Ashcombe House was one of the oldest homesteads in Pinetown, some 20 km northwest of Durban. An existing plaque gives the date of the home of Martinus Laas as 1847. The original home had a thatched roof, later replaced by a tin roof. It is said at one time to have been occupied by Laas’s … Read more
Contents 1 Mariannhill Monastery, Pinetown – a brief history 2 Abbot Francis Pfanner 3 Mariannhill under Abbot Francis 1882-1892 4 Mariannhill under Abbot Amandus 1893-1900 5 Mariannhill under Abbot Gerard Wolpert 6 Mariannhill Church 7 St. Francis College 8 Pius Seminary 9 St Mary’s Hospital 10 Sources Mariannhill Monastery, Pinetown – a brief history Mariannhill … Read more
Contents 1 History of St Wendolin’s : Prehistory 1.1 Prehistory of the Pinetown-Umhlatuzana Basin: Stone Age 1.2 Iron Age 1.3 Written history of the original Amathuli Settlers 1.4 Amaganga Tribe of the Pinetown-Umbumbulu Districts 1.5 References 1.6 Appendix 1. History of St Wendolin’s : Prehistory Compiled by Hazel England 27-03-1993. Pinetown MuseumUpdated 1996 Prehistory of the Pinetown-Umhlahuzana Basin: Stone … Read more
Contents 1 History of St. Wendolin’s: 1945-1996. 1.1 Post War Mariannhill 1.2 Marianhill Health Board 1.3 Bantu Education Act 1954 1.4 Group Areas Act 1957-1967 1.5 Housing 1.6 Labour Strikes 1971-1974 1.7 Pinetown Community Council 1.8 Creches 1.9 Forced Removals 1.10 Unrest at St. Wendolin’s 1980s 1.11 Suspension of Services 1.12 Upgrading of Facilities 1991- … Read more
Contents 1 History of St Wendolin’s: 1914-1945 1.1 First World War 1914-1918 1.2 Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918-1919 1.3 Cultural Conflict 1.4 Peoples Bank and Agricultural Show 1.5 Land Act 1913 and Freehold Titles 1.6 Storm of October, 1939 1.7 Education 1928-1961 1.8 Priests at St. Wendolin’s Church 1.9 Second World War 1939-1945 1.10 References History of St Wendolin’s: … Read more
Contents 1 Founding of Mariannhill Monastry 2 Mariannhill School 3 Chief Manzini’s Land Request 4 St Wendolin’s – First Outstation- 1895 5 Mariannhill Christian Villages 6 Settler Opposition to Mariannhill Villages 7 St Wendolin’s Church 1896 8 Tenant Contracts 9 Religious Missionaries of Mariannhill 10 References Founding of Mariannhill Monastry Father Francis Pfanner, an Austrian … Read more