Postal Forms: Receipt for Rental for a Private Letter X (BSAC)
Receipt for Rental for a Private Letter X
Southern Rhodesia General Post Office Details Date of Issue: 15 April 1964 Dept: General Post Office Printer: Government Printing & Stationery Paper: Quantity: 30,000 FB
E Peters Type IC – Coloured (50-99)
Hotel Cecil Bulawayo Hotel Cecil was located in Bulawayo and provided 39 rooms for accommodation. During the 1920’s, the proprietor was W Scott-Rodger. Scott-Rodger had over forty years experience in catering and hotel service. For many of those years he operated in connection with the dining saloons of the railways, and was manger of prominent…
The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian movement and an international charitable organisation structured in a quasi-military fashion. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.5 million, consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents known as Salvationists. The Army was founded in 1865 in London by one-time Methodist circuit-preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine as the East London Christian Mission….
Bulawayo Public Library Bulawayo The Bulawayo Public Library was founded 1896 when the European settlers established public libraries to cater for their information, recreational, educational and cultural needs. A twelve man library Committee was chosen to run the facility and their major role was to fundraise for the library. A foundation stone of the 8th Avenue…
Matabeleland Native Labour Bureau Bulawayo During the early years of Rhodesia there was a shortage of labour. The Chamber of Mines set about to recruit labour to drive the growing industry. The Matebeleland Native Labour Bureau began operations in July, 1899. The Bulawayo chamber, unlike the Salisbury chamber, relied solely on Government support. It received…