BANYUWANGI – Expedition initiated by Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi (JP-RaBa) with the history lover community Banjoewangie Tempo Doeloe (BTD) started yesterday (11/4). The first location visited was the English Dormitory in Kepatihan Village.
Right at 09.00 the expedition team that originally gathered in front of the Dandim 0825 go to Blambangan park. The Expedition Team split up to match old colonial-era photos obtained by the Dutch online museum and other sources with the current state of Blambangan park. Not until one jam, team shifts to english dorm.
Access to the building complex currently used by the Kodim member dormitory 0825 Banyuwangi is not difficult. Just ask the existing residents for permission by conveying the purpose and purpose. So far, the building that used to be called Kabel Huis or Rumah Kabel is indeed open to the public.
After making sure to walk through each of the contents of the dormitory, team goes to another site, but still in Kepatihan Village, namely to the land of the former Utrech Fort which is currently occupied by important agencies, such as the Kodim and representative offices of the Public Works Service (COULD) East Java Province.
In the area of the East Java Provincial Public Works Service, the team found one of the abandoned buildings which was suspected to be a hospital during the Dutch colonial period.. The hospital used to be in the Utrech . Fort complex. The testimony was given by officials as well as people who have lived in the area for a long time, Budi Marhono, 58.
“This used to be a hospital. The predecessor before me said so. There is a part of the building that was hit by a bomb. But currently closed. There is another torture building which is currently being razed and turned into a sports venue,” beber Budi Marhono was found at his house.
From England, the team moved south and took pictures of the old Chinatown and Banyuwangi Station in Karangrejo Village. Old Banyuwangi station in Karangrejo village. The old Banyuwangi station is at the Pujasera Market, Karangrejo. Some sides are still intact even the writing “Banyuwangi Station” still there complete with altitude information from sea level.
Then, the team visited the Naga Bulan oil plant on Jalan MT. Haryono who has not operated for a long time. Just knowing, this year JP-RaBa is back on an expedition. The theme of this expedition is various things from colonial heritage in Banyuwangi.
The expedition whose first phase was planned to explore 20 the site involves the most active and militant Banyuwangi history-loving community, i.e. BTD. Editor-in-Chief of JP-RaBa, Rahman Bayu Saksono, Some time ago, he said that the expedition to the historical sites of colonial heritage is expected to be able to take a good inventory of various colonial relics, so that it can be a reference for the people of Banyuwangi in studying history.
All data collected, continued Bayu, will be loaded on the front page of JP-RaBa every day. So that, later the people of Banyuwangi can read the results of the expedition of the JP-RaBa and BTD teams in the Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi newspaper every day in a row. “Hopefully more people will know about this expedition, the more support,” hope. (radar)
