Port Shepstone is situated on the mouth of the largest river on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Mzimkulu River (the great home of all rivers). Port Shepstone, 120 km south of Durban is the administrative, educational and commercial centre for southern Natal. Its industries include a sugar mill, a lime works and a marble quarry. Timber, wattle bark and sub-tropical fruit are produced in the district. KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... This article deals with sugar as food and as an important, widely traded commodity; the word also has other uses; see Sugar (disambiguation) A sugar is a form of carbohydrate; the most commonly used sugar is a white crystalline solid, sucrose; used to alter the flavor and properties (mouthfeel, perservation... Lime has several meanings: Agricultural lime - a mineral soil additive Calcium oxide (also quicklime) - a chemical compound Calcium hydroxide (also slaked lime) - a chemical compound Lime (fruit) - a Citrus tree with a green fruit similar to a lemon, and the fruit of that tree. ... Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. ... Wattle has several meanings: In engineering terms, originally wattle referred collectively to the flexible rods, branches or twigs from various plants woven together to make fences, walls and roofs (see wattle-and-daub). ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ... In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. ...

It was founded in 1867 when marble was discovered on nearby and is named after Sir Theophilus Shepstone of the Natal government of the 1880s. William Bazley built a harbour and the first coaster entered the harbour on the May 8, 1880. In 1882 a party of 246 Norwegian immigrants settled here and played a large part in the development of the area. After the opening of the railway to Durban in 1901 the harbor fell in disuse and eventually the river silted up again making it impossible to use. The 27,000 candlepower lighthouse still stands at the mouth of the Mzimkulu River. 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... Sir Theophilus Shepstone (January 8, 1817 - June 23, 1893), British South African statesman, was born at Westbury near Bristol, England. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...