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The exterior of the Mission Church at Chavuma, Zambia. The original caption reads ‘Pole and dagga church’.

Reports on school inspections in the Northern Rhodesian mission compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. The reports are chronological and give information on the physical condition of the schools, the numbers of pupils and teachers, attendance, and the catechism and subjects taught in the schools. Reference is made to schools in Lusense, Schuckmannsburg (now Luhonono in the Caprivi Strip), Sichili, Kasika and Twambo.

Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. (right) and Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. (left) meeting Mukwai Makwibi (a tribal leader) at Senanga.

The exterior of the church at the Lukulu mission station in Northern Rhodesia.

A group of Capuchin friars at Lukulu. The group includes Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap., Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap., Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap., Br. Alexius Paolucci OFM Cap. and three religious sisters.

A teacher with a large group of children at Sichili mission station in Northern Rhodesia.

Fr. Macnaise O’Neill OFM Cap. outside Sihole friary. The original caption reads: ‘Fr. Macnaise arrived at Sihole on 12 Apr. 1945 and went to Lukulu on 4 Jan. 1948’.

The school at Sihole mission station. The original caption reads: ‘Academy started in 1946 and finished in March 1947. The builder was Br. Andrew O’Shea OFM Cap.

(Left to right) Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap., Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap., Fr. Cuthbert McCann OFM Cap., Fr. Oliver O’Hanlon OFM Cap., and Fr. Capistran Singleton OFM Cap. at the mission station in Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Strip, South West Africa ( now Namibia).

The exterior of Mangango Friary. The original caption reads ‘1948 moved from Mukunkiki to Mangango: Br. Gabriel McGillicuddy OFM Cap. the builder. The first friary was a pole and dagga construction’.