In 1953 Everard moved to Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia to become General Manager of Rhodesia Railways, which he remained for five years before retiring. He supported the Rhodesian Front and stood in for Clifford Dupont (who had been made "Officer Administering the Government") in 1968–69.Survey of British and Commonwealth Affairs, Volume 2, British Information Services, 1968, page 715 Following the proclamation of a republic, Everard was Acting President on three occasions between 1975 and 1979.Heads of State and Government, John V. Da Graça, Springer, 1985, page 265
