List of POW camps in Australia
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This is a list of prisoner of war camps in Australia during World War II.
During World War II
Australia
interned enemy aliens under the National Security Act of 1939. Prisoners of War were also sent to Australia from other Allied countries.
During World War II
World War II
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Australia
Australia
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interned enemy aliens under the National Security Act of 1939. Prisoners of War were also sent to Australia from other Allied countries.
| Camp | Place | State |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Hay Hay Internment and POW camps The Hay Internment and POW camps at Hay, New South Wales, Australia were established during World War II as prisoner-of-war and internment centres, due in no small measure to the isolated location of the town... |
NSW |
| 7 | Hay Hay Internment and POW camps The Hay Internment and POW camps at Hay, New South Wales, Australia were established during World War II as prisoner-of-war and internment centres, due in no small measure to the isolated location of the town... |
NSW |
| 8 | Hay Hay Internment and POW camps The Hay Internment and POW camps at Hay, New South Wales, Australia were established during World War II as prisoner-of-war and internment centres, due in no small measure to the isolated location of the town... |
NSW |
| 12 | Cowra Cowra breakout During World War II, a prisoner of war camp near the town of Cowra in New South Wales, Australia was the site of one of the largest prison escapes of the war, on 5 August 1944. At least 545 Japanese POWs were involved in the breakout.-The camp:... |
NSW |
| 15 | Yanco | NSW |
| Liverpool Prisoners Of War and Internment Camp | NSW | |
| Bathurst Internment Camp at Bathurst Civil Gaol | NSW | |
| Long Bay Civil Gaol | NSW | |
| Long Bay State Reformatory | NSW | |
| Orange Temporary Internment Camp | NSW | |
| Peat's Island Civil Reformatory | NSW | |
| Gaythorne Prisoners of War and Internment Camp | QLD | |
| Chinese Camp at Bulimba shipyard, Brisbane for Native Labour Company | QLD | |
| Enoggera Temporary Internment and POW Camp | QLD | |
| North Ward POW Compound | QLD | |
| Stuart Prison, Stuart, Townsville | QLD | |
| Thompson's Point POW camp | QLD | |
| 17 | Sandy Creek Internment and POW Camp | SA |
| 9 | Loveday Loveday Camp 9 Camp 9 was one of three main POW and internee camps, located at Loveday, in South Australia's Riverland, approximately 12 kilometres from Renmark. This camp could hold up to 1000 people, detaining Italian civilian internees, and later Italian prisoners of war... |
SA |
| 10 | Loveday Loveday Camp 10 Camp 10 was one of three main POW and internee camps, located at Loveday during World War II, in South Australia's Riverland, approximately 12 kilometres from Renmark. This camp could hold up to 1000 people and also held the camp headquarters and 39 buildings, including the hospital. The first... |
SA |
| 14 | Loveday Loveday Camp 14 Camp 14 was one of three main POW and internee camps, located at Loveday, in South Australia's Riverland, approximately 30 kilometres from Renmark. This camp was divided into four compounds and held Axis prisoners from various locations around the world, including Papua New Guinea, the Pacific,... |
SA |
| Cook Cook, South Australia Cook is a railway station and crossing loop on the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway from Adelaide to Perth, with no inhabited places around.-History:... POW Labour Camp No. 3 POW Labour Detachment |
SA | |
| Gladstone Civil Gaol | SA | |
| Katarapko (Wood Camp) Katarapko (Wood Camp) Katarapko Wood Camp was a World War II prisoner of war camp, located on Katarapko Island, on the River Murray, in South Australia's Riverland. It was officially part of the Loveday POW Camp complex, and housed Italian prisoners of war, who were employed as wood cutters for the Allied war effort... |
SA | |
| Keswick Temporary Internment and Transit Camp | SA | |
| Nangwarry (Wood Camp) | SA | |
| Moorook West (Wood Camp) Moorook West (Wood Camp) Moorook West was a short lived World War II prisoner of war camp, located near the River Murray, in South Australia's Riverland. It was officially part of the Loveday POW Camp complex, and housed Japanese prisoners of war. They were employed as wood cutters for the Allied war effort... |
SA | |
| Wandillo, Prisoner of War Hostel | SA | |
| Woolenook (Wood Camp) Woolenook (Wood Camp) Woolenook Wood Camp was a World War II internment and prisoner of war camp, located along the River Murray, in South Australia's Riverland. It was officially part of the Loveday POW Camp complex, and housed Japanese internees and later, Japanese prisoners of war. They were employed as wood cutters... |
SA | |
| 18 | Brighton | TAS |
| 1 | Tatura | VIC |
| 2 | Tatura | VIC |
| 3 | Rushworth | VIC |
| 4 | Rushworth | VIC |
| 5 | Myrtleford | VIC |
| 6 | Graytown POW Camp | VIC |
| 13 | Murchison | VIC |
| 19 | Tatura | VIC |
| Camp Darley | VIC | |
| Camp Pell - Victoria (part of Australian Army Camp) | VIC | |
| Dhurringile Internment and POW Camp HM Prison Dhurringile HM Prison Dhurringile is a minimum security prison located on Murchison Road, Murchison, Victoria, Australia.Situated 160 km north of Melbourne, the 68-room mansion, completed in 1877, was originally a homestead for a large farm. The house was completed for the Winter-Irving family, who were... (Tatura, Victoria) |
VIC | |
| Green Mill Temporary Internment Camp (Melbourne, Victoria) | VIC | |
| Rowville Internment Camp | VIC | |
| 11 | Harvey Internment Camp | WA |
| 16 | Marrinup POW Camp | WA |
| No. 11 Detention Barracks Fremantle Prison | WA | |
| Jarrahdale POW Camp | WA | |
| No 8 Prisoner of War Labour Detachment from No 13 camp, Victoria | WA | |
| North Dandalup Work Camp | WA | |
| Northam POW Camp | WA | |
| Northcliffe POW Camp | WA | |
| Parkeston Transit and Detention Camp | WA | |
| Rottnest Island POW Hostel | WA | |
| Wembley POW Camp | WA | |
| Woodman Point Internment Camp | WA | |