Solomon Ferreira

FERREIRA Solomon 17-7-1895 / 27-5-1967 x Magdalena Elizabeth Celliers 27-3-1891 / 9-9-1972 . Parents, with sons Theodorus and Danie moved to Rhodesia , travelling by train, they arrived at Umvuma on April 27 1927. Nephew of Group 2 Solomon, he bought farm Hugosfontein as recommended by his uncle who had already settled on Swartfontein near Enkeldoorn town Solomon and family farmed on Hugosfontein for about two years then bought Rooipoort adjoining town on East side. There was no kraal and buildings were delapidated making it necessary to make bricks and renovate before moving from Hugosfontein. After school, his sons had to work on the farm . Magdalena was a trained nurse and helped out at the hospital, bringing in appreciated extra earnings . Magdalena was also a good seamstress and made all the boys clothes from unbleached calico bags used by milling companies and sugar refineries. It was quite normal for the boys to wear shirts with the milling company or sugar refinery name displayed. As the Economy improved after the world depession, Solomon made hundreds of thousands bricks, sold to the government for another hospital, maternity home, an extra school hostel for girls and additional houses and single quarters for the police. The sudden growth also caused businesses to expand needing more bricks. Solomon built his own trading store and milling plant on the part of the farm that jutted into the town, with the road to Range and Buhera and District Commissioners headquarters passing in front of the store Solomon then built his own salepens and speculated in buying and selling cattle. He employed four cattle buyers who toured the communal lands with the appreciated approval of chiefs and headmen, the purchased animals being resold at the auction pens. Solomon personally attended to buying cattle from the local commercial farmers. Solomon took advantage of opportunities offered by the banks, to take over liabilities for bonds on which the banks had foreclosed and thereby obtained extra grazing for his speculation cattle. On Rooipoort Solomon had a shooting range where about 150 surrounding farmers, men and women met for shoots

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