Shelley and St Michaels beaches are premier holiday beaches on the South Coast.This gallery features the beaches , commercial areas ,the Shelley Boat launch site and also some of the churches like the Bethanien Lutheran church.
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Southbroom is the more residential holiday and retirement area of the south coast. The area has the crocodile farm, old Bizana river bridge, beaches, clubs and the Golf courses. This gallery covers much of these highlights.
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This album has images of South Coast Bridges which includes, Bayhead, Umlaas Canal (Umlazi River), Isipingo, and Umhlatuzana (into the Bay).
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This album features the road (R102 & N2), and rail bridges between Scottburgh and Sezela on the KZN south coast. Crossings include, Mahlangwana, Mpandinyoni, Umgagbaba, Umzinto and Widenham bridges.
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Umgababa and Illovo are residential areas on the coast, south of Durban. This gallery has aerial images of the area, images of some of the bridges and of an ANC - SACP struggle monument.
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Umkomaas, 49 km south of Durban on the N2, was started in 1861 as a harbour to export sugar which is grown widely in the surrounding hinterland. In the 1950\'s a large paper plant (Saiccor) was established on the Umkomaas river and a large Italian construction community arose. The Umkomaas River rises near Giants Castle in the Drakensberg and is one of the few undammed rivers in KZN. The Town is the launch spot for diving adventures to the coral reef, Aliwal Shoal a distance 5km away.
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The Umkomaas Bowling Club is based in Moodie Street adjacent to the Golf Club and was established in 1923. The Club has two greens, a club house and a pub. This album has images of the Club along with the Honours Boards and memorabilia inside the Clubhouse.
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The Umkomaas River is probably one of the most pristine rivers in KZN, running unhindered from the Drakensburg mountains to the sea at Umkomaas village. This album has images of the Umkomaas Canoe Marathon which is held annually and is considered one of the most challenging white water races in S.A. Many of the images are taken in the vicinity of Hella Hella and St Josephines Bridge and some of the establishments providing access to the river for canoeing and rafting. The late Dr Ian Player advocated that this river should never be dammed and remain one of the few unspoilt rivers in KZN. The scenery speaks for itself.
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Umzinto which is about 10 kms west of the N2 ,south of Scottburgh is split into a north & a south section. Umzinto is essentially a trading town but it has many old buildings , such as the St Patricks Church established in 1861. The churches graveyard has graves from many of the founders of other local resorts such as the Penningtons and Bayzleys.
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Uvongo is a prime beach resort on the south coast and has the Uvongo River entering the sea after a plunging water fall close to the beach. This gallery has photos of the area, beaches including aerial views, and images of the local facilities and memorials.
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Centocow (Czestochowa) was founded in 1888 by Abbot Francis Pfanner on the banks of the Umzimkulu River near Creighton, with funds donated by a Polish princess. Centocow formed one of the satellite missions under the umbrella of the Marrianhill Monastery. The first church was built in 1892 and is now a gallery & Museum. Due to the growth of the congregation a second church dedicated to the Sacred Heart was built, starting in October 1910 and completed in December 1913. In 1936 a hospital was built and named St Apollinaris named after the parish priest Father Apollinaris Schwamberger. Centocow in 1954 became part of the Umzimkulu diocese and the Marrianhill brothers and sisters left. This album has images of the Churches, residences, hospital and support structures built over the inter leading years.
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Abbot Francis Pfanner who founded Marrianhill Mission in 1882, established Emaus Mission in 1884 and spent the last 15 years of his life here when he died in 1909. The house he built in 1904 and his life is commemorated on a plaque.
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This Mission Station near Umzimkulu was also established in the 1880's by Abbot Francis Pfanner. Several hundred Brothers and Nuns worked at this mission station, but other than the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, the rest of the extensive structures lie derelict or burnt, including the school adjacent to the Mission. This album has images of most of the structures and the Cathedral which captures its sad state.
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This album has images of the Maria Hilf Trappist Mission established by Abbott Francis Pfanner and of a separate church in the area established by B Dhlamini in 1963. Abbott Pfanner was responsible for the establishment of the satellite Missions for Marrianhill near Pinetown.
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