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Crown Colony of North Borneo

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Crown Colony of North Borneo
1946–1963
Anthem: God Save the King/Queen
Location of North Borneo
StatusBritish colony
CapitalJesselton
Common languagesEnglish, Kadazan Dusun, Bajau, Murut, Sabah Malay, Chinese etc.
GovernmentCrown colony
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• North Borneo ceded to the Crown Colony
18 July 1946[1]
• Seven Turtle Islands (including Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi) ceded to the Philippine government
16 October 1947
31 August 1963[2][3]
16 September 1963
CurrencyNorth Borneo dollar, later Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
British Military Administration (Borneo)
Sabah
Today part of Malaysia
 Philippines

The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a British Crown colony established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of British Military Administration.[4] On 16 October 1947, seven of the British-controlled islands in north-eastern Borneo named Turtle Islands together with Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi were ceded to the Philippine government under a past treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the United States.[5][6]

Administration

The Governor of British Crown Colony of North Borneo (Malay: Tuan Yang Terutama Gabenor Koloni Mahkota British Borneo Utara) is the position created by the British Government upon the cession of North Borneo from the North Borneo Chartered Company. The appointment was made by King George VI, and later Queen Elizabeth II until the self-government of North Borneo on 31 August 1963 and the forming of the Federation of Malaysia on 1963.[7] After the formation of Malaysia, the title was changed to 'Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah', which also means 'His Excellency The Governor of Sabah', or 'His Excellency The Head of State of Sabah' and the appointment was later made by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia. Labuan joined the Crown Colony on 15 July 1946.

List of Governors of the Crown Colony of North Borneo

Further information: Governor of North Borneo
Name From To
Edward Francis Twining 1946 1949
Herbert Ralph Hone 1950 1954
Roland Evelyn Turnbull 1954 1959
William Allmond Codrington Goode 1959 1963

References

  1. ^ Anthony Kirk-Greene (12 June 1999). On Crown Service: A History of HM Colonial and Overseas Civil Services, 1837-1997. I.B.Tauris. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-1-86064-260-9.
  2. ^ "The National Archives DO 169/254 (Constitutional issues in respect of North Borneo and Sarawak on joining the federation)". The National Archives. 1961–1963. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ Philip Mathews (28 February 2014). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-967-10617-4-9.
  4. ^ "British North Borneo Becomes Crown Colony". Trove. 18 July 1946. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ^ Charles P. Williamson (30 July 1929). "Treaty over Turtle Islands". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ^ Peter C. Richards (6 December 1947). "New Flag Over Pacific Paradise". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ^ Frans Welman. Borneo Trilogy Volume 1: Sabah. Booksmango. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-616-245-078-5.

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