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From 1926, T McMurray and Thomas Meikle took over proprietorship of the Grand Hotel, Bulawayo, with McMurray as the manager. At the time, the hotel offered 100 rooms with hot and cold water. Facilities included a large dining room and lounges. Cabaret was offered on Saturdays. The hotel also offered 18…

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A F Philip Co Ltd was located in Fife Street, Bulawayo. The business began as timber importers in Port Elizabeth and branches opened in Salisbury and Livingstone. The Philips were descendants of the Scottish missionary and superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip. The business dealt with all…

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The Grand Hotel in Salisbury was opened in August 1914. The hotel was built on the site of the older Commercial Hotel. It was based on designs by James Cope-Christie and Thomas Sladdin at a cost of £11,000. References Urban Evolution Harare – A Photographic History – Jonathan Waters www.rhodesianadvertisements.blogspot.com.au www.archive.org

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“At the Victoria Falls there is a well appointed modern hotel, fitted with every convenience such as electric lighting, fans, and perfect sanitation. The cuisine is excellent. The Hotel is situated within ten minutes walk of the falls, to which a light trolley line runs for the convenience of the…

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Ansellia is considered a monotypic genus of orchid, with only one species, Ansellia africana, commonly known as African ansellia or leopard orchid. However, it may in fact be a complex group of species which share common floral structure and growth habit. The plants are found throughout neotropical and subtropical Africa. It was…

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Stanley Avenue, Salisbury, is named after Henry Morton Stanley. He was a member of a group of European explorers who explored the Great Lakes area in the mid-nineteenth century. Their maps enabled Europe to colonise the subcontinent. Commerce & Industry Higginson & Turnbull Pty Ltd Things to Do Salisbury &…

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Higginson and Turnbull were located at 23-28 Travlos House, Stanley Avenue, Salisbury. The business was established in 1900 and were automotive sales representatives and consultants for items such as bicycles, automobiles and parts, hardware, tools, domestic appliances, agricultural equipment, clothing and leather manufacuturing, furniture, paints, electrical and mining machinery.

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The Remington Typewriter Agency was located in Hepworth’s Buildings, Eight Avenue, Bulawayo. The Remington Type Agency was established in 1898 in South Africa by John Garlick. The business was owned by Garlick Ltd., a private company of whom all the shareholders were members of the Garlick family. In 1910, the…

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  In 1901 when Cecil Rhodes visited Bulawayo for the last time he received two requests, the first from the Chamber of Mines to appoint a Geologist and the second from the Rhodesia Scientific Association who wanted a museum to house their growing collection of minerals. It was suggested that…

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  Strachan & Co., Salisbury, was originally established in June 1891 as Lowenstein & Strachan of Lion Pharmacy. John Strachan, a qualified chemist and druggist, ran the Salisbury branch while Leopold Lowenstein was in charge of the Johannesburg branch. Towards the end of 1891 Strachan had a thatched hut built…

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