LOOKING BACK
The Herald 100 years ago SALISBURY, 4 November 1919. — A very distressing tragedy is reported from the Beatrice Mine in which a little boy named Charles Wilson lost his life in painful circumstances.
It appears that Mr. J. K. Wilson, the manager of Beatrice Mine, recently purchased a small Winchester rifle for his little son, aged 8½ years.
On Sunday Mr Wilson and his son left the house with the intention of trying the rifle.
They were walking along the river which adjoins the property when Mr. Wilsons, who was carrying the loaded weapons, shipped on a stone on the river bank.
As he fell the rifle was accidentally discharged and the contents of the charge entered his son’s temple. The unfortunate child immediately fell unconscious.
The distressed parent rendered all the aid possible, but the child passed away 20 minutes after the accident.
The Herald 75 years ago SALISBURY, 4 November 1944. — The Prime Minister’s announcement that, since the life of Parliament has been extended to meet the desire that there should be no election “until the boys (and girls) come home,” the Government is no longer to act as caretakers, but will get on with any measure considered necessary in the public interest and “accept the consequences of anything that may result,” must have been read with very great satisfaction throughout the Colony.
It is clear that the role of caretaker could never have been one that appealed to Sir Godfrey Huggins, and we can imagine with what relief he abandoned it.
A man of action, it could never have been his own wish to be “extolled for standing still or doing nothing with a deal of skill.”
That is not the man the country known and appreciates.
The country has demanded action, and it will get it. How the House as a whole will react remains to be seen.
The Herald 50 years ago SALISBURY, 4 November 1969. — Hopes of starting a Bonsal Society of Rhodesia have been expressed by Mr J. G. Chapman who said he had already booked the Women’s Institute Hall, Second Street, Salisbury for an inaugural meeting to be held on November 17.
Bonsal societies promote the growing of miniature trees.
Mr. Chapman of 20 Broadlands Road, Avondale, said the purpose of the meeting would be to make suggestion for the running of a society, to set up an initial committee and to get things moving.
He said he had correspondence with Mrs Becky Lucas of the Bonsal Society of South Africa, and had agreed that it would be affiliated to and would the general aims and objects as the South African Society.
He said he had been given help and encouragement by Mr Bollmann who had given a number of lectures around the country and was a grower of considerable experience.
The Herald 25 years ago HARARE, 4 November 1994. — Large construction companies in both the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Building Construction Association have been called upon to explore regional opportunities to make room for smaller firms to develop on the depressed domestic market.
Federation president Mr Richard Maasdorp said yesterday in a statement on the eve of the association’s annual meeting that regional opportunities could be explored more effectively with a unified approach.
Large companies in both organisations should be encourage to operate within the regional market, thus making room for the medium and smaller contractor to develop within Zimbabwe, said Mr Maasdorp.
Appealing to the association to consider unity during its deliberations, Mr Maasdorp said that it was the combined duty of both organisations to ensure the future viability of the Zimbabwe construction industry which was facing many problems.