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jennyarrow
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Australia
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Posted - 23/06/2004 :  13:18:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi again, have found George Olson's Farm in Australia, he called it 'AFTON" no one seems to know what it means, I know aft is the back of a ship, does it mean anything in Norway
maybe something to do with boats

jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 23/06/2004 :  14:14:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Afton is swedish and means evening.

//Jan
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jennyarrow
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Australia
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Posted - 24/06/2004 :  02:29:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks a million
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