1952 – First Flight (Johannesburg to London)
Gabriel Ellison 1930-2017 Gabriel Ellison was born in Lusaka, Zambia in 1930 and was the designer of many of the country’s postage stamps after Northern Rhodesia was granted independence in 1964. Ellison worked mainly with oils, acrylics, watercolours, tempera and in three dimension form. When doing sculpture she used resin bronze and terracotta. At the time…
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Church of England The Church of England is the state church of England and “mother church” to the “Anglican Communion”, which encompasses Anglican and Episcopal churches globally. The church separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the reign of King Henry VII after the King was unable to secure an annulment of his marriage from…
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The Ridgeway Hotel began construction in 1952 in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia. The interiors were designed by Terence Conan (working under Dennis Lennon). It was officially opened in 1953. During the 1970’s the hotel suffered fierce competition from the Taj Pamodzi Hotel that had opened opposite it. Richard Chanter arrived in 1979 and undertook steps to revitalise…
Air Rhodesia Salisbury to Lourenco Marques Flight Details Date: 4th November, 1973 Flight: RH 187 Captain: W H Rosser Operator: Air Rhodesia Aircraft: Boeing 720 Commemorative Covers
