Category: Rhodesia

The Great Zimbabwe Ruins Hotel was located on the site of Sheppard’s Hotel. It had a fully licensed restaurant, golf course and swimming pool. It was located on land called Mundell’s Plot. It was the closest accommodation to the Zimbabwe Ruins. References Men who Made Rhodesia – A Register of…

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Moffat Street was located in Salisbury. Robert Moffat (1795 – 1883) was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa, father of Mary Moffat Livingstone and father-in-law of David Livingstone, and first translator of the Bible into Setswana. He worked closely with hunters, explorers, miners and ultimately the pioneer column which marched…

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The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis. Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range…

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The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two living African elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal. It is distributed across 37 African countries and inhabits forests, grasslands and woodlands, wetlands and agricultural land. It is a social mammal,…

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Epworth is located about 12km outside of Salisbury. It is bisected by a stream into two parts. The Balancing Rocks found in the northern approaches of the town are famous. The town was originally established in 1890 as a Methodist Mission Station known as Epworth Mission. A large influx of people…

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The Balancing Rocks are geomorphological features of igneous rocks found in many parts of Rhodesia. The formations are of natural occurrence in a perfectly balanced state without other support. The Balancing Rocks are particularly noteworthy in Rhodes Matopos National Park and near the township of Epworth to the southeast of…

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Photography by David Trickett. Published by Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd. P.O.Box 220, Salisbury Type 7A Printed in blue with matt backing. Some of the description, including Series/Number are in bold. F Series Type 7B Printed in blue with matt backing. Small font used for complete description including Series/Number. B…

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The Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) is Rhodesia’s national flower. It is often found near or on rocky kopjes in good humus soil, and visited by the migrating African Vagrant butterflies when it blooms in December. The Shona name of Kajongwe is particularly apt for, as the wind shakes the plant,…

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Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan), tropical and subtropical eastern and…

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Meikle’s Hotel was officially opened on 5th November, 1915 in Salisbury.  In 1913, Thomas Meikle decided to pursue his vision (originally conceived with brother Stewart before he died) of constructing a hotel on the influential site of Cecil Square in the heart of Salisbury. In 1969 plans were created to…

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