| Chief Ndaniso Khumalo, a descendant of King Lobengula, and his nephew Wini Dube, left Bulawayo for Beira on the way to England to play a further part in the making of a film on Rhodes (Khumalo was playing the part of Lobengula). The first items of filming took place at the Matopos, near Bulawayo. |
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| The Sunday Mail Newspaper was first published in Salisbury. |
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| Following a petition by members of the public for the setting up of automated traffic control devices, town council authorities began the painting of white circles and direction arrows in Harare's streets in the first stage of an experiment to control traffic in the town. |
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| The cold weather claimed the life of the country's oldest woman, Mshembe Mylani who was believed to be 120 years old. The woman still had her full set of teeth, good hearing and sight. The composed and dignified Mylami recounted experiences of having served in King Mzilikazi’s court, after capture by his army. She then served in Lobengula’s court after the death of Mzilikazi. |
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| Tanganda Tea delivery truck from this year. Courtesy NAZ. |
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| Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins returned from London where he discussed the 'Native' policy for Southern Rhodesia with the British government. He also provided them information on the progress for the 'natives' following the Land Apportionment act of 1930. |
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| The government legislated a 10-shilling levy on cattle in further steps to control the meat industry and protect Rhodesian farmers. The levy, which would be passed on to the consumer would effectively raise the price of meat in the country. |
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| The issues of the Coloured community in Southern Rhodesia were reviewed by Mr G. T. Thornicroft, president of the Coloured Community Service League at the opening of the annual conference of the league in the Goanese Hall in Salisbury. The Coloured community asked for better educational facilities to enable them to make a greater contribution to the colony. |
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The acting prime minister, Mr Percy Flynn responded by announcing that education would be made compulsory for Coloured children between the ages of seven and fifteen living within three miles of a Coloured school. |
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| Work began on the Luveve Township of Bulawayo. The houses were intended for married African couples although singles would often be taken in as lodgers. The suburb was named in honour of Colonel C L Curbutt former Chief Native Commissioner who first came to the country in 1897 from Natal.
Famous for his linguistic skills, it was the Zulus who game him the name Luveve, meaning butterfly. Carbutt had a habit of suddenly appearing and vanishing unexpectedly in his rounds of local villages hence the name. |
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| Sir Herbert Stanley, the governor of the then Southern Rhodesia, officially opened Birchenough Bridge, one of the longest bridges in Rhodesia, spanning the Save river. The bridge was constructed with funds from the Beit Trust. Read more about the bridge in our Birchenough Bridge area pages. |
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| Unique among archival institutions in developing countries, the National archives of Zimbabwe is only a year younger than its American counterpart. It was founded this year after the passing of the Archives Act due to several factors. First, a home was needed for records of the defunct British South Africa Company Administration. Second, the enthusiasm of leading Librarian Dugald Niven and Afrikaner collector J G Gubbins was key. |
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