LOOKING BACK
The Herald 100 years ago
SALISBURY, 20 November 1919. — A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was called last Thursday to consider the new timetable arranged by the Railway Company.
Mr T. J. Golding presided and the attendance was a record for recent times. The chairman explained the new times proposed and claimed that one would now have practically to sit up all night when wishing to travel.
The position was that they lost the Sunday train and were slightly worse off as regarded night trains from Bulawayo and had two trains at 2.20am from Salisbury.
He had seen Mr Montagu, the secretary for Mines and Roads, who was quite sympathetic, and he now invited discussion as to whether any steps should be taken in the matter.
Mr Fitt thought the Chamber could not take up too strong and attitude, and suggested that combined action with other municipal bodies and the Small Workers’ Association should be worked for.
The Herald 75 years ago
SALISBURY, 20 November 1944. — Today we announce the appointment by His Majesty the King of Vice-Admiral Sir Campbell Tait, KC B, MVO., as Governor and Commander-in- Chief in and over the Colony of Southern Rhodesia.
It is not yet known when Sir Campbell Tait and Lady Tait will arrive in Salisbury, but it is expected that they will be here in the near future. Rhodesians, we know, will extend to them a very cordial welcome and wish them a pleasant and useful stay in our midst.
There is something very novel in the fact that one who has been so closely associated with the sea for a long period of years should now become Governor of this landlocked Colony, whose dreams of a part of its own are, alas, still only dreams.
The Governor- designate, has intimate knowledge of Admiralty matters in South Africa during these years of war.
The Herald 50 years ago
BULAWAYO, 20 November 1969. — A temporary settlement over pay increases was reached today between the Amalgamated Engineering Union in Rhodesia Railways — and is expected to be approved by the Government in the next few days.
The president of the Rhodesia Railways Workers’ Union. Mr Tony Hodge, said tonight that he expected discussions on his union’s pay issue to be completed tomorrow. The general secretary of the AEU, Mr Doug Muller, said his union’s representatives had completed discussions with the general manager of the Railways, Mr Trevor Wright.
An offer made by the Minister of Transport. Brigadier Andrew Dunlop, and certain aspects of the industrial tribunal recommendations were included in the talks to “try to get a temporary settlement under existing conditions”, he said.
Mr Muller did no go into details on the pay discussions, but said a decision would be made in the next few days.
The Herald 25 years ago
HARARE, 20 November 1994. — Zimbabwe will today receive a $10,5 million grant from the British government to support livestock disease control in the country.
The grant will fund phase two of the Zimbabwe Wildlife Disease Epidemiology Project in which the British are also providing human resources. Phase one of the project has already helped to identify and confirm potential threat of diseases through the integration of livestock and wildlife.
British High Commissioner to Zimbabwe Mr Richard Dales and the Senior Secretary for Finance are expected to sign the agreement for the grant this afternoon.
“Phase one has achieved major success in developing and understanding the debilitating effects of the threat of diseases though the integration of livestock and wildlife.
British High Commissioner to Zimbabwe r Richard Dales and the Senior Secretary for Finance are expected to sign the agreement for the grant this afternoon.
“Phase one has achieved major success in developing and understanding the debilitating effects of the threat of wildlife disease.