Northern Rhodesia - Zambia
Outside Lusaka
P371 on tour.
The Great North Road - Cape to Cairo - Eat my Dust.
The site where World War I ended - early in 1919 - when the German general
VonLettow
surrendered to the District Commissioner from Kasama upon being assured by
an officer
and a gentleman that Germany had surrendered unconditionally the previous
November.
A typical rural ferry in Northern Rhodesia in 1959.
My car gingerly mounting another rural ferry.
Me and "My Bike" soaking in the endless African Bush during the
long hot dry season.
The bridge over the Zambezi at Chirundu in 1959.
Kariba Dam under construction 1958 - Lake Kariba today (click here)
Lunchtime for the builders of Kariba.
The Zambezi River in a pipe during construction of the Kariba Dam.
The Zambezi River after it was strangled by the Kariba dam in 1959.
Testing the overflow sluice gates of the Kariba Dam in 1961. This
spectacular idea proved unworkable, as the waterfall began to damage
the dams foundations and traditional overflow sluices had to be built.
On top of the completed Kariba Dam in 1961.
Notice the Southern Rhodesian car with it's poster displaying opposition
to independence for Southern Rhodesia under majority rule.
Sonia Henning and Martin Crosby look down on the Kafue River in 1960.
The old Second World War temporary London Bridge over the River Thames,
after it became the permanent bridge over the Kafue River. Waste not want
not!
The Kafue River in flood during the rains.
Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland,
shaking hands with George Sharp, a friend of mine, and a member of the
Northern Rhodesian soccer team, versus Bolton Wanderers in Kitwe in 1959.
Sir Roy Welensky being introduced to the Bolton Wanderers team.
Number 9 is, of course, Nat Lofthouse the famous England striker.
My car, Martin and another colonial officer being introduced to the
Northern Rhodesian wildlife in 1959.
Ngoma game camp - Kafue National Park.
Another view of the entrance to Kafue National Park.
Several hundred Cape Buffalo at sunset in Kafue National Park.
The African bush with a rhino - centre right.
L. to R. Peter Ferrett, Tom Richardson, Frank Bennett
Previous three photos.
Taken on Rhodes and Founders Day long weekend in July 1961.
This was your return trip to Chirundu non hunting area to show Tom and I which
elephant chased you. Brgds Peter Ferrett
Accommodation on Motopos Hills
Photo of 21 year old Lance Corporal
Peter Ferrett taken December 20, 1961 during a
period of tension and unrest by Rhodesian Nationalist seeking independence.
This was the first instance where conscripted soldiers were
deployed prior to completion of full military training.
The training company, 3rd Battalion
Royal Rhodesia Regiment was
encamped for 3 weeks in a bush location known as Motopos Hills
Two days later Peter welcomed
the return to civilian life, transfer to the reserves
and subsequent service with the Zambian Rifles in 1964 with a final discharge
in 1966.