10 July 1979
Founders Day was one of the original Rhodesian holidays designated by The Bills of Exchange Regulations, 1895. The holiday commemorated founders of European rule, other than Cecil J Rhodesia, in Rhodesia. It was placed directly following Rhodes’ Day to create what became commonly known as the annual four-day “Rhodes and Founders’ weekend”
Rhodes Inyanga Hotel Rusape Rhodes Inyanga Hotel was originally built as a holiday cottage in the 1800’s by Cecil John Rhodes. Rhodes’s bought the old Fotheringhame’s homestead on Fruitfield Farm in 1896. “Mr Rhodes built himself a retreat; and this was always his solitude where he preferred to think out his great schemes.” In 1918…
United College of Education Bulawayo United College of Education is located in the second largest city of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, along the Old Victoria Falls Road. The campus with its unique buildings is nestled on the western edge of the city, six kilometres from the city centre. It occupies a tranquil site far from the sounds…
R. Chitrin & Co. Bulawayo R. Chitrin & Co. was established by Chaim Raphael Chitrin (1867-1933). Chitrin was a Jewish Russian who arrived in Rhodesia c.1908. He began as an independent merchant and by 1911 appears to have been trading as Chitrin & Treger in Shangani. Chitrin’s daughter, Rebecca, was married to Morris Treger who…
Big Game Photography (Pvt) Ltd Type VIIB (A Series) FB
No.9 in the Famous Figure Series Rhodesia Details Date of Issue: 12th February, 1975 Designer: Self-portrait Perf: Comb 14.5 Printer: Mardon Printers (PVT) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Offset Lithography Sheet Value: $7.00 Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1B 1B 1B 1B Quantity: 400,000 Varieties Damaged ‘4’ of 14c (R2/2 Cylinder A) Malformed ‘N’ of Baines (R6/3 Cylinder…
Details Publisher: Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd. Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd. Year: 1968 Series: V Series (Victoria Falls)
