Abercornucopia

Editions 1 - 6

December 1962 - May 1963

Abercornucopia

Edition 1,

December 1962

Topics:

The Opening Scene

Choosing a name for Abercornucopia

Water Table Levels

Mbala Club next to New White Father's Headquarters

Abercorn Football Club

T.V.M.I. Christmas Bazaar

Bill Watson's Rifle Club

Karl and Margot Kuhne

Abercornucopia

Edition 2,

January 1963

Topics:

Welcome to 1963

The good ship "Venus" rescues three men "walking on water"

Mr P.J. Swan Cooper Obituary

M. V. Liemba dinner celebrates new  Tanzania Republic.

Loss of hotel facilities at the Abercorn Arms

St. Trinian’s version of Gilbert and Sullivan at Abercorn Club

ACTS present "Bell Book and Candle"

Red Locust Outbreak

T.V.M.I. Bazaar Celebrating the 60th anniversity of its founding is

opened by the District Commissioner Mr P. Metcalfe.

Anyk Stortenbeker wins Graduate dinghy race

Abercornucopia

Edition 3, 

February 1963

Topics:

Move towards elected Township Board

Election or nomination of members?

Mpulungu 1936

Lakeview Hotel Extensions

Lake Level Rises

Fine catches at Kasaba Bay

Mrs Curtis hooks 30 lbs Golden Perch

New Football Season by Chikanda Nama

What news from Mbulu Suburb?

Stan Richards Golfer

Lake Chila Fertitily Python

Transcript

Please click the button below for a transcript of this edition. Courtesy of Christopher Legg. 

Abercornucopia

Edition 4, 

April 1963

Topics:

Lungu Authority Beer Levy

 "Seven Islands" - F. B. Macrae writes on Livingstone's visit to Southern end of Lake Tanganyika

Local Fishing Records

Abercorn Bird Life

ACTS present "Watch It Sailor". G;lendsa Tobin makes her first appearance

Locust Control to continue at Lake Chilwa, the Kafue Flats, Rukwa, Lake Meru and the Malagarasi

"Soap Box Derby" Pix McLoughlin in the lead

Abercornucopia

Edition 5, 

May 1963

Topics:

Canberra Jet at Abercorn Airport

Mwambala Riot trial

Demonstration againt appointmentof Mr S.A. Symons as DC Lusaka

Party members in conflict with their own Ministers

Unloading the Lorry – Cornelius

Cornelius mocks Civil Servants "Lumpers"

World Bank view of Kenya

Further excavations at Kalambo

Flying Club Plan for Abercorn - Air Rally proposed

Transcript

Please click the button below for a transcript of this edition. Courtesy of Christopher Legg. 

Abercornucopia

Edition 6, 

May 1963

Topics:

The “Great Northern” Railway

Governor crews dingy on Lake Chila

Kasama Water Works opened

Archaeological wark to be resuemd at Kalambo site. Dr and Mrs J. Clarke return.

Ten Years’ wait for power - Hydro electric Scheme Review

F. B. McMcrae on new coffee methods across the border at Mbozi

ACTS present "All For Mary", Joan McLaren stars

East African Airways to overfly Abercorn. Link to Dar-es-Salaam to close

Stone curb to Marshall Avenue completed