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  • Home
  • About The Newspaper
  • Abercornucopia Editions
  • Abercorn History
    • Abercorn History.
    • Horizon articles on Abercorn and District.
    • Abercorn People, Settlers, Red Locust personnel and Government figures.
    • Treaties with Chief Tafuna and other Ulungu chiefs
    • Personal Memoirs of Abercorn.
    • Abercorn Co-operative Society and schemes for extracting essential oil
    • Abercorn Social History – Programmes for Abercorn Dramatics and School and other events.
    • The Polish Refugee Camp.
    • Abercorn for Tourists.
    • History of the Red Locust Control Organisation and TseTse Fly Control measures.
    • Mpulungu, the Liemba and other Lake Tanganyika steamers, fishing vessels, and pleasure craft.
    • Social Life
    • Abercorn District Archaeology
    • Alice In Abercorn at the Abercorn Club
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The double storey Africa Lakes Company building. This was the first large builing on what became the main road.
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The A.L.C Building in about 1917 with military transport infront.
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 This is the building of the second  Mandala Stores that still stand on the corner across from the newer 1950s Post Office. Note the Waggon and the oxen.
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This is the building of the second Mandala Stores that still stand on the corner across from the newer 1950s Post Office. Note the Waggon and the oxen.

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Building the Second ALC Mandala Store. Photo courtesy Harry Mantell. This stands today. This building replaced the earlier double storey structure.
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The Mandal Manager's House in the 1940s. Photo Courtesy Harry Mantell whose father was the manager at that time.
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The Mail Lorry arrives at the rear of Mandala. Photo Harry Mantell.
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6. MANDALA HOUSE. Abercorn Rear View 2.jpg
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Mr Alan Chilemu the A.L.C. Chief Clerk infront of an ALC building that fronted on Isanya Road. Photo Harry Mantell.
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ALC yard in the late 1940s. Photo Harry Mantell.
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