"From the ashes of Brickfields..." The surprising history behind Newtown

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If you’ve ever driven on the M1 double-decker and looked across at the Market Theatre and Museum Africa, you might be surprised to know that Newtown was once deliberately burned to the ground. HOT1027's Al Prodgers has the story...

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