Magazine Barracks, Durban
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Magazine Barracks, Durban
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The Magazine Barracks, was an area in Durban, South Africa, that housed Indian labourers, who worked for the Durban Corporation, and their families. Built in 1880, close to the centre of Durban, it had a population of up to 6,000 people at times, living in 1251 rooms, and living conditions were regarded as "wretched" due to an unwillingness of the authorities to upgrade the area. As part of the implementation of apartheid policies, including the Group Areas Act, Indians were removed from the Mag
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