plantage soemberkedoengdowo in district sragen

[Anonymous]

Has anybody ever heard of this plantation and its exact geographical location?

[Web master]

See: National Archive, The Hague, Inventory 2.09.46 (= dossiers Naamloze Voennootschappen van het Ministerie van Justitie, opgeheven vóór 1983, 1820-ca. 1945), number 9404 (= Cultuurmaatschappij Soember Kedoeng Dowo). Accessibility limited until January 1th 2021.

[H.J. Verbaarschott]

soember kedoengdowo was producing fibers (vezel)
owner: NV Dutch Japan Plantations ltd
manager: A Kawanani in 1937
adress: Soemberlawang

in 1893 it was a timberenterpise, cutting trees
But it had some coffeegrounds in 1893

[Web master]

Source?

[H.J. Verbaarschott]

source 1893 : http://resourcessgd.kb.nl/SGD/18921893/PDF/SGD_18921893_0001489.pdf
source 1937 : cultuuradresboek 1937, unknown page of kitlv-site

But where was it ?
Perhaps here ? : http://wikimapia.org/18497231/id/Kedungdowo-Hadiluwih-Sumberlawang

[Adriaan Intveld]

Hi, according to the Grote Atlas van Nederlands Oost-Indië, pages 301 and 440 was Soember Kedoengdowo located just South-East of the village of Djekawal (nowadays Jekawal).

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