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Vermin hunting - life in the main compound of the German concentration Camp, Holsworthy near Liverpool 1914-1919

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SC Calderwood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a7246088 / PXB 229/44]
(Mitchell Library)

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Calderwood, SC

State Library of New South Wales

Holsworthy Internment Camp during World War I

When the Commonwealth Government assented to the War Precautions Act in 1914, people of German origin or descent, as well as those from countries allied with Germany, were deemed a national security risk and detained. Deprived of their freedom and with limited family visits, the camp men cleared land, constructed roads and worked on the railway, as well as building community enterprises such as shops, cafes, theatre groups and orchestras. Some spent as long as six years in the camp where they faced deportation and an influenza epidemic. What they made of life during their internment says a lot about their spirit.

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World War I

Holsworthy Internment Camp

Internment camp established during World War I at Holsworthy which housed between 4000 and 6000 German internees.

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Holsworthy

Small south-western residential suburb adjacent to the Holsworthy military reserve. It is named after the village in Devon, England where Governor Lachlan Macquarie was married.

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