Those passengers, who became known as the Dunera Boys were transported by train to a camp located in New South Wales in the town of Hay.
Today the location of the camp is desolate and located on the edge of town. Several of the railway carriages have been converted into a museum and it was here that we spent a couple of hours reading the various exhibits.
Between 1940 and 1946 the camp was "home" to over 6,000 German, Italian and Japanese Prisoners of War.
This final picture is of a small gathering of "Dunera Boys" painted at a recent reunion.
Taking part in the A-Z April Challenge
Its a beautiful place...
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Did the Jewish refugees stay in the POW camp too?
ReplyDeleteLove that last painting - vintage!
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What beautiful images. Sounds like a great place to visit.
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Cheryl
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I bet those boys have some stories to tell!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post!
ReplyDeleteLooks like beautiful, historic buildings. Hopefully they can continue to be preserved! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteA very interesting post. I had never heard of the Dunera boys previously.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie... I particularly enjoyed this post probably because the Italian born great grandfather of my three eldest Grandchildren was captured by the Allies, transported to Australia, and incarcerated in the Hay POW Camp in NSW during WW2.
ReplyDeleteSo impressed was he by this land of opportunity that after being repatriated to his homeland Giuseppe emigrated to South Australia... His Grandaughter, Josephine, my grandchildren's Auntie was my first "guest blogger" for 2013 where she shared his story. If you're interested in reading it, here's the link:
http://caiteile.com/2013/01/06/our-history-our-future
Cheerio for now. Catherine