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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Lomagundi genesis |
Author: | Burrett, Rob S. |
Year: | 1993 |
Periodical: | Heritage of Zimbabwe (ISSN 0556-9605) |
Issue: | 12 |
Pages: | 39-60 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs., ills., maps |
Geographic terms: | Zimbabwe Southern Africa Great Britain |
Subjects: | rebellions colonialism trading companies gold mining History, Archaeology history Gold miners Lomagundi District (Zimbabwe) |
Abstract: | The Lomagundi District (Southern Rhodesia/Zimbabwe), variously spelled Lo Magondi, Lo Maghonda, Lo Magunda in the early years, now more correctly renamed Makonde, lies to the northwest of Harare centred on the modern towns of Chinhoyi and Banket. The area has a long history of settlement. In this article, the author concentrates on the formative years of the British South Africa Company (BSAC) occupation from 1890 to 1900. Throughout this period, gold was the focus of settler activity. The author describes the history of gold prospecting in the region, the work of the administrative officials appointed to the area: 'collecting fees, inspecting shafts, settling disputes, dealing with 'native labour' problems, and even destroying problem lions', the introduction of 'native hut tax' in 1894 and Shona resistance to its initial forced imposition, the outbreak of the Matabele rebellion in April 1896 and the ensuing wholesale insurrection in Lomagundi, and the area's pacification in 1899. By 1900 the major mines had been located and were being developed, and the colonial foundations of the Lomagundi District had been laid. Notes, ref. |