The Jameson Hotel was located on Jameson Avenue, Salisbury. It was opened in 1958 was originally part of the Ridgeway Group. In 1959, the hotel applied for a multi-racial licence. The Jameson employed, served and accommodated all and was thus not only the most hospitable hotel to non-European populations but…
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Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Rhodes National Gallery
The Rhodes National Gallery in Salisbury was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight. The Gallery was officially opened by The Queen Mother on 16 July 1957 as part of her Royal Tour. It was originally to be called the…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Rhodes National GalleryRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Salisbury Airport
The Salisbury Airport, Salisbury was officially opened on 5 February 1957 at a cost of £924,000. It was commissioned on 1 July 1956 after a report by the Director of Civil Aviation in 1950 that stated the city’s original aerodrome, Belvedere Airport, had proved to be inadequate. Originally, it…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Salisbury AirportRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Tassilo Burger
Tassilo Burger was located in Salisbury. Burger was a master watchmaker who had settled in Rhodesia in 1957.
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Tassilo BurgerRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Rhodesian Acceptances Ltd
Rhodesian Acceptance Ltd was located on the ground floor of Charter House on Selbourne Avenue, Salisbury. It was established on 1 October 1956 as an associated company of Union Acceptances Ltd. Union Acceptances Ltd was established in 1955 by Anglo American Coporation of South Africa Ltd in conjunction with Lazard Brothers…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Rhodesian Acceptances LtdRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Ambassador Hotel
The Ambassador Hotel, Salisbury, was built in 1955 and opened in September 1956. It provided 97 rooms, the Bird and Bottle luxury grill room and bar, and the Quill Club. In 1960, the hotel was substantially extended and took over six floors of a new tower block housing government departments.…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Ambassador HotelRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Lusaka Publicity Association
The Lusaka Publicity Association was a municipally-supported organisation that was established c.1956. In 1960 when Lusaka achieved city status, its changed its name to Lusaka and District Publicity Association. Commemorative Covers 1960 Lusaka Becomes A City
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Lusaka Publicity AssociationRhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: The Messina (Transvaal) Development Co Ltd (Umkondo)
The Messina (Transvaal) Development Co Ltd (M. T. D. Co. Ltd) began the production of copper concentrates at the Umkondo Mine in the Sabi Valley (Fort Victoria area) on 21 May 1955. The copper was transported by road to Messina for smelting and refining. References Beerman’s Financial Year Book…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: The Messina (Transvaal) Development Co Ltd (Umkondo)Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Dunlop (Rhodesia) Ltd (Salisbury)
Dunlop (Rhodesia) Ltd opened a new tyre warehouse and headquarters in Salisbury in 1955. The official opening was presided over by Sir Roy Welensky. References Commercial Transport – Africa’s Leading Transport Journal (1955)
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Dunlop (Rhodesia) Ltd (Salisbury)Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: A Bernstein (Pvt) Ltd
A Bernstein (Pvt) Ltd was located at 63 Speke Avenue, Salisbury. The manufacturing furrier business was run by Abe Bernstein, who arrived in Southern Rhodesia from Manchester in 1948.
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