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    ARTICLE 1976 ON LADYSMITH INCLUDING THE SOOFIE MOSQUE

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    ADYSMITH, the pride of Northern Natal andone time selge town of the both is today the nucleus ofa highly com mercialised ane industrialised growth point inthe Tugela Basin amit which i approximately 240 km trom ‘Durban. 393. ki" from ‘lohannesourg and 1477 km trom ape Town by road and at an atitude Natal. Because of ite proximity tothe {feat Drakensberg range the mild mountain. breezes temper the The history of Ladysmith, however does beck fo overahundred years and ints very interesting oxstonce todate 236 a settlement of hardy prone Colonies. The second phase sees the Town plunged into the depths of war ‘and. seige. and fi Untotse sel deh in 182 the Voortrakkecs descended the rugged slopes ofthe Drakensber land worked the goed pastoral and in the veity ofthe Klip River town, a5 such, was net laid ut by those herd pioneers, however, they had prepared. the ground, whore in Besomber 1847, the Secretary forthe Brien Government hag setlemest ‘sposed of by public auction at apie (oF R20 per acre HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PERIOD BEFORE 1914 WITH REGARD TOINDIAN SETTLEMENT Tre early Incians served.as sbourers, particulary on the Railways. Nir A.D. Madhoo made an application forthe postof a Constabi'on February 11, 1887, Me Rajaruthuia Moodoliar received permission to hold setvices provided thoy terminated by 9pm each evening fand thatthe Indiane who took part the procession be properly clad (September 19, 1887) fAlietnas was the first Indian Lamplighter in Ladysmith and he ‘occupied a room inthe. labourers quarters Bieter dated March 29, 1690, was ent by Carter on behalf of nam Syed Slaughter house forthe killing of goats 20 LADYSMITH — The Pride of the Natal Midlands— by LM. Moodiey and sheep to supply a butchery keptby Fimin Ladysmith The application was ranted THE PART PLAYED BY INDIANS IN ‘THE SEIGE OF LADYSMITH mst bo noted that largely through the instrumentality of MK. Gana local Indians played an important part in the (South Altean) Wer. Gandhi Saw that the war offered 2 golden opportunity to the Indians to serve as nts in an indian Ambulance Corp as streteher bearers fand to dispel any opinion old against ‘THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION FOR INDIANS IN LADYSMITH ‘Although the st Government Schoo! for Inaians in Ladysmith opaned on February 2, 1914, thore were small sigps already taken during the period ‘FEI yous betore 1914, This period at 21 years can be divided into two ‘Secttons the Private School Stageand the State-Aided Stage THE PRIVATE.SCHOOL STAGE The first private school was storied about 1893. The person responsible {or this pioneering enterprise wos Mrs Jessie Vingen, the wie of the local indian "interpreter. "Mrs. Vinden's private schoo! was located in a stone butting whien formed part of ner res. ential quarters in the Newcastle end of Murchison. Street. This. -school Feceived the encouragement and the Sssistance of Archdeacon Barker of the All Sais Charen Ladysmith and the Natal” Education "Department ‘which Took a kindly though unofficial interestin this one ~ lady shoo! ‘The oxigenciosofthewar years, 1899- 1902 compatieg Mrs Vinden's schoo! to close for this period. was ‘- ‘pened in 1902, but ae the Vindens FIAT LUX — November 1976 FIAT LUX ~ November 1976 left Ladyemith for Pietermaributg toon after, tis private school ceased twoperate. {WE STATE — AIDED scHOOL ‘The nent organised schoo! for ndon chiaren’ was” Wwesied in a stone SUng nd to the Methodist Churn th September 1908, this hall was {bien over by te Province’ and the {Bjeoutn Government Aged naan Senvol opened thore with 2. pup nraimentaf 63. The frst Headset tos M8. 