William Bain & Co Ltd: Bulawayo
William Bain & Co Ltd
Bulawayo
Ana Aslan 1897-1988 Ana Aslan was born 1st January, 1897. She was a Romanian biologist and physician who discovered the anti-aging effects of procaine, based on the drugs Gerovital H3 and Aslavital, which she developed. Aslan was considered a pioneer of social medicine. Years after becoming the head of the physiology department at the Institute of Endocrinology of Bucharest, she founded the Institute of Geriatrics…
The Umtali Advertiser The Umtali Advertiser was the second newspaper to be launched in Southern Rhodesia and preceded The Buluwayo Chronicle. The first edition appeared on December 13, 1893. At the time Umtali was on its second site where Old Umtali Mission was later established on the Inyanga road. The newspaper was founded by a…
Haddon & Sly Ltd Salisbury In 1910, a second branch of Haddon & Sly was opened on Manica Road, Salisbury to cater for men. In 1928, the imposing structure that exists today was opened. Contributors James Gavin
Natural Resources Board ICA – Sabi
E. T. Brown Type IVA – Glenlivet Hotel – Fort Victoria – Southern Rhodesia
McCorquodale & Co., Ltd Percy M Clark – Bromide (Numbered) The backing of these cards can be found in blackish-grey, brown, and dark brown.