1952 – First Flight (Johannesburg to London)
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…
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…
Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ltd Luanshya
East African Airways Corporation East African Airways was set up 1 June 1946 and was a partnership between the territories of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar, and the British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C.). For the next 18 years, the airline was owned by the colonial governments, with operational assistance from B.O.A.C. The airline was headquartered…
TAP Air Portugal TAP (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) Air Portugal is the flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub. The airline, founded on 14 March 1945 began commercial services on 19 September 1946, with a flight from Lisbon to Madrid using a Douglas DC-3. On 31 December, TAP Air Portugal began its Linha Aérea Imperial, a twelve-stop colonial service including Luanda, Angola and Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique. Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration…
Northern Rhodesia Legislative Council Election – G291 Details Date of Issue: October 1958 Dept: Legislative Council Reqn.: G291 Printer: Government Printer Paper: Quantity: 6,000 FB
