Marsh, R.J. & E.P.: Photos of Arusha Environs

Marsh, R.J. & E.P. Photos of Arusha Environs 1953-57

Page Number: 001

Extract Date: 1953-57

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Great North Road 1953-57

Extract ID: 3365

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Marsh, R.J. & E.P. Photos of Arusha Environs 1953-57

Page Number: 002

Extract Date: 1953-57

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Tengeru 1953-57

Extract ID: 3366

A Government school a few miles from Arusha, where over 400 African students are trained in the arts of agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry.

The story of the church in which these students worship is an interesting sidelight on the variety of life in Tanganyika. The present building was erected by Polish internees, encamped in this area at the close of the war, for their own worship. When the school was commenced here, the interest of the principal secured the continuance of the church as a place of worship, but on condition that it became available for all Christian groups. The result was that the Roman Catholics used one end, and Protestants of all denominations the other end, of the building with an entrance into the centre. Meanwhile, until the completion of a new hall, the school also use the church as an assembly hall for many official occasions.

Comment: 28 Jan 2003

Of course, the term "Polish Internees" is not correct, as it suggests arrest or confinement (internment). It should be "Polish refugees", as these were families displaced by the Soviet invasion of Poland in WW2.

Kind regards

Stefan Wisniowski

Sydney Australia

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Marsh, R.J. & E.P. Photos of Arusha Environs 1953-57

Page Number: 003

Extract Date: 1953-57

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