Military: MPO 2 Salisbury – Third Printing
Bush War
MPO 2 Salisbury – Third Printing
Details
- Date of Issue: May 1977
- Paper: Blue-Green
- Printing: Third Printing
Internment Camps Southern Rhodesia – Camp No.5 (Fort Victoria) In 1941 internees from Abyssinia and Somalia, and refugees distributed to three additional camps. 1,500 internees were located at No. 5 at Fort Victoria. In April 1942, A Company of the Rhodesian African Rifles escorted 887 internees from Durban to Camp No.5 by train. Camp No.5…
Travelling Post Office 1935 Fifth Imperial Press Conference A travelling post office was included on the South African Railways train that took Imperial Press Union delegates on a trip through southern Africa. The two postmasters were seconded by the Rhodesian Government for the Rhodesian-leg of the journey. Postmarks A special postmark was available on…
Churches of Christ Mashoko Mission The Mashoko Christian Hospital was originally established by the New Zealand Church of Christ Missionaries in the 1930’s. In 1956, John and Marge Pemberton, along with Dennis and Lucy Pruett, missionaries with the American Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, responded to a personal appeal from the Southern Rhodesian, Prime Minister Garfield Todd. While…
Details Publisher: Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd. Distributor: Printer: Process: Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury Photographer: Year: 1970-1972 Series: B6 Series (Buffalo)
Brethren in Christ Church Pumula Mission Pumula (Phumula) Mission, begun 1955 approximately 65 miles west of Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North Province, was the last of the missions established by Brethren in Christ Church (BICC) in Southern Rhodesia. The mission came about due to the forced movement of Chief Siphoso Dlodlo and his peoples to the Gwaai…
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