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Magazine Barracks Heritage Day Reunion
Magazine Barracks Heritage Day Reunion
Old residents of Magazine Barracks and their families are invited to a special programme on Tuesday, 24 September at Depot Road Memorial Primary School in Chatsworth starting at 1pm. "It has been a long time since we got together as a community and Heritage Day is an ideal opportunity," said Bobby Chetty, chairperson of the Magazine Barracks Remembrance Association. The barracks were formerly located on Somsteu Road. It housed Durban Corporation workers since the 1880s. The association's Kiru Naidoo said that the community was a victim of forced removals under the Groups Areas Act which bulldozed the barracks in 1965 and relocated the people mainly in Chatsworth. "As former residents and their descendants who are all over the world were share a deep emotional bond," added Naidoo. The programme will include heritage sports like tug-o-war, three tins, hopscotch as well as indoor soccer and netball. Old residents are encouraged to bring copies of pictures and artefacts for display in the special hall at the school. Call Kiru Naidoo on 0829408163 for any inquiries.