8 Mahotowhocarierrana Driete school nthe town. Me Manto Femained at hv post antl Septet 1309, He wos succeeded as Heacnaster by Mi Vincent Vinge, son of Me Js ‘ingen: When Me viedo it overs In Durban September 1911 he eras Succeeded by Mr SM. Nato wins ities poet Una the ond of 1919, in November 191%. the Ladysmith Town "Counc oftred" the Mat Education Department fee sto st tne acre of and forthe ereetion oft ow inghon Schoo! In Febraty 1812 the lfer wos” accepted. by the Execute Commit ofthe Nata Pro wineal “Council The. new bulking, Comprising tives "clastooms was erected o 28 Forbes. Steet and was feady for occupation in January 131 ‘his now schoo! nas designated the Ladysmith Government nan Shel iserection mora the boginnnget to cre of edvenen for" indonsin LBayemah with fll” Government Stas The. Ladysmith Government Indian School opened on Fabromy 2, 1914 it pup ecolment of, the tt Hosdmstr ofthe school was i i IC Roigoo who came to his new post from the Umgon Government naan Schoo! On March Mr SP Hayes Jones ne sa sean ungraded ose {ent teacher The postion of accommodation in 1825 reached veryertin stage The headmaster wae "advised ty the Education Department not 10" make ny leah admissions unth more roomh woos avaiable There was need ts Stage or two" adationa classes, ‘omeet thi snuaton te Departmon gromed permission othe Headmaster {Erne nce ofa stabi hal fort Septomber 1, 1988 From” "Septembor 1, 1925, the ‘irukutom Hall wes Used evey year 2 es, SE ss! Lil the end of 1932. From 1993 tthe fend of 1936 it wae not necessary to use this hall owing toa. drop. in attendance. In 1937 the need for an fenexe was again felts from February 18, of that year the Cong ational Church Hall usted about 8 undred yards ftom the school, wes cecupied oe an annexe, Attor an interval of itl overa ‘congregational Church Hall was fe ‘eccupied on February 17, 1941 and the Berlin Mission Church Hall was also re-occupied on February 2, 1942 From that date these two chic hells were occupied every year until the fenancy was terminated ae 9 result of the erection of four. prefabeiseted Classrooms which ‘brought the Total hhumber of such classrooms to 7, The {otal number of classrooms. at the school at that time was 17 (CHANGE OF status When the schoo! opened in 1914 the highest class was standerdfour. vas ‘only in 1818 that a standard five class Was introduced, The first standard sik class was introduced in 1932. The Schoo! had now reached ts bit with roperd to te function as a priory ‘he introduction of Secondary lasses meant that the name ofthe school had’ to be changed. From February 4, 1946, ‘the ‘Ladysmith Government indian’ School Became was introduced and wth this step high School status was confered nthe School. In. Keeping with this evelopment, the name ofthe schoo! was. changed. rom Ladysmith Government indian Secondary Sonoot to Windsor Government Indian High ‘School, Today the school hos 33 pupils. The Principal is Mar Naidoo, ‘The two other schools in Ladysmith are the ML Sultan Primary an the IM. c.Vatman Primary Sohal with Bul enrlment "of 1207 and 38 COMMUNICATIONS — ROAD AND RAL Ladysmith is stuated strategically on the main road and rai junction from Durban to the Reet, the Orange Fs State andthe Cape Province. The Banskraa! Raitway marshslingyord st Ladysmith is ane of the largest in the Republic ain ‘The local aerodrome i situated on the rect route between Johannesburg fand Durban. ‘There are throe grass funways, tho longest of which Is £832,687 metres (9060 feet POPULATION ‘The comparative figures below show the growth of each racial group over 1958 1973 whites 5967 12000, Asiatics 3027 7500, Bants 3571 18800, Coloureds 340 '2000 Of total population of 6659 n 1926, there were TS17 Indians. if Ladysmith (The Natal Mercury May an i924) LADYSMITH AS AN INDUSTRIAL CENTRE In onder to stimulate development of FIAT LUX — November 1976 the Tugela Basin Complenvithitevast Untapped” water end” labour ouroes, the Government chose tadyemith ‘as the principal grown pont in the Tugela Basin area. The fqn Minster of Planning, [NAMITI INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP ‘This townsnip is stuated adjacent to the Indian residentol ate and Is therefore very suitable to Indus traliets using mainly Indian labour. Ral acities are not provided i this Indian labour has been found femipenty. suitable for watning. for Various jobs, COMMERCE Facing very still opposition from the Nicencing autnoriies ofthe Bough as forty 28 1907, the Indian trader has ‘gone 3 long way ‘Today the residents ofLadysmith need not travel Tong distances to do their Shopping asa complete range of shops futis their needs With. the. reproclammation of the Forbes Stzet complex the Indian is ‘able to. provide” more. shopping facies, "The only Hotel for Indians eaters for executive, the honeymoon couple to fet away trom i all and the casual Mister and occasional tours, ‘SPORT AND RECREATION With an ideal imate oe outdoor sport, Laaysmith provides adequately forthe ‘oteter, socoerte and the tennis player An adational two cricket folds fre envisaged ana the community 1s Tooking forword to ts first swimming pool