Prisoner of War and Internment Camps in Australia during WW2

PRISONER OF WAR AND INTERNMENT CAMPS
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2

visits since 8 January 2001

The return of Aussie POW's to Australia

During WW2, the internment of enemy aliens in Australia fell under the control of the National Security Act 1939. It allowed for the accommodation of Internees and Prisoners of War (POW's) in Internment Camps.

NEW SOUTH WALES

"Bathurst Internment Camp" at Bathurst Civil Goal	Camp 6 - Hay Internment and POW Camp (New South Wales) I seem to have two entries now for Camp 6? I think this is the correct one.	Camp 7 - Hay Internment and POW Camp (New South Wales)
Camp 8 - Hay Internment and POW Camp (New South Wales)	Camp No. 12 - Cowra Internment and POW	Camp 15 - Yanco POW Camp No. 4 Labour Detachment (New South Wales)
Liverpool Internment and POW Camp (New South Wales)	Long Bay Civil Goal (New South Wales)	Long Bay State Reformatory (New South Wales)
Orange Temporary Internment Camp (New South Wales)	Peat's Island Civil Reformatory (New South Wales)

QUEENSLAND

Antill Plains - proposed Advanced Cage, Field Punishment Centre for Japanese POWs proposed for Antill Plains in event of a Japanese landing in North Queensland	Enoggera Temporary Internment and POW Camp (Brisbane, Qld)	Gaythorne Internment and POW Camp (Brisbane, Qld)
North Ward POW Compound (Probably a transit camp located on the corner of McKinley St and Mitchell St., North Ward, Townsville, QLD near Fort Kissing Point)	Stuart Prison, Stuart, Townsville used as a holding location for Internees before being moved southwards	Thompson's Point POW camp for Japanese prisoners (near Rockhampton, QLD)

Chinese Camp at Bulimba
shipyard, Brisbane
for Native Labour Company
Whilst not prisoners they did have their own compound

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Camp 9 - Loveday (near Barmera, Riverland District, South Australia)	Camp 10 - Loveday (near Barmera, Riverland District, South Australia)	Camp 14 - Loveday (Near Barmera, Riverland District, South Australia)
Camp 17 - Sandy Creek Internment and POW Camp (South Australia)	Cook POW Labour Camp No. 3 POW Labour Detachment (South Australia)	Gladstone Civil Goal (South Australia)
Katarapko (Wood Camp) (Riverland District, South Australia)	Keswick Temporary Internment and Transit Camp (South Australia)	Nangwarry (Wood Camp) near Mt Gambier
Moorook West (Wood Camp) (Riverland District, South Australia)	Wandillo, Prisoner of War Hostel (in south east of SA)	Woolenook (Wood Camp) (Riverland District, South Australia)

TASMANIA

Camp 18 - Brighton POW Camp
(Tasmania)

VICTORIA

Broadmeadows - Victoria (part of Australian Army Camp)	Camp 1 - Tatura Internment Camp (Tatura, Victoria)	Camp 2 - Tatura Internment Camp Later known as No. 19 POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)
Camp 3 - Rushworth Internment and POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)	Camp 4 - Rushworth Internment and POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)	Camp 5 - Myrtleford POW Camp (Victoria)
Camp 6 - Graytown POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria) I seem to have two entries now for Camp 6? I think this No. is incorrect.	Camp 13 - Murchison POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)	Camp 19 - Tatura POW Camp (Victoria)
Camp Darley?	Camp Pell - Victoria (part of Australian Army Camp)	Dhurringile Internment and POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)
"Green Mill Temporary Internment Camp (Melbourne, Victoria)	Heidelberg Military Hospital (Victoria)	Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne, Victoria)
Rowville Internment Camp (Victoria)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Camp 11 - Harvey Internment Camp (south of Perth, WA)	Camp 16 - Marrinup POW Camp	No. 11 Detention Barracks Freemantle Prison Later located at Melville Army Camp
Jarrahdale POW Camp (70 kms south of Perth)	No 8 Prisoner of War Labour Detachment from No 13 camp, Victoria Located at Karrakatta Army Base	North Dandalup Work Camp
Northam POW Camp	Northcliffe POW Camp (about 250 km south of Perth)	Parkeston Transit and Detention Camp
Rottnest Island POW Hostel	Wembley POW Camp (Incorrect name used by some for the POW Camp at Karrakatta Army Base)	Woodman's Point Internment Camp
PRISONER OF WAR CONTROL CENTERS (PWCC's) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2
W1 Bridgetown	W2 Kendenup	W3 Darkan
W4 Kojanup	W5 Tambellup	W6 Wagin
W7 Popanyinning	W8 Margaret River	W9 Beverley
W10 Quairading	W11 Kellerberrin	W12 Narembeen
W13 Kununoppin	W14 Kukerin	W15 Yearling
W16 Wyalkatchem	W17 Kondinin	W18
W19	W20 Jarrahdale POW Work Camp	W21
W22	W23	W24
W25	W26	W27
W28 Northcliffe POW Work Camp