Postcards: E. T. Brown – Selborne Ave – Bulawayo – Southern Rhodesia
E. T. Brown
Type V – Selborne Ave – Bulawayo – Southern Rhodesia
McCullagh & Bothwell Bulawayo/Salisbury Isaac McCullagh and Samuel Bothwell, both from Northern Ireland, started their partnership in Kimberley in 1893 as “Men’s and Boy’s Complete Outfitters and Boot Merchants.” In 1897, Sam Bothwell was on the first train to Bulawayo and opened his first store there within weeks of arriving. In 1902, Bothwell bought land in…
World War 2 Civil Censorship – Southern Rhodesia During World War II, civil censorship was introduced in Southern Rhodesia by Post Office Department Circular 21 dated August 16, 1939 requiring that “all mail matter addressed to or emanating from countries not included within the British Empire must be forwarded by first post under cover addressed…
Southern Rhodesia The colony of Southern Rhodesia was established in 1923, having earlier been administered by the British South Africa Company. In 1953, it was merged into the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which lasted until 1963. In 1964 the country returned to the name Rhodesia. Political Parties United Federal Party Acts 1926 Defence Act…
African Book Centre Type I FB
Halsted & Co Ltd Bulawayo
Roman Catholic Church Driefontein Mission Rev. Skyes, Prefect Apostolic of the Zambesi Mission, purchased Driefontein farm in 1904 from Jan Engelbrecht, an Afrikaner who had converted to the Catholic faith. “Driefontein,” known locally as “Guta,” is Afrikaans for three fountains. Located 50 miles north of Ft. Victoria (Masvingo), the site allowed the Jesuits to expand to a…