For the indoor sports enthusiast, the Civic Centre provides. an eal ‘enue for badminton which is becoming a very popular indoor sport FIAT LUX — November 1976 for both young and ot A nhunicpal hbcary which i afiited fo the Provincial Libary Services is attached to the Civic Centre. This Iivary serves both children and adults {and caters forall tastes, with range of fiction, nonfiction aad reference Books, WELFARE ‘The two main weltae agencies inthe town are the Child Welfare Sovety and. tho Friends of the Sick Association ‘he Child Welfare Society with » Curent case toad of 121 permanent) ‘nd 62 ltemporary), nas 8 very active 8nd full programme dealing mainly wih casework, marital dscora Unmarried motherhood. foster care Supervision, rele housing an fund raising HOUSING ‘The town has three residential areas ich ‘ater forall income groupe These “areas inchige” Leonard's Township, Hilwiew and the Forbes Street cormpiox ‘There's an acute shortage of housing. at present and the municipality to getner with the Local Allaire Committee is working towards prowtaing more nouses, LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ladyemith has a) Local Alfairs Committee of five electod members ‘who take cara ofthe Indian sector Nr DIM. Seedet who serves onthe LACis ‘algo'a member of the South African Indian Counc HEALTH SERVICES ‘The local Provincial hospital which i. the largest and the most modern in Northern Natal eater fe both white fandnon whites with aftal numberof 580 boda, In addition tothe hospital, the municpatty runs health cinch the Indian Township. The clinic which levrun by 2 qualiiee nursing sister, Caters for Child. Health. Family Planning. Tuberculosis, Minor Silents, ‘vaccination and TEMPLE AND MOSQUE ‘The Sonathan Dharma Sabha Temple and the Sul! Mosque are visited by people om far and wide THE SANATHAN DHARMA SABHA TEMPLE AND HALL. ‘The Temple bulinghas ahermonious blending ofEasternandWestern ess ndarchitectre,andserves bath 088 Teligious and cultural centre, The congregational. hall can’ ace tcommodate 1000 persons comior {ebly and is used extensively for el {unctions. Religious services are eld ‘egulorly The halls designedtesorve ‘dua purpose and can be used when Serwece ae helinthe shringar wen future sty in progress on the large stage ‘Wren the congregational halis in use Sanctiy of the. shrine canbe maintained by closing the sling Soors a IWe-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandnitamountedon apedestal nthe tempie. gardens. with inscriptions in ‘rious enguages. SUIMOSOUE 7 ‘The Suft Mozque wos buit ond desi ned by Mr Jamaloodeen who worked inthe Dannhauser Mines 8s on 0d8- joo''man and branched. out ino builing and. designing. Mosques became his special passion and he both the architect and builder of 8 mhumber of South African mosques in Glencoe, Charlestown, Dannhauser Ladysmith and Weenen. The cost of the mosque was over BT 000000, 23 WORLD CONFERENCES ‘SOME IMPRESSIONS OF A VISIT TO CONFERENCES IN THE U aT SPAMERIGA, AND TO THE FAR EAST PEEP by Prot 5. P-Oler, rector of the Unversity of Durban-Westvile HE most recent workshop ‘an Weclogies and Poiies held tthe Univesity 2tColerado in Boulder {or three. weeks, concerned sei” wth analyas “ol Fussian imperialism andGommonism ah, atte fom ol pers witha tao deciogy ~whicy has Been ‘nibbling a tit edges ot the wort "The Western wert apd Ie United States need thre things to ambat the ereepingmendco and browactedcontier enough equipment nd resources, enough manpower and enough wiper ihn the laters inking "od tere are cangerus ‘West "the ater two factors ae ule. With Angola and Mocambique going Commumst.atompts could bo made to biock the Sea lanes to the United Statos and Europe ence the United States would need South Arca 33 much a3 South Aiea would need ine United States. How to combet he commonist-gueriia. nitration wos iso discussed inthis seoct group of Brotessonal and ‘miliary me ano ‘wore. very) much South Arica's Irena In Hawai the themeot the Contorenco vias. Education ins. ulteutural Sooty. andthe” Conforence. "wos attended by about four tote hundred Sducators at alllovets The meresting Pasure that emerged wes that ine words movng back the nua Eulturat entity 9 the centre around whieh it auction. should “be considered This persnaiy of the small oup the wobity of whieh eno orebequestionedthan hata! any chit, or human being. be he ish ©" poor, moron or gents, Block Wire o Brown

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