Sister City Plaque/Statue - Jempol District Malaysia

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Accession NumberP182Title (extended title only)Sister City Plaque/Statue - Jempol District MalaysiaDescriptionLarge wooden plaque/statue – Engraved silver plate embedded into wood – Engraved gold plate at base of item – To His Worship the Lord Mayor of Fremantle – From the President and Councillors of the Jempol District NS Malaysia 1992DateBetween 1st January 1992 and 31st December 1992ProvenanceMost likely gift from Malaysia delegation - The Jempol District is the largest district in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The district borders Jelebu District to the northwest, Kuala Pilah District to the west, Tampin District to the south, Bera District, Pahang to the northeast and Segamat District, Johor to the east. Bandar Seri Jempol and Bahau are the principal towns in Jempol.
Jempol is also the meeting point of Muar and Serting rivers. The meeting point had played an important transportation role in ancient times. Known historically as Jalan Penarikan, it connected trade posts west of the Malay Peninsula with population centres in the east coast and vice versa.Relevance to the CityThe Malaysia Sister City is Seberang Perai which is different to this area of Malaysia but this gift was likely from a visit by a delegation from this area of Malaysia in 1992

SubjectSeberang Perai (Malaysia)City of Fremantle - Sister Cities/Friendship CitiesCollectionCivic Collection

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Sister City Plaque/Statue - Jempol District Malaysia