, 07:09 PM

ok.

any chance of proviiding all the articles to interested posters?

**Butterfly** · 24-04-2009, 07:12 PM

could you post more about the history of the conflict between the French and the Siamese ? do you have in your notes, the full story of the conflict ?

**redfoot the fence** · 24-04-2009, 07:16 PM

the article(s) in post #12 are really quite moving.

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

could you post more about the history of the conflict between the French and the Siamese ? do you have in your notes, the full story of the conflict ?

Will do, yes. I'm going to make an effort to keep this chronological (more or less). More coming up.

**Happyman** · 24-04-2009, 07:43 PM

Great stuff - keep'em coming !

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 07:43 PM

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (Australia), 8 May 1850

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 07:52 PM

Hobart (Tasmania) Courier, 22 February 1851

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 08:06 PM

Harpers New Monthly Magazine. October 1851

The new King referred to above is King Mongkut, Rama IV.

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 08:27 PM

The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News, 21 November 1851

**venturalaw** · 24-04-2009, 08:52 PM

Great stuff Bob. A real eye-opener. Thank you.

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 10:31 PM

Courier (Hobart, Tasmania) 9 June 1852

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