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kondorong
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 Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 18:22:57
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The time was around 1940/45
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 19:14:37
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I remember a romantic movie with this title, featuring Kathryn Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart - but maybe this is not what you are referring to.....
I think the 'African Queen' was the name of the boat they were using in the movie.
Kondorong, you should be old enough to remember it (because i remember it too, and my hair has not turned grey yet). |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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jambo
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 19:36:28
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The African Queen was the name of the steam boat that was owned by Humphrey Bogart's character in the film "the african queen"  |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 19:44:52
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| Well in the context of Gambian history, it was a large factory ship used in the Gambia around 1940 to extract shark oil. It belonged to the Colonial Development Corporation. Who knows this ship could have been used in movies |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 21:04:42
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Shark oil? You mean there were sharks in the Gambia river at that time? What was it used for? I remember codliver-oil (awful) and i know the Scandinavians and the Japanese are using all parts of the whale, including the oil. Is the CDC the same corporation that used to breed chickens-with-yellow-legs?
Kondorong, you bring up interesting facts. I saw the slave house in Georgetown and it made me think of a warehouse. Have you seen the old warehouse in Basse, where there is now a guesthouse/restaurant called 'Traditions'? It is a beautiful place. |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 21:40:25
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The CDC also had those chickens. As for the so called slave house in Gerogetown, i still have my doubts. I believe it was a warehouse for food for the liberated slaves as this house was never mentioned in 1785 or 1823 when the island was bought and settled respectively by the British. It certainly could not have just come up overnight.
Yes there were sharks in the Gambia large enough to attract a British investment of $1.5 million just after the second world war when Europe was in need of rebuilding and competing funds to all areas of the economy. There must have been a sizeable number to allow such investment of British Tax payers money.
It looks like what ever gets started in Gambia just ends in the dustbin. The Gambia Distillers Ltd which also started after independence making brands like Duncan's Whisky, Banjul Gin, Queen Elizabeth Gin and Tourell Brandy is history. This should not be mistaken for the Indian Coca Cola Brewerey |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 22:08:19
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Maybe it was a warehouse after all, with some cells for prisoners at the time. I saw the shackles. If you have the opportunity, go see Traditions and have a coffee on the veranda on the first floor - you'll have a great view of the river, see the women doing the washing. Who knows, the 'African Queen' will sail by (i'm afraid Kathryn and Humphrey are both dead, but they had long lives even though they were great smokers). It should be a wonderful name for a nice boat to make rivertrips, i can see the deckchairs with brightly coloured cushions and smiling Gambian waiters and waitresses serving drinks and a nice chicken(without the legs)dish. Mooring at Traditions would be an excellent idea - the perfect place for a nice benachin-lunch. I think my imagination is running away with me...
How about these sharks and what did they use the oil for? |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 22:32:42
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Another African Queen (i saw this link on the Dutch Gambiapage):
www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-37.0.html
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When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 22:45:12
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Originally posted by anna
Maybe it was a warehouse after all, with some cells for prisoners at the time. I saw the shackles. If you have the opportunity, go see Traditions and have a coffee on the veranda on the first floor - you'll have a great view of the river, see the women doing the washing. Who knows, the 'African Queen' will sail by (i'm afraid Kathryn and Humphrey are both dead, but they had long lives even though they were great smokers). It should be a wonderful name for a nice boat to make rivertrips, i can see the deckchairs with brightly coloured cushions and smiling Gambian waiters and waitresses serving drinks and a nice chicken(without the legs)dish. Mooring at Traditions would be an excellent idea - the perfect place for a nice benachin-lunch. I think my imagination is running away with me...
How about these sharks and what did they use the oil for?
BENA CHIN?
Its best with ROFF( a combination of greens and spice stuffed in the fish and a bit of DAKHARR and YATE.With a tumblar ATTAYA is a direct flight to heaven. No visa needed.
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 22:52:00
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| And then we will sing the song! |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
Amadou Hampate Ba (Mali) |
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anna
Netherlands
730 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 22:54:10
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| You will have the attaya and i will have the Banjul gin (just a small one) |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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kiwi
Sweden
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 23:01:32
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Originally posted by anna and i know the Scandinavians and the Japanese are using all parts of the whale, including the oil.
I have never used any part of a whale...so what are we supposed to with them? |
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Nov 2006 : 23:16:03
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Originally posted by kondorong
Yes there were sharks in the Gambia large enough to attract a British investment of $1.5 million just after the second world war
there are still sharks. i dont think they come from the river but the Atlantic. few years ago it was some asians who were after it, i think they were Chinese or Japanese. its a wasteful fishing method. only the fins are needed!!
i dont think the brewery ended in a dustbin. and most things dont. many people are running successful businesses making millions. Chellerams is a good example since the 1960s i think. the British brewery might have become the Gambia/German brewery Banjul Breweries in which the government is a minority shareholder.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 21 Nov 2006 : 01:36:30
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| May be the Gambia Distillers Ltd. has transformed to banjul Breweries and the Indian Coca-Cola Factory has become Chellarams. |
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ylowe
USA
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Posted - 21 Nov 2006 : 04:41:23
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| Anna, do you want to try the chicken with the yellow legs? If you do kons might have some for you. Bye |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 21 Nov 2006 : 10:37:47
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| No thank you, might be too bony. |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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