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Letters
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From: <gloriadugmore@webmail.co.za>
To: <contact@mufulira.co.za>
Sent: Friday, July
13, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: [?]
greetings
Hi there,
I am now
residing in CT SA.
My family left Muf
in 1960 and had
fond
memories of
their home town.
They always spoke
fondly of friends.
My dad
is Dennis
Bester 87 years
old and my late
mom was Hannah.
They had a
friend named
Basie and Jennie
De Waal in Muf and
have lost contact
for
many years. I
am afraid I was
too little to
remember much
except that they had I think 3
children. Please
advise how I can
trace them.
Kind regards
Gloria |
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From:
michael
jessup
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Tuesday, July 17,
2007 2:16 PM
Subject:
Please add my
contact info to
the Mufulira
Contacts List
My
father Derrick
Robertson worked
on the copper mine
in Mufulira after
WWII until 1955.
He
married an
Australia war
widow, Patricia
Walrond ( nee
Martin) in 1948 in
South Africa.
After
their marriage
they lived in
Mufulira in I
think “H”
Avenue.
Their
2 eldest children,
Trevor & Joan
( that’s me)
Robertson were
born in Muf in
1949 & 1952
respectively.
In
1955 we moved to
Australia to live
where a third
child, Martin
Robertson was
born.
Derrick
worked on the
construction of
the BP Refinery in
Kwinana Western
Australia &
Pat, a registered
nurse worked with
the district
nursing service.
In
later years
Derrick & Pat
bought a farm in
Gingin, Western
Australia. This
farm was like a
mini African farm
with mealies
growing in the
fields &
guinea fowl
running around.
Derrick
& Pat later
moved to Cottesloe
WA where Derrick
died in 1998 from
cancer.
Pat
resided in a
nursing home in
the suburbs of
Perth but sadly
has dementia.
I
would like to hear
from anyone who
knew my parents.
I
live in Australia
& visit
remaining family
in South Africa
ever second year.
My contact details
are;
jjandmj@iinet.net.au
Joan
Jessup ( nee
Robertson)
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From:
Stephonas
G. Samaras
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Saturday, July 28,
2007 10:54 AM
Subject:
Mufulira
Dear
Mr. Kusaloka,
Just
saw your name on
the Mufulira web
site. My
name is Paul
Mukonkami
once your handman
at Nkonanto.
How
are things up
there? please send
us chocolates.
Contact
address: pmukonkami@yahoo.com.
Zambia
is improving
please come back
and help us
develop it further
best
regards to family
Paul |
From:
billings
siwila
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Friday, August 03,
2007 7:21 PM
Subject:
request to join
the mufulira
connection
Hi
My name is Billings
and I was born in
Mufulira. I am now
based in Cape
Town, South Africa
and would like to
be part of the
Mufulira
connection site.
I will send some
of pictures ASAP.
Thanking you in
great anticipation
cheers,
Billings
Pic
1
-- Pic
2
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From:
"Matthew
Haw" <matthew-r-haw@hotmail.com>
To: <contact@mufulira.co.za>
Sent: Friday, July
27, 2007 5:24 AM
Subject: I was
born there
Hello....My name
is Matthew, I was
born in Mufulira
in October 1958
and my
parents were born
in S. Africa. We
left N. Rhodesia
in 1961 and came
to
Canada and I have
become quite the
Canadian since
then. However,
there has been a
weird little
emptiness within
me since I cannot
remember my
birthplace except
through the
stories my
parent's have
told, and I have
always had a love
for Africa, either
through books,
movies,
documentaries or
stories, and so
little in any of
those media have
touched on Zambia,
and I have never
seen anything on
Mufulira except in
one documentary
about
Victoria falls
that mentioned Muf.
And when that
happened I was
thrilled in
an odd way to hear
my birthplace
mentioned. I've
been to S. Africa
3 times
to visit relatives
over the years but
never went north.
So, there I was
sitting at work
yesterday, bored,
staring at my PC,
thinking:
"What can I
Google?" Well
I Googled Mufulira
and lo and behold
there at the top
of the list was
this website. Man,
I poured through
the old
pix to see if I
could find my Mom
or Dad or Aunts
etc... but did not
find
them. My Dad
worked in the
copper mine and
played baseball.
His name is
Forbes Haw, was
born in S.A. in
1930.
I don't expect
much to happen
from sending this
note, but it feels
good to
have even such a
tenuous connection
with my birthplace
for a little
while.
This is just to
say "Hi"
anyway, and if my
father's name
rings any bells
that will be
cool.
