On 1 July 1954, the Federal Government assumed responsibility of tourist development across Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and formed the Department of Federal Tourist Development. The Director of Federal Tourist Development was based in Salisbury, the Federal Tourist Officer was based in Livingstone, and the Federal Information Officer…
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Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Sun Life Assurance of Canada (Gwelo)
Sun Life Assurance of Canada had an agent in Gwelo. The business was established in 1885 in Canada.
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Sun Life Assurance of Canada (Gwelo)Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Mensons Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd
Mensons Trading Co (Pvt) Ltd was located at 45 Manica Road, Salisbury. The company provided clothing for men and juveniles.
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Mensons Trading Co (Pvt) LtdRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls settlement began in 1901 when the possibility of using the waterfall for hydro-electric power was explored, and expanded when the railway from Bulawayo reached the town shortly before the Victoria Falls Bridge was opened in April 1905, connecting Southern Rhodesia. It became the principal tourism centre for…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Victoria FallsRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: L D Ineson’s (Pvt) Ltd
L D Ineson’s (Pvt) Ltd were electrical, radio and television engineers located at 6 Gordon Avenue, Salisbury.
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: L D Ineson’s (Pvt) LtdRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Gatooma
Gatooma was founded in the 1890s as a mining camp, and constituted under a village management board in 1907. The settlement was named after the nearby kraal of Chief Katuma. Gatooma was the home of the Cotton Industry Board, whose two mills employed thousands. It was also the centre of…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: GatoomaRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Liebig’s (Rhodesia) Ltd
Liebig’s (Rhodesia) Ltd was located in Bulawayo. It was established in Southern Rhodesia in 1933 when the colony sent is first shipment of chilled meat to the United Kingdom. The business manufactured OXO cubes, OXO fluid, Fray Bentos Canned Meats and Liebig’s Soups. The company had a processing plant…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Liebig’s (Rhodesia) LtdRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Bulawayo
“Bulawayo attained municipality status in 1897, and city status in 1943. Bulawayo, the second largest city in Rhodesia with a population of 137,000, is situated astride the main road, rail and air link between South and Central Africa. It is especially favoured by its geographical position as an industrial, commercial…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: BulawayoRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: The South African Rubber Manufacturing Co Ltd (Kitwe)
The South African Rubber Manufacturing Co Ltd, also known as SARMCOL, had a branch on Blantyre Road, Kitwe. The business was establisbed in 1917 and its head office was located in Howick, Natal.
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: The South African Rubber Manufacturing Co Ltd (Kitwe)Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd.
Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd. was located on the corner of Fife Street and Third Avenue, Bulawayo. The hotel boasted phones in every room, a 12 hour laundry and 24 hour dry cleaning services, a ladies hairdressing salon, a cellar buffet for lunches. It also had a cocktail lounge. References Bulawayo:…
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