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Tracey Not sure if this will help - a photo from the Broken Hill Brochure 1957 (courtesy of Ada and Chris Cantrell) which I know is a little before your time. "For picnics and fishing, the diversion dam on the Lunsemfwa River is ideal". Photo: Federal Information Dept If you e-mail me your snail mail address I will put a CD in the post which has the whole 1957 Broken Hill magazine on it. I have seen several large write up's on Broken Hill (Kabwe) in the Rhokana Reviews I'm currently working on and they also include the Mita Hills - hopefully I will be able to get some of these write ups onto the GNR soon. Arthur Arthur Steevens — Click here to contact me Stockport, United Kingdom Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 13:33:21 (UTC)

Northerners ! Congratulations to Aubrey Wienand - have a great 89th birthday on Saturday the 28th of September !!! May you have many more ! Aubrey and Jan Wienand celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary earlier this year. They live in Ballito, KwaZulu Natal, with their daughter Marje Nel (GNR). David Gray Some more Banbury Bash pics. Thanks go to Des Kenny, Johnny Green and Fiona Wall. Please note these will be the FINAL photos posted from the Banbury Bash. I am sending this photo on behalf of Peter Beckett Hope it reaches you in good order. Regards, Michael Chandler Arthur Steevens — Click here to contact me Stockport, United Kingdom Friday, September 27, 2002 at 07:35:43 (UTC)

At long last ... I have finished my magazine and can now get around to this posting so stand by for a long one, because not only do I have a million comments to make to everyone, I also have nearly three weeks of postings to catch up on. Brasso, Tash and Scott I don't quite know how to express my thanks. I know what a big job it was and everything went off without a hitch. Well done and if you're at a loose end next year, I might offer you a job to help me with the one in Livingstone. How does that sound? Dawie, Arthur, Craig I'm not going to say too much here because I'll blow my image with everyone else. But I am sure that I get a lot more pleasure out of the GNR than anyone else does and it is only because of you three. Elias Me swear? You're thinking about someone else. And why were you too scared to come into a dark room with me? I only wanted to show you my fluorescent nail varnish. But you won't get such an offer again you're too old now - what with you being a Grandfather and all!! Brian Geyser Yesterday while I was putting my magazine together, I had your CD's playing - superb. I shall treasure them. And now I'm going to have a look at the photos of Jim and Sonya's wedding and see if I can spot you in any of them. just a few minutes ago, Essie Stucki came in and she remembers you well and your music. John, Kim, Jamie, Brian, Julia, Paudie, Thelma, Mike Don't put those instruments away. You have a date in Livingstone in September 2003. Tina Magee Good to meet you. But you really must learn to spell BRAAI. You can write it out 100,000 time and send it to Arthur. Laura Charbonnier Sorry we didn't have more time to chat - I would have liked to have caught up on the news of Frank and the rest of the family. Mark Powell Yes, you had better get rid of that limey accent quickly, otherwise you will be barred from entering Zambia. Scarscalp Good to see you and Debbie again and sorry I didn't go all ga-ga over the picannin - we left Craig to do that on our behalf. It was Blitish Scareways (we had a good fright) that brought me back so quickly. And via Johannesburg too! Had Kevin Shone snoring next to me all night and it was so bad that the woman on the other side moved in the middle of the night and NEVER came back. Not even the next morning. Ag Siestog!! Johnny Green Hope you got the right train and didn't end up on the wrong side of that little island. Cookie and Theresa Brassington Thank you for all your hard work too. Send me an email confirming what day you arrive in Lusaka so that I make sure I don't go off somewhere. And I'll organise a proper breakfast for you too. Hartley Heaton Yes, the picture in your mind is of my father and he still wears khaki shorts, khaki socks and keeps his pipe in his sock. I haven't had a chance to chat to him yet, but I shall ask if he remembers you, which he undoubtedly will. Mike Wilson Good to chat to you and I'm looking forward to those photos that you took in Luangwa. Chris and Ada Cantrell Really was good to meet you and I look forward to meeting you again in Zambia in January/February. Let me have the details of your trip and I'll sort it out for you. All the other people at Banbury were fast asleep - they missed out on what is probably the best, most easily readable book that has been written on Zambia's history - Show Time by Dick Hobson. Don't you just love all those little stories about the different people - the Susman Brothers, the Jerominskys, Captain John Brown, Billy "D", J W Penny, Mopani Clarke. Bill Laing What happened? I was looking out for you. Banbury and the Questions You Ask I managed to speak with many people at Banbury and they all asked the same questions, so here are the answers for those who also want to know but didn't ask: Roads - the Great North Road from Livingstone to Kalomo is in good shape. The section from Kalomo to Monze has just been rebuilt and should be opened in the next week or ten days. From there is it is in good condition (except for about five potholes near Chisamba) until you reach Kabwe (Broken Hill). The section from Kabwe to Kapiri is being rebuilt now (the contract has only just started). The road from Kapiri to Nakonde was rebuilt about three years ago. From Kapiri to the Copperbelt, the road is in good shape, except for the Luanshya Bypass. The road from Chingola to Chililabombwe (Bancroft) is good, From there