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    • RISCO Iron & Steel
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    • Taxi Sir!
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    • Rhodesië in Afrikaans
    • La Rhodésie en français
  • Topical
    • Africa’s Role In Slavery
    • A Tale of Two Countries
    • Western Guilt & Third World Poverty
    • Harare in top 10 worst cities
    • Airliner Missile Attack
    • Eggardon Hill Farm, Vumba
    • Smith’s Rhodesia was better
    • ‘Comrade’ Doris Lessing
    • Zimbabwe squanders Rhodesian inheritance – official!
  • Environment
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    • Climate Change in Rhodesia
    • Weather Forecasts by Satellite in 1967
    • Grave News about Glaciers
    • Climate Change down the ages
  • Social
    • Golf in Rhodesia
    • Housekeeping in Rhodesia
    • Ephemera
    • Soccer in Rhodesia
    • Bowls in Rhodesia
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    • Horse Racing
    • Squash
    • Rhodesian Ridgeback
    • Rhodesian Recipes
    • Christmas Joy
    • Rhodesian Poetry
    • Gary Sobers in Rhodesia
  • Misc.
    • Recommended Reading
    • Rhodesian Ridgeback
    • Northern Rhodesia
    • External Links
    • Rhodesië in Afrikaans
    • La Rhodesie en français
    • Christmas Joy
    • A Rhodesian Man-Hunt
    • Rhodesia Red Cross
    • Ranikhet (off topic personal page)
    • New recently added pages
  • Contact
  • History
    • Rhodesia in Brief
    • Rhodesia in the context of history
      • Kipling
      • BSAC Charter
    • Turning Points in Rhodesian History
    • RHODESIAN COMMENTARY – A contemporary archive
    • Rhodesian Annual magazines
    • Pioneer Days
    • Pioneer Day Ceremony
    • Pioneer Travel
    • Coach Ride through Rhodesia
    • Mashonaland in 1883
    • Early History of Manicaland
    • Stand-To-Rhodesia! For King & Empire
      • Southern Rhodesia Volunteers 1899-1902
    • Rhodesians in the Air 1939-45
    • Federal Years 1953-63
    • Anatomy of Terror
    • Rhodesia Unafraid – Fr. Arthur Lewis
    • Bloody Love
  • Sights
    • Gallery 1 – photos by Colin Weyer
    • Gallery 2 – more photos
    • Gallery 3 – more photos
    • Face of Rhodesia (1975 film)
    • This is Rhodesia (1966 film)
    • Woodcroft’s Rhodesia
    • A Picture Gallery of Pioneer Rhodesia
    • Inter-War Years.
  • Sounds
    • RBC Radio Recordings
    • Rhodesian Music and Songs
  • Maps
    • Maps – main page
    • Gazetteer of Rhodesia
    • Historic Maps 1890 – c 1945
    • Maps of Rhodesia’s neighbours
    • Mapping of Rhodesia
  • Travel
    • Pioneer Travel – 1890s
    • In The Beginning
    • Coach Ride through Rhodesia
    • Road Travel
    • AA of Rhodesia
    • Vintage Cars in Rhodesia
    • Rhodesia Railways – Overview
    • Rhodesia Railways – The Early Years
    • Air Travel
    • Birchenough Bridge
  • Places
    • Colourful Place Names
    • Bulawayo
    • Chipinga
    • Chisumbanje
    • Fort Victoria
    • Gatooma
    • Gwelo
    • Mazoe
    • Melsetter
    • Redcliff
    • Salisbury
    • Selukwe
    • Umtali
    • Victoria Falls
    • Wankie
    • Zimbabwe Ruins
  • People
    • Cecil Rhodes
    • Rhodes Death and Funeral
    • Rhodes and Colonialism
    • Rhodesian Leaders
    • Godfrey Huggins
    • Duke of Montrose
    • Jairos Jiri
    • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Government
    • 1965 Independence Constitution
    • Parliament
      • Order in Council 1898
      • 1923 Constitution
    • British deceit
    • Rhodesia’s Case
    • Hard Work
    • Voice-of-the-Tribes
    • Federal Years 1953-63
    • Public Service
    • The Sovereignty of Rhodesia and the Law of Nations
  • African Welfare
    • A People’s Progress
    • New Environment 1973
    • Mzilikazi Township
    • African Life 1972
    • African Housing 1960
    • Challenge and Achievement
    • Tilcor – developing the African districts
    • Chisumbanje
    • Domboshawa Training Centre
    • Libraries for Africa
  • Economy
    • Golden Dawn
    • Rhodesia Statistics
    • Life in 1920s
    • Hotel Training Centre
    • RISCO Iron & Steel
    • Tilcor – developing the African districts
    • Taxi Sir!
    • Birchenough Bridge
    • Rhodesië in Afrikaans
    • La Rhodésie en français
  • Topical
    • Africa’s Role In Slavery
    • A Tale of Two Countries
    • Western Guilt & Third World Poverty
    • Harare in top 10 worst cities
    • Airliner Missile Attack
    • Eggardon Hill Farm, Vumba
    • Smith’s Rhodesia was better
    • ‘Comrade’ Doris Lessing
    • Zimbabwe squanders Rhodesian inheritance – official!
  • Environment
    • Rhodesian Climate
    • Climate Change in Rhodesia
    • Weather Forecasts by Satellite in 1967
    • Grave News about Glaciers
    • Climate Change down the ages
  • Social
    • Golf in Rhodesia
    • Housekeeping in Rhodesia
    • Ephemera
    • Soccer in Rhodesia
    • Bowls in Rhodesia
    • Practical Pistol Shooting
    • Horse Racing
    • Squash
    • Rhodesian Ridgeback
    • Rhodesian Recipes
    • Christmas Joy
    • Rhodesian Poetry
    • Gary Sobers in Rhodesia
  • Misc.
    • Recommended Reading
    • Rhodesian Ridgeback
    • Northern Rhodesia
    • External Links
    • Rhodesië in Afrikaans
    • La Rhodesie en français
    • Christmas Joy
    • A Rhodesian Man-Hunt
    • Rhodesia Red Cross
    • Ranikhet (off topic personal page)
    • New recently added pages
  • Contact
Rhodesian Annual 1940 - front cover
Rhodesian Annual 1940

