Magwegwe
Magwegwe
Bulawayo
Magwewe is a high density suburb, east of Bulawayo.
Postal Services
- 1978.04.03 – Opened as a money and telegraph office.
Bulawayo
Magwewe is a high density suburb, east of Bulawayo.
Brethren in Christ Church Wanezi Mission Wanezi Mission was established in 1924 by Brethren in Christ Church (BIC) Bishop Henry P. Steigerwald. Initially, Wanezi was used as a base for oversight of BIC “out-stations” in the Insiza area. A boy’s boarding school (central primary school) was added in 1945, along with a medical clinic –…
Rhodesia 1968 – Matabeleland 1893 – 1968 Details Date of Issue: 4th November, 1968 Date Withdrawn: 28th February, 1969 Date Invalidated: 1st March, 1972 Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt) Ltd Process: Offset Lithography Paper: Chromo, creamy/brown gum Watermark: N/A Perf: Comb14.5 Cylinders: 1A Sheet: 10 x 6 Booklet: N/A Quantity: 3d – 390,000 9d…
Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church has a history of mission work in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) running back more than four hundred and fifty years. The first attempt to evangelize Zimbabwe was made in the sixteenth century by Jesuit Father Goncalo da Silveira of Portugal. His mission was short lived as he was killed…
R A Bourlay Bardwell – Type 3A (PS Series) This type has Bardwell 765 in the stamp box. FB
Rhodesian National Farmers Union The Rhodesian National Farmers Union (RNFU) was established in 1942 when the Farmers Licensing Act was passed. Membership was compulsory for commercial farmers as part of the effort to support World War 2. After independence, it became the Commercial Farmers Union. Stationery 65697 – 1952 Reminder Notice
Falcon College Esigodini (Essexvale) Falcon College is an independent boarding school for boys and girls aged 12–18. It was founded on 3rd February, 1954, near Essexvale during the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Esigodini, Zimbabwe), southeast of Bulawayo on the remains of the Bushtick Mine. It was opened by the Governor General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Lord Llewellin, on Saturday 10 April 1954. Homes that…