1935 – Fifth Imperial Press Conference
1948 – Migrant Labour Act The 1948 Migrant Labour Act entrenched agreements between Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland that dated back as early as 1947. The original agreement was to included South Africa but they later withdrew from the scheme. The Act allowed employers to withhold part of the wages due to migrant employees….
Southern Rhodesia George VI Air Letter (Code B) Details Date of Issue: 1950 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Process: Lithography Paper: Off-white paper with light blue overlay Watermark: KENT VALE/PARCHMENT/B Quantity:
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London Raphael Tuck and his wife Ernestine opened a shop in October of 1866 on Union Street in London. Ernestine was a wise and competent businesswoman and Raphael an artistic perfectionist. The Tucks had four sons, and three of the four sons participated in the firm established by their father. Their…
Duly & Co Ltd Fort Victoria Revenue Fort Victoria: Receipt – 32212
Southern Rhodesian Admirals in the Waterlow Files Colin Hoffman wrote an excellent series of articles on the Southern Rhodesia Admiral issue found in the “Waterlow Archives” (RSCJ 144-151). The one drawback to these articles was the relatively poor quality of the black and white illustrations limited by the technology of the time. The purpose of…
London and Rhodesian Mining & Land Co Ltd Salisbury The London and Rhodesian Mining & Land Co Ltd (Lonrho) was incorporated in 1909. The business began in Rhodesia as mainly a mining and agricultural business. By the 1960’s the company was struggling. In 1961, Roland Rowlands took on a strategy to transform the company into…