Selected contents from the Rhodesian Annual 1940

Rhodesia’s jubilee year – somewhat overshadowed by the fight for survival in Europe.

 

Rhodesian Annual 1940 - The Foreword
The Foreword
Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Jubilee Message from the Governor, Sir Herbert Stanley
Jubilee Message from the Governor, Sir Herbert Stanley

 

Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Jubilee Greetings from the Earl of Athlone - Governor-General of the Union of South Africa 1924-1930
Jubilee Greetings from the Earl of Athlone,  Governor-General of the Union of South Africa 1924-1930
Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Jubilee Greetings from Sir John Chancellor, First Governor of Rhodesia 1923-1928
Jubilee Greetings from Sir John Chancellor, First Governor of Rhodesia 1923-1928

 

Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Jubilee Greetings from Sir Cecil Rodwell, Governor 1928-1934
Jubilee Greetings from Sir Cecil Rodwell, Governor 1928-1934
Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Greetings from The Hon. Godfrey Huggins M.P. Prime Minister
Jubilee Greetings from the Prime Minister, the Hon. Godfrey Huggins M.P. 

 

Rhodesian Annual 1940 - Sidelights on the Life of the Founder
Sidelights on the Life of the Founder, Cecil John Rhodes – by Sir James McDonald
Rhodesian Annual 1940 - The White Man's Burden. How it has been borne in Rhodesia.
The White Man’s Burden. How it has been borne in Rhodesia.

 

Rhodesian Annual 1940 - The Old and the New Dutch Reformed Church
The Old and the New Dutch Reformed Church, Salisbury

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