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…
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Rhodesia & 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: 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: 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:…
View More Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd.Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: The Courteney
The Courteney Hotel was located on the corner of Selous Avenue and Eighth Avenue, Salisbury.
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