Matabeleland Farmers’ Co-operative Ltd – Bulawayo
Matabeleland Farmers’ Co-operative, Ltd
Bulawayo
Contributors
- James Gavin
Holiday Inn Bulawayo/Harare/Mutare Since Kemmons Wilson built the first Holiday Inn outside Memphis, Tennessee in 1952, the chain, along with its Holiday Inn Express hotels, has expanded to over 3,300 hotels worldwide. Every Holiday Inn offered the same features and amenities, ensuring guests knew exactly what to expect from a night’s stay, and Wilson’s hotels became so successful many of his competitors adopted…
Shire Highlands Railway Company Ltd. Nyasaland The Shire Highlands Railway Company Ltd incorporated in 1895 with the intention of constructing a railway from Blantyre to the effective head of navigation of the Shire River. After problems with routing and finance, a South African 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railway was constructed between 1903 and 1907, and extended in 1908 to a Nsanje, a distance of 113 miles…
A. G. Hay Bulawayo A G Hay was a leading auctioneer in Bulawayo and was one of the 1893 pioneers. He was also the President of the Bulawayo Landowners and Farmers Association and was involved in the establishment of The Rhodesian Aviation Co., Ltd, forerunner to Rhodesian & Nyasaland Airways Ltd. References Rhodesian Agricultural Journal, October 1908…
Brown, Hoffman and Diamondis Salisbury Brown, Hoffman and Diamondis was a law firm in Salisbury, Rhodesia. FB
Lusaka and District Publicity Association Lusaka The Lusaka and District Publicity Association was a municipally-supported organisation directed by a secretary, Mrs Eva Muntz. Commemorative Covers Lusaka attains city status Radio Cards Type I Contributors James Gavin
South African Mutual Life Assurance Society Salisbury