Myself and Staff. Selukwe [Shurugwi] (Rhod.) P.O. Russell (PM), Andrews, Berry and The Cockney, 1907
Scope and Contents
Showing the staff of the Post Office grouped on the verandah.
Alexander Russell: see introduction.
James Merry Andrews: Learner, Bulawayo, February 18 1904; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Killarney Mine, July 15 1906; Junior Assistant, Selukwe January 12 1908; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Golden Valley, May 7 1908; Assistant, Bulawayo February 3 1909; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Wankies, March 16 1909; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Battlefields Mine, August 18 1909; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Victoria Falls, February 6 1911; Telegraphist, Bulawayo, March 1911; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Eldorado Mine, August 1 1911; Telegraphist Salisbury April 17 1912; Postmaster and Telegraphist, Jumba Mine, 1912, 1914; Telegraphist, Salisbury 1913; Acting Postmaster and Telegraphist Golden Kopje 1916-18 (on active service); Assistant, Salisbury 1920.
J.R. Berry: Learner, Post Office, Selukwe, March 1908-10; Junior Assistant, Selukwe 1911. Not on Civil Establishment 1912.
'The Cockney': identity unknown. Only the above three are recorded as Post Office staff at Selukwe.
It would appear that the photograph was taken between January and May 1908 rather than1907, since both Andrews and Berry were only appointed in that year and Andrews was only at Selukwe between these months.
(Rhodesian Civil Service Lists).
Dates
- Creation: 1907
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Extent
1 photographic print(s) : photograph
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