Category: Rhodesia & Nyasaland

Fort Victoria is a city in south-eastern Southern Rhodesia situated close to the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. It is the oldest colonial settlement in Southern Rhodesia which developed around an encampment established in 1890, when the British South Africa Company “Pioneer Column” of the first European colonists passed through on their…

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Kingstons Ltd was a publisher and newsagent and based in the Kingston Building on the corner of Fife Street and Sixth Avenue, Bulawayo. The publisher had a number of branches throughout the Federation.

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  Hotel Victoria was located in Allan Wilson Street, Fort Victoria. The hotel was part of Meikle’s Associated Hotels.

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  Rhodesian Printers Ltd was a publishing firm based in Bulawayo, Salisbury and Ndola. In 1961 the company merged with Mardon Aslin (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Mardon, Son and Hall of Bristol, England. References East Africa and Rhodesia Volume 38 1961

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A B C Coombe & Dewar (Pty.) Ltd. D E Edina Press (Pty.) Ltd F G H I J K Karel Kramer (Pvt) Ltd Kingstons Ltd L M N O P Packaging and Printing Industries (Pvt) Ltd Q R Rhodesian Printers Ltd S T U V W X Y Z

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The Grand Hotel (Byo.) Ltd. was constructed in 1899 in the Marshalls Building, Main Street, Bulawayo. In 1933 the hotel was extended along Main street frontage, replacing part of the original frontage. In 1953, when the Victoria Hotel opened, the hotel lost it’s pre-eminent status. References Bulawayo Memories

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The Victoria Falls Hotel at Victoria Falls was owned and managed by Rhodesia Railways. On 1 July 1954, the new Department of Federal Tourist Development was formed. It opened an information kiosk in the entrance hall of the hotel. References www.tothevictoriafalls.com www.victoriafallshotel.com

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Observation Point is situated on a hill overlooking the Kariba Dam. From the platform at the Observation Point, visitors could view the Dam Wall. Refreshments were also available from the point. Postcards 1960 – Karel Kramer (Pvt) Ltd (Type III)

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The Grand Hotel in Gatooma was opened in 1925. The hotel was known as having the first sprung floor for dancing.

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  Postcards Type III

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