Beaver Safari in Northern Rhodesia (1961)

The Press Officer, John Rogers, recently took these photographs of some of the places served by our Northern Rhodesian Beaver Service.

Royal Mail is delivered to the post boy by the pilot, Dave Harvey.

Mankoya, a delightful place situated on the banks of the Zambesi River.

Employed by our agent at Kalabo, this cook boy regularly unloads the Beaver.

Mankoya, the last port of call before Lusaka.

  

Sesheke and its "airport building", probably the smallest of any place served by CAA.

Father Emmanuel, our agent at Lukulu, with Father Alexander,
the head of a White Father Mission.

Mongu, with its unique runway. It is the only one of its kind in the world,
being made up of 3 million bricks.

Mongu's Station Supervisor, Peter Eggelston. 

 Peter, a keen bird watcher, has on aviary in his back garden containing many colourful birds. Peter is also a very fine shot.

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Extracted and recompiled from the publication SCAAner of August 1961 which was made available to ORAFs by Dave Vermaak. Thank you Dave.

Thanks also to Nick Baalbergen for his assistance.

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Corrine Adds Glamour to Cargo

By Dave Vermaak (Air Rhodesia)

Two photographs from RH News of Dec. 1976. Just to illustrate that Gordon Hall enjoyed his days in Cargo and the  cockpit of the B720's had appeal for more than just the pilots!

Gosh - poor old Gordon!
 (Photo: Stuart Darke)

CORRINE PRINSLOO our retired Miss Rhodesia tries her hand at the controls of a Boeing 720
— her immediate reactions, super — we couldn't agree more.
 (Photo: Stuart Darke)

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The following reply was received:-

    Well didn't I get a surprise when I opened an email from Liz Evans this morning with the photos of me perched in a B720 plane at cargo Air Rhodesia. Wow it's certainly been awhile!!!

Well I moved to Australia in 1983 as a family and have lived in Brisbane ever since. Divorced many years ago. My son and daughter who are grow up now have finally left home a few months ago. I keep in touch with Alex Fraser Kirk who also lives in Brisbane.

Thought I'd send you an updated picture.

Kind regards
Corinne Doull (Prinsloo)

Air Excursions 1952

CENTRAL African Airways Corporation (Phone 20351-2-3) offer some popular excursions at reasonable rates.

1. Victoria Falls. A Viking aircraft leaves every Sunday at 7 a.m. and returns by 6.30 the same evening. The trip  includes a coach ride from Livingstone Airport to the Falls, a conducted tour of the Falls themselves, a launch trip up  the Zambezi with lunch at Kandahar island, tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel and "sundowners" on board the aircraft  returning home—all for £10.

2. A longer air excursion is provided to Lourenco Marques, passengers staying at the Hotel Polana for a week or fortnight as required. The all-in cost is £36 10s. 0d. for a week, £49 15s. 0d. for two.

3. A similar all-in holiday flight may be taken to Lake Nyasa, the cost for one week being £24 9s. 0d.

In both the latter excursions the plane leaves and returns on Saturdays.

TRAVEL AGENTS
Allen Wack & Shepherd Ltd., Cotton's Buildings, Manica Road.
Dods Brooks and Co. Ltd., Box 1898.
G. Fountain, Box 429.
Halsted and Co. Ltd., Box 620.
Hendrie and Co. (Sby.) Ltd., 57 Speke Street.
W. C. MacDonald and Co. Ltd., Box 56.
Manica Trading Co. Ltd., Box 776.
Mitchell Cotts and Co. (S.A.) Ltd., Box 507.
Pickering and Co., Box 1555.
South African & General Investment and Trust Co. Ltd., Box 11.
Thos. Cook and Son (S.A.) Ltd., Box 593.

TOURING ORGANISATIONS

The offices of Automobile Association are at 63 Jameson Avenue, and the Royal Automobile Club is in Lydesia

House, Moffat Street.

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Source. Official Guide to the City of Salisbury, priced at 8s/6d in October 1952 made available to ORAFs by Dave Vermaak. Thanks Dave

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'The Seekers'

The popular Australian singing group The Seekers' arrive at Salisbury Airport, by Air Rhodesia. The Group, who were on the last leg of a world tour, spent four days in Rhodesia playing their unusual brand of folk-cum-pop music to packed audiences in both the capital Salisbury and Bulawayo, the industrial centre.

At the end of their highly successful Rhodesian tour The Seekers returned to London.

Left to Right: Judith Durham, Caroline Rowe (Air Rhodesia Ground Hostess), Athol Guy, Janis Easton (Air Rhodesia Ground Hostess) Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley.

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Source. Inter-Africa (Central African Airways) Vol 6 No. 1 April 1967 which was made available to ORAFs by Dave Vermaak (Air Rhodesia) Thanks Dave

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