Water Skiing on Lake Chila in the 1960s

Abercorn Club

The famous Abercorn Bunny Girls on the bar of the Abercorn Club

"There ain't nothing like a Dame!" The men's chorus line  at the Chila Yacht Club's Commodores Ball with Mark Lloyd to the fore and Ian Mackinson belting it out on the left.

The Bunny Girls in 2014. Northern Rhodesia Zambia Reunion at Salisbury Racecourse. Photo Amanda Parkyn.

Lake Chila from the Golf Club.

Abercorn Yacht Club on Lake Chila.

Lake Chila Yacht Club on a Sunday afternoon.

The Old Boma, Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia

Marshall Avenue, Abercorn with Kellet's Butchery on  the left, Westwood's Store centre and The Lake Press on the extreme right.
Courtesy Amanda Parkyn

Breezy Sailing on Lake Chila in the 1960s

Abercorn boys and girls on their way home from school down South.

The famous dance at the TVMI  to raise funds for the New University of Zambia

The Grasshopper Inn just down from the IRLCS building

Regatta Day at Chila Yacht Club. Drawing by Ian Mackinson

The FIRST Pan Abercorn Archaeological Congress. A take off of the real Archaeologists who descended on Abercorn with the Fifth Pan Africa Archaeological Congress in 1955. Lest Sheelagh Carlin right Edna Nash.

The real Pan-Africa Congress on Pre- History.

Children's Party in Abercorn. Shame someone's parents did not realize it was fancy dress.

Miss Marion Gamwell OBE at the wheel of their farm car "Old Henry". 

The Gamwell sisters discuss development plans with Paramount Chief Tafuna and Magnus Halcrow of the Industrial Development Board. 

Armistice Parade at the Memorial. Squadron Officer Joan Carlin MBE laying a wreath for the RAF

Armistice Day at the War Memorial shortly after the battle to keep its central position had been won. 

Armistice Day Abercorn. Northern Rhodeisa Police Reserve Officers keep vigil. 

Northern Rhodesia Police Guard Present Arms  for the Salute on Armistice Day.

Amanda holds forth at the Chila Yacht club's first and only regatta on Lake Tanganyika. It was very hot, the wind was light and the babies were parked under the tree in the shade.

And Post Independence - Mr and Mrs Reg Singh entertain guests at the Grasshopper Inn.

Mrs Mary Richards pressing flowers for the herbarium at the IRLCS Head Quarters in Abercrn. she was an indomitable plant collector and donated thousands of specimens to Kew Gardens  in London.

The Tennis Stars of the Abercorn Club. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Kuhne)

More 1966 Golf winners from Abercorn Golf Club. Photo Don Fraser

The Score Board  from the 1966 Golf Tournament. It carries the names the proud winners in the photos. Credits Don Fraser.