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Glenlivet Hotel
Glenlivet Hotel Fort Victoria Glenlivet Hotel was established in 1918 on the Glenlivet Estate on the east side of Lake Muturikwi (Kyle). During the 1940’s the hotel was run by William Trumperant Potts (1885-1947) and his wife. After William’s death in 1947, it was After a stint as a backpackers hostel, the hotel appears to…
Kachere Rehabilitation Centre
Kachere Rehabilitation Centre Blantyre Kachere Rehabilitation Centre is part of the Malawian non-Government organisation called Malawi Against Physical Disabilities (MAP). MAP was already running outreach rehabilitative services by the early 1980’s reaching both the urban and rural communities throughout Malawi. As the organisation carried out these services, in the mid 80’s they realized that some clients…
1971 – 13th Jamboree on the Air
13th Jamboree on the Air 16-17 October 1971 The 13th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) was held 16-17 October, 1971. JOTA is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually; it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by Leslie R….
1980 – 1st Commissioner’s Conference in Zimbabwe
Scout Stamp Collectors Club 1st Commissioner’s Conference in Zimbabwe With the achievement of independence in 1980, the Zimbabwe Boy Scout Association was able to register directly with the World Scout Bureau (WOSM) and not through the United Kingdom, as in the past. In the Scout Movement, a commissioner is the person whose role it is to oversee a…
The Queen’s Hotel
The Queen’s Hotel Salisbury The Queen’s Hotel was opened on 31 December 1899 on the eve of the twentieth century and consisted of a single storey building on the corner of Manica Road and Kaguvi Street and Pioneer Street. The street side of the building was wrapped in a long timber and iron verandah and…
The Copperbelt Philatelic Society: First Day Covers – Rhodesia & Nyasaland
The Copperbelt Philatelic Society First Day Covers – Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1963 – World Council of Young Men’s Services Clubs 1963 – Red Cross Centenary 1963 – World Tobacco Congress 1962 – 30th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Airmail Service 1961 – Seventh Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress 1960 – Opening of Kariba…