The Governor (of then Tangaanyika) Visits Lindi 1959

Published on 5 Sep 2013
Visit of Sir Richard Turnbull, Governor, to Lindi Town Council and to open the Government Indian Secondary School.

Source: Adrian Roden

Published on 17 Aug 2013
Two different parades in Lindi 1958-59. One very colonial; the other on the way to Independence.
A Colonial Contrast

Source: Adrian Roden

Old Old Lindi Town , Tanganyika

This isn't about events or people. Just the town itself. An unflattering look, mainly at downtown commercial Lindi of half a century ago, both when dry & dusty and when wet & muddy.

Source: Adrian Roden

Mahiwa Show

Just past Mtama on the Lindi-Masasi Road in Tanganyika, Mahiwa was the scene of the Lindi District Agricultural Show in 1958. This video shows scenes from that Show.

Source: Adrian Roden

Lindi Tunduru Songea Safari

A 1959 safari from Lindi to Tunduru for a criminal trial (defendants Trade Unionist & TANU Cadres) and then on to Songea for another.

Source: Adrian Roden