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Kawambwa (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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A typical pontoon built by the Provincial Administration in Northern Rhodesia during 1947/8, 1947 - 1962

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30521C/28
Scope and Contents

This one is at Kawambwa in the Northern Province. Cars and light lorries could be transported on a pontoon of this nature.

Dates: 1947 - 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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An African Government Medical Orderly attending to a patient at the Kawambwa Dispensary

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30521C/15
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of black and white photographs arranged under broad headings in approximate chronological order within each heading, the majority of which were captioned by R.S. Thompson at the time of donation. The captions, used as titles and recorded in the notes, may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The photographs...
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Miscellaneous, 1956 - 1959

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 348/4/10
Scope and Contents

Slides from Gwebe, Kasama, Kawambwa, Lusaka, etc.

Dates: 1956 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Cadet's house at Kawambwa, 1947-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30521C/20
Scope and Contents

Note: Pit latrine - no running water. Water was drawn from the furrow which ran through the garden and irrigated a large tract of vegetable garden.

Dates: 1947-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).