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L O W L A N D S - L * 13 July 2006 * Volume 02
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From: 'Hugo Zweep' <Zweep at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L 'Auctions' 2006.07.12 (07) [E]

Theo
That is exactly as I remember - a furious pushing of buttons and flashing
lights.

Ben
In Australia real estate auctions are conducted by real estate agents
(makelaars). Conceivably, an owner could do his own auction but an outsider
needs to have, at least, an estate agent's licence.

In New South Wales, the agent needs an, additional, specialist licence
before he or she can do auctions and rules for the conduct of an auction are
strict to ensure transparency and prevent manipulation.

The practice of selling real estate by auction is most popular in Victoria
and especially so in Melbourne. Popularity depends on locality and the
strength of the market so that in country towns, where markets are thin and
slow, auctions would be rare.

Hugo Zweep

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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L 'Auctions' 2006.07.12 (09) [E]

On 13/07/2006, at 1:42 PM, R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
 wrote:

> Not that I know a whole lot about auctions, but I am curious to know what part of
>
> Ghana you are talking about.  Was it Twi- or Fante-speaking?  
It took place both in North and South but very few Mossi Dagbaane speaking locals
were involved in Christian Churches other than within the
strong Roman Catholic. Even they, however, did this auction which I suspect
originated way down south at the turn of the 19th/20th century.
>
> Are we talking
>
> about Lutheran churches?  Or did the same thing apply to all areas and all
>
> churches? 
As I mentioned it crossed denominations.
>
> You see, I'm wondering if this variant of auction was a hangover from
>
> the German colonial era, perhaps something that is related to the Dutch system
>
> and in Germany is now gone or almost gone (perhaps still lingering on in some
>
> rural communities).
Here you have a very valid point but it would not have been Twi speakers who
started it in that case.
Over to the East is the area now covered by the Republic of Togo and Ghana's
Volta Region. The people are Ewe and around 1880 their land was annexed by
Germany as German Togoland. After WW1 it was divided between France and Britain
becoming French Togoland and the British Volta Protectorate.
Nonetheless German influence persists and many folks still have German names, I
even knew one Ewe whose father had named all his children after
distinguished Germans "Bismark, Moltke, etc). Togo finally gained independence
and the Protectorate became Volta Region at Ghana's founding.
Interestingly enough The Loyal Orange Order was quite active in both areas and it
sill has members there bowlers sashes and all.
It looks like it was this area where the harvest festivals originated and spread.
>
> Our local Lutheran church in southern Hamburg once had a Twi-speaking pastor from
>
> Ghana, 
He might also have been Ewe but Lutherans and Presbyterians had many indigenous
pastors.

Regards

Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us
Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us
Robert Burns

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

Thanks, Tom.

Ghana has always been fascinated me.

> He might also have been Ewe but Lutherans and Presbyterians had many indigenous
pastors.

He said his language was Twi, though apparently he could speak Ewe.

Talking about such, how about using your connection to get a bit of Ghana
language action for the anniversary site, Tom?  (Yes, I *am* persistent.)

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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