Have a nice
day...Matthew |
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From:
Bill
and Yvette
To:
The
Mufulira Club
Sent:
Wednesday, August
08, 2007 2:09 PM
Subject:
change of address
Hi
there,
Just
to let you all know
that Yvette and I
have moved to
Portage La Prairie
in Manitoba and
have a new email
address:
mufulira@mts.net.
Retirement
means that we can
plan to go visit
Muf in the next
little while!
Cheers,
Yvette
Souque
Bill Knott
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From:
Latika
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Tuesday, August
21, 2007 3:32 PM
Subject:
Please add my
contact info to
the Mufulira
Contacts List
1.
Latika Patel Amin dalarosh@hotmail.com....
905-821-7141.....Canada
2.
Kanoobhai A
and Savita Patel
(Muf GenDealers/MECCO)....
kapatel99@hotmail.com....
905-607-3389...Canada
CAN
NEVER FORGET THAT
MOST MEMORABLE
PLACE IN OUR
LIVES!!!
THANKS
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From:
Lorentz
E Bergh
To:
mufuliraclub
Sent:
Sunday, August 12,
2007 6:04 PM
Subject:
Hi
to old friends and
acquaintances from
Muf,
My
name is Joan
Bergh, formerly
Thetford.
I
came to Mufulira
in 1962 with my
late husband
George, son
Graham, born in
England, and baby
daughter Lindy,
born in Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia.
George first
worked in the cocktail
bar at the Rec
club, old timers
may remember him
there, we lived in
a Mine flat
opposite the club.
He later worked
for contractors on
the mine, we moved
to Maybin avenue
and later to a
plot at Murundu
near the Congo
border. There I
kept horses and
George bred
chicken, turkeys
and grew
vegetables for
sale. I had
another son out
there, Peter, he
was delivered by
Drs George and
Betty Conolly, now
deceased, I am
sure they will be
remembered. If
anyone remembers
me it will
probably be from
the Muf Gymkhana
Club, I moved my
horses there after
George died
suddenly in 1970.
We had many good
friends there,
i.e. Henry and
Sally van Vuuren
who are now living
in Strand in the
Cape. We see them
when we can and
keep in touch by
phone.. I met my
present husband
Lorentz at the
club, he came to
Zambia from Norway
with NORAD and
taught at the
Adult Educational
Centre. My eldest
son Graham is
still in Muf, he
works for the
Samaras family at
Olympic Milling, I
still think of Muf
as home so I am
able to hear what
is going on from
Graham. I would
love to hear from
anyone who
remembers us.
My postal
address is P O
Box 878,
Walkerville 1876
- Tel 016
5901023
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From:
Alan
Hopking
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Monday, August 27,
2007 10:59 AM
Subject:
Please add my
contact info to
the Mufulira
Contacts List
Great
to find your site.
Please
add my info to
your contact list.
I
was born in Muf in
1950, went to Mary
Moffitt, and Muf
Primary, then went
to Falcon in 1962.
We left Muf in
1966. My father
Nevil Hopking
worked as
Personnel Manager
on Muf mine; my
mother Joy worked
as secretary at
the Ross Avenue
primary school. I
have a twin
brother Denis (in
Australia), Barry
(RSA) and Claire (RSA).
Someone posted a
picture of 1960-1
Muf Primary
Football Team on
your archive 4 –
you can see Alan
and Denis Hopking
on the front row.
Also in the
picture is Ian
Manson, Micky
Hartley, Ian
McKenzie…
Name
Alan Hopking
Email
alanhopking@godshaer.co.uk
Web
www.godshaer.co.uk
Tel
+44 (0)7890326763
Christchurch
BH23 1DS, UK
Thanks
Alan
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From:
Anne
Haldane
To:
contact@mufulira.co.za
Sent:
Monday, August 06,
2007 11:53 AM
Subject:
Please add my
contact info to
the Mufulira
Contacts List
Morning,
Please
would you update
my cell no. on the
contact list –
072 7635501
Regards
& thank you
– looking
forward to the
Jozi Jol next
year. Will
be flying up from
Cape Town to
attend.
Anne
Haldane
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From: "Barry
Hopking" <bh@iafrica.com>
To: <contact@mufulira.co.za>
Sent: Thursday,
August 30, 2007
1:38 PM
Subject: Please
add my contact
info to the
Mufulira Contacts
List
Hi,
Great web
site,
I was born in
Muf in 1948
and left 18 years
later. I am now
living in
Durban and
can be contacted
on 0833036986
Kind regards
Barry Hopking |
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