Bushtick Umzingwane District Bushtick Mine was a gold mining operation established by the British South Africa Company in the 1920’s. The mine was a substantial producer of gold and was initially thought to be part of a significant deposit of precious metal in the area but this did not prove to be the case. It thrived during…
Abercorn Salisbury The village of Abercorn was established in 1895 when gold was discovered in the area. It was named after the 2nd Duke of Abercorn, James Hamilton (1838-1913) who was President of the British South Africa Company. Abercorn is the earliest European settlement in the Shamva area. During the First Chimurenga, many of the settlers of Abercorn died in an…
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Gwaai Nyamandhlovu District Gwaai is a village that takes its name from the river Gwaai, whose name means “tobacco” in Ndebele. This village, located on the national road from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls, was once the centre of a cattle-breeding area. It is now located in the heart of hunting areas and private safaris areas . Post Office History 1907.02.18 – Post…
Ayrshire Mine Lomagundi District Towards the end of the 19th Century, globalization, opened by finance capital frequently turned on mining speculation. A particularly notorious case was that of the Ayrshire mine in Southern Rhodesia’s Lomagundi district. Touted in its heyday as the richest gold prospect in the entire southern half of the continent, the Ayrshire’s corporate…
Gothic Mine Lower Gwelo District Gothic Mine is named after Gothic Farm about half a mile from the west bank of Gwelo river. The mine was first pegged in 1898 by the Consolidated Exploration and Development (Rhodesia) Co. A period of development followed and by 1902 it was decided that sufficient work had to…
Killarney Mine Date: 15.05.1904 – 08.07.1910) Type: Service: Coach to Filabusi Runner (01.05.1910) Postmark Reference Postal History of Southern Rhodesia
Joker Mine Date: 18.02.1907 – 04.05.1910 Type: Postal agency under Salisbury. Service: Runner to Salisbury Runner to Kimbereley Reefs (15.11.1908) Postmarks Reference Postal History of Southern Rhodesia
Iron Mine Hill Gwelo District – Rhodesia/Southern Rhodeia There were two post offices called Iron Mine Hill. One office was located at the mine run adjacent to where the miners smelted ore, and the second was at a railway siding, run by a storekeeper Mr J Picken (later turned farmer). The two post offices were approximately…
Inez Mine Date: 01.04.1903 – 10.11.1965 Type: Telegraph office 1905 – 1910 Postmark References Postal History of Southern Rhodesia
