Brunei

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To answer some of the replies I have had in the past day or two about the time my father was in Brunei- I do not have any idea of where to start when checking passenger lists to find out when and how he got to Brunei and where from. He flew from Brunei via Singapore to Sydney so I should imaging he flew to Brunei.
Some of the replies I had stated that there was a demand in Brunei and Australia for telecommunication engineers. I should imagine the post office in Sydney laid for his airfare from Brunei so maybe his fare to Brunei was also paid for by the telecommunications place of work and so maybe he flew to Brunei rather than by ship.
I am going to have to contact each of the telephone companies that have developed in Sydney since 1956, when he arrived there, to find if they hold the records at the time he was employed thee- a bit of an arduous process but would have been easier if there was only the one as in 1956.

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I have been going round in circles on a number of counts but most recent, today, trying to get information from Australian archives regarding my father's time in Australia. Someone on RootsChat kindly found the record for incoming passengers that I had been hoping to find when I first started searching for information about him, and sent me a copy of the actual card showing he had lived in Brunei and left via Singapore to go to Sydney as a telecommunications engineer for Sydney Post Office. Despite entering the information when using Australian Archives I get a reply saying no records found regarding his arrival. Frustrating. I want to find out where he lived when there and how long he lasted in the job but again unable to access the information. The archives gave me links which when I went them and entered the asked for information got a negative response.
I have had no progress whatsoever with any enquiries directly to companies, organisations etc in Brunei-  so disappointing. Finally after being given a hint that I may have a half sister and following up that lead I ordered her birth certificate just to confirm that my information was correct, and using the index given on the county birth records only to have a reply today saying they cannot find any records even though I sent a screen shot of the actual records I had found.
I am not sure what I am doing wrong.😏🙁