Eagle Star Insurance Co., Ltd Eagle Star Insurance Co., Ltd was founded by Edward Mountain in 1904 as the British Dominions Marine Insurance Company, which operated as a marine insurance office in the five principal overseas Dominions. It started writing fire and accident policies in 1911 and life assurance policies in 1916. It expanded rapidly in its…
Caltex (Africa) Ltd Salisbury Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. It started in Southern Africa as the Texas Company (S.A.) Ltd before changing to Caltex (Africa) Ltd in 1941, then to Caltex Oil (S.A.) Ltd…
Caltex (Africa) Ltd Rhodesia’s Favourite Oil Company FB
Radio Ltd Salisbury FB
Troutbeck Inn Inyanga Built by Major Alfred Herbert MacIlwaine, a keen trout fisherman, in 1951 Troutbeck Resort comprises a country hotel (previously known as Troutbeck Inn) and adjacent time share chalets. It has a distinct mountain resort feel with a 9 hole golf course, bowling greens, volleyball, horse riding, tennis and squash courts, swimming pool,…
Midlands Hotel Gweru (Gwelo) The Midlands Hotel was built in the year 1927 by the Meikle brothers and is one of the oldest hotels in Gweru (Gwelo). During the 1970’s, management of the hotel passed over to the Southern Sun Hotel Pty Ltd. By 2008, the hotel was about to be demolished. Due to the challenges faced…
American Board Mission Mount Selinda The American Board Mission (ABM or American Board) opened its first mission in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1893. Two years earlier, ABM missionaries Rev. Wilcox and Dr. W.L. Thompson were on an exploratory trip from South Africa. As fate would have it, on the boat to Beira, Portuguese East Africa…
American Board Mission Chikore Rev. and Mrs. Wilder of the American Board Mission (American Board or ABM) opened Chikore Mission in 1895. Chikore is located in Manicaland Province, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 18 miles northwest of its sister mission station at Mount Silinda (Selinda). Chikore initially consisted of three farms on a total 18,000 acres on…
Cecil Hotel Umtali Cecil Hotel was originally opened c.1890. In 1897 a new building was erected (as above) by Mssrs Snodgrass and Mitchell in preparation for the railway. The first Cecil Taxi, a 1929 Dodge, was used solely to go from the Cecil Hotel to the railway station and back. The hotel eventually became part of Miekle’s…
Meikle’s Associated Hotels Meikle’s Hotel was established in 1915. It was the brainchild of Thomas Meikles who envisioned a commitment to the “highest possible standard of service and product” – something that has become enshrined in the Meikles culture. Branches Cecil Hotel, Umtali Grand Hotel, Bulawayo Grand Hotel, Selukwe Hartley Hotel, Hartley Hotel Victoria, Victoria…
