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

**DrB0b** · 24-04-2009, 04:27 PM

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

**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

**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!

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

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

**masuk** · 26-01-2010, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

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

My thoughts exactly. That was a prodigious amount in those days!!

**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

**dasnan** · 26-04-2009, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

New York Times, October 20 1890

This helps explain why there are so many Chinese (known as Teochui in Thai) in the Kingdom from Swatow.

Now called Shantou, the city is on the coast near Canton, which itself is now called Guangzhou.

**DrB0b** · 27-04-2009, 11:54 AM

New York Times, September 4 1862

**DrB0b** · 27-04-2009, 12:02 PM

The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News, 5 December 1862

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**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 ?

**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.

**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.

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

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

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