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Government Stationery 164966HH Details Date of Issue: Dept: Reqn.: Printer: Paper: Quantity: FB
Antelope Mine Matobo District Antelope Mine was established on the site of ancient African workings, in an area once rich in wildlife. The original claim was registered in 1893 and was pegged on 8 October 1894. A new road to the mine was built in 1895. New developments commenced before 1906 with milling only commencing…
First Regular Mail Service to Hong Kong 14 March 1936 On the 14th March, 1936, Imperial Airways inaugurated its mail route from London to Hong Kong. Mail from central Africa joined the flight at Cairo. Mail arrived at Penang on 23rd March as part of the Imperial Airways London-Australia route and was then flown to Hong…
Victoria Falls Hotel 1964-1968
V M Day Bulawayo V. M. Day came to Bulawayo in 1910 to work for Lennon Ltd. In March 1919, he commenced his own business and gradually built it up, branching out into a number of locations. Due to the Great Depression conditions in Rhodesia, he sold the business back to Lennon Ltd in 1931….
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe The Church of Sweden became an independent church in 1963 as the Evangelical Lutheran Church now known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (ELCZ). As such, it took over administration of all work (including the missions) previously directed by CSM. Jonas Shiri was consecrated as the first African…