Early days - Dates trivia
March 1894
1st Newspaper published
May 4, 1894
Standard Bank opened
June 8, 1894
Moved from grasstown to main
township
July 13,1894
Telegraph wire opened
July 13,1894
Church Land grants
English
Presbyterian
Wesleyan
Dutch Reform - Fife Street
Roman Catholic
Jewish Synagogue - Main Street/3rd Avenue
Baptist Union - Main Street
Oct 31, 1894
Memorial Hospital opened
Nov 3, 1894
Charter Hotel opened
Nov 17, 1894
1st Race Meeting at King's Ground
Mar 16, 1895
English Church Consecrated
Jun 8, 1895
BAC Sports Athletics held
June 29, 1895
Memorial Hospital Complete
Sep 21, 1895
Bulawayo Turf Club Meeting held
Nov 9, 1895
New Post Office completed
Nov 23, 1895
Stock Exchange Building opened
BANKS
African Banking Company
Fife Street & 6th Avenue
Stand 295
Bank of Africa
Abercorn Street
Stand 235
Standard Bank of South Africa
Fife Street & 8th Avenue
Stand 385
CHURCHES
Roman Catholic (Built 1895)
Jewish Synagogue
Abercorn Street
Stand 201 & 202
SPORTS CLUBS
BAC
12th Avenue
⦁
President
H.H. Dr. L. J. Jameson C.B.
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Vice President
Sir John Willoughby
Lt. Col. Hegman CCM & RM
Hon. M. Y. Gifford
John A. Scott, Esq
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Committee
P.T. Neve, C.C. Adcock, F.S Whitaker, G S.D.
Forbes, R.G. Needham,
R.
Mainwairing, K.B. Gleany, Chris Cowen, Alfred Pursell,
W. Dempster, N. Platnaner,
QUEENS CLUB (ATHLETICS)
⦁
Committee
Messrs. Crips, Hines, Douslin, Galt, Murford,
Gisborne
⦁
Hon. Secretary
Dr. Lowth-Knox
BULAWAYO AMATUER CYCLING CLUB
⦁
President
Major Heany
⦁
Vice President
Dr. Moberley, N. Platnaner
⦁
Committee
Capt. Webb, McKecknie, Swift & Dollar
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Vice Captain
D. Coutts, Cottrell, Johnston, Duly
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Hon. Secretary
W.M. Dempster