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Personal Memoirs of Abercorn.
Abercorn Co-operative Society and schemes for extracting essential oil
Abercorn Social History – Programmes for Abercorn Dramatics and School and other events.
The Polish Refugee Camp.
Abercorn for Tourists.
History of the Red Locust Control Organisation and TseTse Fly Control measures.
Mpulungu, the Liemba and other Lake Tanganyika steamers, fishing vessels, and pleasure craft.
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Alice In Abercorn at the Abercorn Club
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The old Lake Press formally Thoms Stores on Marshall Avenue

John Carlin and Aram Luchewe with the Nebiolo flat bed press

John Carlin outside The Lake Press Ltd., on the corner of Marshall Avenue and Little Poland. "Abercorn is a humorous place"

Lake Press operatives with old Wharfdale press printing Lyashi.

Head compositor Benidicto Luchembwe and Martin Muhone hold up a "form" of hand set type for two page of L.yashi.  In the 1950s The Lake Press occupied the Abercorn Co-Op Society's town centre building diagonally opposite what was to be the Sta

Christmas at the Lake Press 1954 style. Chaos rules in the office but everything has it place!

Lyashi being loaded for distribution to Kasama. The bulk of the print run was dispatched by air  to Ndola for distribution by the Information Department on the Copperbelt.

The Lake Press is honoured by Lord Dalhousie. Sheelagh Carlin had a great chat with the Queen Mother both being Scots Highlanders!

The Governor Sir Evelyn Hone visits the new Lake Press. Seen chatting with john Carlin. Martin Muhone, Intertype Operator in foreground.

Lady Hone is facinated by what John Carlin has to tell her about the Nebiolo printing press!

The New Lake Press under construction.

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