to Kasumbalesa, the road is bad, but the contractors should already be on site. The Great East Road from Lusaka to Chipata (Fort Jameson) is good except for about sixty kilometres just after Petauke. The road from Chirundu to the Mazabuka junction is good although it needs some work done quickly otherwise it won't last long and the road to Siavonga has been rebuilt. The road to Mansa (Fort Rosebery) all the way up to Kawambwa is good as is the road from Mpika to Kasama and onwards up to Mpulungu although the section between Kasama and Mbala (Abercorn) is starting to form potholes. The road between Kasama and Mporokosa is a nightmare, but its still a gravel road so not as bad as a bad, tarred road. The roads in the towns are not so good except that all the high-volume roads in Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Solwezi, Livingstone, Kabwe, Mansa, Mongu, Chipata and Kasama have been done in the last three years and this year, they are doing Luanshya and Mufulira. The roads in Chingola are still not good. Shopping and Shortages - We no longer have shortages except occasionally we can't get some things - king size prawns, French wines, kippers, caviar ..... The Auction The total amount raised from the auction was £ 216, with the best selling item being a bottle of Mosi which went for £ 50. John thanks for doing your auctioneer bit, Shamus for buying it (did I spell that right and sorry, I have no idea what your surname is). It certainly was worth carting it around with me for two weeks before the bash. The funds raised have been handed over to Craig to cover the expenses he incurs every month in hosting the GNR. I also got my brain in a twist. I thought Arthur still had two copies of the book Waterfalls Of Zambia by Francois D'Elbee so didn't bring any with me. I also didn't manage to get any copies of Francois' latest book, The Bush And Eye - there was a problem with the printing and even though I tried to arrange to pick up copies in Johannesburg on my way, I failed. I do however have copies sitting in my office with me now. Doug Grewar Sorry I missed your birthday. I hope it was happy. As Arthur correctly said, I was swanning around Europe. Dave and I were watching a programme on television about the Battle of Agincourt and they mentioned the town of Harfleur and we decided that it looked like an interesting place so we jumped on a train the next day, spent the night in Harfleur, had a good look around and came back the following day, after a delicious lunch in Paris. Now this is the way I like to travel - spur of the moment - and at last I've found someone who will do it with me. Just don't know what I'm going to do after next Tuesday when he joins the working classes again. Gordon Garlick Thanks for the drink, much appreciated. David Gray Tell me more about 'Maizie' and I'll see what I can find out. Charlie Cartmill What about the Cape Town Caper? Alix You asked about the source of the Zambezi. Here is a photograph which I have scanned from Zambezi, Journey of a River by Michael Main I was hoping to get up there next month, but don't know whether I'll be able to or not - I have to make a choice between that (including Mwinilunga, Sakeji and Kalene Hill) or Isanga Bay on Lake Tanganyika. And then in between all of that, I have to go to the Kairara Gova Traditional Ceremony on 12 October and the Mbambala Traditional Ceremony on 15 October. You also asked about Rhodesian Teak. My book calls it Zambian Teak (probably because it was published in 1979 and to say Rhodesia then, was to swear. Its proper name is Baikiaea Plurijuga or Zambezi Redwood, Mukusi (Lozi) or Mukushi (Tonga). It is a deciduous, semi-deciduous and sometimes evergreen tree, up to twenty seven metres tall with a straight bole. The leaves are up to ten cm long and consist of three to six thin, leathery leaftlets, dark green and glossy above, paler and slightly hairy below. The leaves fall from April to October and new leaves occur from August to December. Between November and June, the purple flowers appear and each flower lasts only one day. From mid-June to mid-November the dark brown pods mature, opening explosively to release the seeds. It is found throughout the Western Province. The wood is very hard, heavy, strong, stable and durable with a fine even texture. It was widely used for railway sleepers, mining timber, furniture and flooring. Both heartwood and bark contain tannins. Decoctions of the bark are used to treat syphilis and to make a fortifying tonic. (From Know Your Trees by A E G Storrs) Show Time For all the Banbury Bashers who were asleep that evening - this is your chance. And also a chance for the lurkers on this site. A few weeks ago, I managed to lay my hands on the last few copies of the book Show Time by Dick Hobson (Dick passed away about three weeks ago). Although it says that it is about the history of the Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia (the Show Society), it contains much, much more than that - stories of the non-mining pioneers of this country - Hugh Walker, the first man to occupy a farm in North-Western Rhodesia and how he came to Zambia in 1898; Josselin de Jong who was a cotton farmer in North-Eastern Rhodesia and first entered Zambia in 1896; Tommy Moore; Henry Rangeley, Gordon Lobb, the tale of Makeni; Boyd Cunningham; Ben Woest; C J Hazard; Wingy Werner; the Woodrow Cross'; the great locust plague of 1930; the list goes on and on. This book will be sent to the person who bids the highest for it and the proceeds will go towards Craig's expenses for hosting the site. Place your bids on the Message Board. DON'T MISS IT - THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! And now to look at all those photographs. Heather Chalcraft (née Bender) — Click here to contact me Lusaka, Zambia Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 14:37:55 (UTC)