1931 – Christmas Mail Experimental Flight (From Salisbury to Cape Town)
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight
From Salisbury to Cape Town
From Salisbury to Cape Town
Southern Rhodesia Department of Posts & Telegraphs – 932 T.1 T.2 Details Date of Issue: 23 October 1931 Dept: Posts & Telegraphs Reqn: 932 Printer: Government Printing & Stationery Printer: Quantity: T.1 – 5,000 Pads T.2 – 10,000 Pads FB
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Brethren in Christ Church Mtshabezi Mission Mtshabezi Mission was started in 1906 in the remote Gwanda District about 75 miles south of Bulawayo. The founding missionaries were Rev. Harvey J. and Mrs. Emma Frey who came from the Brethren in Christ’s first mission station in Southern Rhodesia at Matopo. Rev. Henry Steigerwald, along with Mlobeki…
First Southern Rhodesia Air Rally Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia’s first full-scale air rally was held on 13th August, 1936. It was organised by the Bulawayo Light Plane Club with flying under the control of Major Cloete and Captain Rod Douglas as announcer. Two days earlier, Major Cloete and Lieutenant J.B. Holderness had flown to Wankie…
Municipality of Salisbury Rhodesia The Pioneer Column, a military volunteer force of settlers organised by Cecil Rhodes, founded Salisbury on 12 September 1890 as a fort. They originally named the city Fort Salisbury after The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, then British prime minister, and it subsequently became known simply as Salisbury. It was declared to be a municipality…
Southern Rhodesia State Lotteries The idea of a State Lottery first came up in 1929 when railwaymen, represented by MP Jackie Keller, were particularly hard hit by the depression. In an attempt to raise funds for the most needy cases, he ran the ‘Unity Stakes’. This unofficial lottery was a success, benefiting many charities and…