Marydale was donated as 11 undeveloped plots to the NGK by GP Snyman after he finished surveying his farm, Kalkput, in 1903.

Brink was appointed curate and ministered for six months in Marydale, until the congregation was granted independence on November 10, 1916 by the Britstown Ring Committee.

The Marydale council was invested on December 23 and acquired the remaining 108 plots of the town for £950 from Snyman.

The mining offices in Westerberg were quite large and formed an oasis where oranges and other fruits were grown.

The decline in demand for asbestos and lingering health effects on miners cast a long shadow over the area's future.