So, prior to the construction of the famous Onitsha Bridge in 1966, how were people traveling to the East?

Well, in the early 1960s, travels across the river Niger to the eastern part of Nigeria was achieved with the means of river ferries of various sizes.

Below are photographs showing travelers at the jetties and landing points at Asaba end of the river in 1961.

Pix 1 - Asaba Ferry Landing (March 1961) Photo Credit: amightytree.org

Pix 2 - A private enterprise river ferry stopped at the main Asaba passenger-landing dock in 1966. Photo Credit: Laurens Dawes.

Pix 3 - The Asaba riverbank and ferry in 1960. Photo Credit: Asabamemorial.

Pix 4 - A view taken just off the Niger River banks looking backward along the eastern front of 1960s Asaba, photographed from aboard a Ferry headed southeastward toward Onitsha.. Credit: Almightytree.org

Source - https://autojosh.com/see-how-people-traveled-to-onitsha-before-the-construction-of-the-niger-bridge/

Cc; justwise, DisGuy)

Pix - Asaba-Onitsha- Ferry Crossing (1959)

In the good old days.

Photo credit amightytree.org
Wonderful! I've seen many things on NL

For those of us who have read "chike and the river" will understand this thread very well......please indomie kids stand one side.

These vehicle were the best then. See how time flies.


Dem Bentley and Bugatti sef go join them.

Please can some one explain to me how these pictures are coloured because in 1959 all my pics came out black and white.

Then my parents were seriously well to do so I know that the pics in my house would have been coloured if there was coloured picture then.

Waoooh beautiful scene.
Reminds me of my favorite childhood book -Chike and the river

Vulcanheph:
For those of us who have read "chike and the river" will understand this thread very well......please indomie kids stand one side.

I read book CHIKE AND THE RIVER, CHINUA ACHEBE

Mcreloaded:
Please can some one explain to me how these pictures are coloured because in 1959 all my pics came out black and white.

Then my parents were seriously well to do so I know that the pics in my house would have been coloured if there was coloured picture then.

here...

Wow

Niyeal:

I read book CHIKE AND THE RIVER, CHINUA ACHEBE

Read the book a few days ago. Here is a quote from it

A few days later Chike’s friends were again talking about the river. They spoke about
Asaba on the other side.
“Do you know,” said Samuel to Chike, “that as soon as you step out of the ferry in
Asaba you are in Midwestern Nigeria?”
The others agreed excitedly. They all had been to the Midwest. “And do you know,”
said another boy whose name was Ezekiel, “that once you are in Asaba it is one way to
Lagos?”
“Yes,” said Samuel. “Lagos. Second-to-London. I have not been to Lagos. But I know
Asaba which is poor-man’s Lagos.”
His companions laughed. Samuel sometimes talked like a grown man; this was one of
the reasons why he was so popular with his companions.
Chike’s mind was far away—in Midwestern Nigeria. He liked such flowing phrases.
Midwestern Nigeria, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Isle of Man.

Vulcanheph:
For those of us who have read "chike and the river" will understand this thread very well......please indomie kids stand one side.

link pls make I read

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johnpablo541:


Read the book a few days ago. Here is a quote from it

A few days later Chike’s friends were again talking about the river. They spoke about
Asaba on the other side.
“Do you know,” said Samuel to Chike, “that as soon as you step out of the ferry in
Asaba you are in Midwestern Nigeria?”
The others agreed excitedly. They all had been to the Midwest. “And do you know,”
said another boy whose name was Ezekiel, “that once you are in Asaba it is one way to
Lagos?”
“Yes,” said Samuel. “Lagos. Second-to-London. I have not been to Lagos. But I know
Asaba which is poor-man’s Lagos.”
His companions laughed. Samuel sometimes talked like a grown man; this was one of
the reasons why he was so popular with his companions.
Chike’s mind was far away—in Midwestern Nigeria. He liked such flowing phrases.
Midwestern Nigeria, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Isle of Man.

Salliet:
Pix - Asaba-Onitsha- Ferry Crossing (1959)

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