Barclays Bank: Northern Rhodesia – Luanshya
Barclays Bank
Northern Rhodesia – Luanshya
Spencer’s Airways and Garage Victoria Falls In 1923, Edward Herbert (Ted) Spencer was stationed at the Victoria Falls with the British South Africa Police when he spotted a business opportunity as increasing numbers of tourists began to arrive by road from Bulawayo. This resulted in an increased demand for motor garage facilities. Spencer thought a…
Royal Tour 1925 – Commemorative Covers
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight 9 – 21 December 1931 On the 30th November, 1931, the British Post Office announced there would be a special Christmas flight from London to Cape Town. Imperial Airways Ltd left London on 9th December, arriving in Cape Town 21 December. Mail was forwarded to England via the Union Castle Line….
Prince George Royal Tour 21st March, 1934 Prince George, the Duke of Kent, toured Southern Rhodesia between 21st and 30th March, 1934. He arrived in Bulawayo on 21st March and proceeded straight to Fort Victoria and Zimbabwe. On 24th March he was welcomed in Salisbury and visits followed to Umtali (26th March), Gwelo (27th March)…
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…
Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) was incorporated as Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd in June, 1981 and at the time had more than 50 branches. By 1986 the bank employed some 1,800 staff, and a new training centre with seven permanent instructors was established above Manica Road branch in Harare, replacing…