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The Dutch freighter ss Johore called on Colombo,Ceylon/Sri Lanka more than fifty years ago. The time that container shipment was still unknown and there was far more Dutch executive crew on board. One of them has shore leave and enjoys the oriental city of Colombo. Marine engineer Kees Renard took this film. See my other […]

The Dutch freighter ss Straat Torres called more than half a century ago on Singapore and set sail for Mumbay thereafter. Loading latex and taking deck cargo with it. This kind of shipping has almost disappeared and made place for containers. Finally the ship headed for Rotterdam source

My friend and colleague Hans Brinckmann and his wife Toyoko called on Hong Kong during their cruise through the Far East in 1964. He made a splendid 8mm record of it. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Visit my website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ […]

My friend Kees Renard filmed more than sixty years ago how his ship ss Straat Torres called on Sydney, visiting the swimming pool in the North Sydney Olympic Pool and playing soccer with the crew. Meanwhile in the harbour cargo was loaded. After Sydney they called on Singapore and Bombay. That will be shown in […]

Last part of this 52 year old film about this stupendous age-old temple complex. See my other 1150 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ My website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Alas, there were no titles in this silent film about this famous Khmer Buddhist temple complex, but Tom Voute who had been there gave me the following details: 0:04 Angkor Tom Eastern Gate 0:47 Bayon temple – all the way until 3:35 Elephants Terrace 4:11 Modern Buddha stature behind Elephants Terrrace 4:24 Temple behind Elephants […]

Fishery along the Cambodian Mekong river is shown in this old silent 16mm film. See my other 1120 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ My website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source