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The Salvation Army: Howard Institute

The Salvation Army Howard Institute In 1923, Major James Barker and Captain Leonard Kirby of The Salvation Army moved the education facility that was at Pearson Farm to Nyachuru in the Chiweshe Communal lands, approximately 80km north of Salisbury (Harare). The new mission was built on 105 acres granted by the British South Africa Company…

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The Salvation Army: Bradley Institute

The Salvation Army Bradley Institute The Bradley Institute was founded in 1926 by Major James and Captain Bennett of the Salvation Army. It is located near the village of Madziwa, Mashonaland Central Province, about 100 km northwest of Salisbury (Harare) and 32 km north of Shamva. A central boarding school was soon opened for boys;…

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The Salvation Army: Usher Institute

The Salvation Army Usher Institute The Usher Institute was established by the Salvation Army at Leighwoods farm near Figtree, Southern Rhodesia in 1933 by then Staff Captain Salhus and his wife, but has its origins in the work of pioneer Salvationist James Henry Usher and his wife Jessie who informally began teaching Africans living in…

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National Railways of Zimbabwe Museum

National Railways of Zimbabwe Museum Raylton The National Railways of Zimbabwe Museum was established in 1972 as the Bulawayo Railway Museum. The Museum is situated in the old railway suburb of Raylton just three kilometers from the city center of Bulawayo. On display at the museum are various artifacts rich in Railway history and locomotives…

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Glendale

Glendale Mazoe Glendale was named after a town in Northumberland, England. It is a small farming community village and administrative center with high yields of maize, cotton and horticultural products along with cattle and pigs. The suburbs in Glendale include Valley Low Density, Tsungubvi Township, Sisk, Rujeko, Highway, Westville and Eastview residential suburbs. Services…

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Magwegwe

Magwegwe Bulawayo Magwewe is a high density suburb, east of Bulawayo. Postal Services 1978.04.03 – Opened as a money and telegraph office. Postmarks FB

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J Ginsberg & Co Ltd

J Ginsberg & Co Ltd Bulawayo Joseph Ginsberg was born in London 10 November 1894. He left London to live in Rhodesia in 1920 where established J Ginsberg & Co Ltd in the same year. Previously married to Gertrude Ginsberg with two children, Faye and Louis, he later married Mabel Bones Ginsberg (b.1909) on 28…

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Manicaland Philatelic Society

Manicaland Philatelic Society Mutare Manicaland Philatelic Society was based in Mutare (Umtali). It wes established in 1960 and produced the publication Border Post which later changed to the Manicaland Philatelic Society – News Letter. Events 1981 – UMPHLEX 81

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1980 – Last Day of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia

Last Day of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia 17 April 1980 Zimbabwe regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 17 April 1980. Canaan Banana, a Methodist minister and theologian, became the first President of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980. He stepped down in 1987 so that Robert Mugabe, who reformed the presidency from ceremonial office into an executive one, could…

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Monomatapa Hotel

Monomatapa Hotel Harare Construction on The Monomatapa Hotel was opened in 1974 and was designed by Roy Densem of Roy Densem & Partners Architects. It has a unique crescent-shaped frontage that overlooks Harare Gardens. It was originally managed by Southern Sun Hotel Corporation (Pty) Ltd and later Meikles Southern Sun, then Zimbabwe Sun Limited. The…

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