PRISONER OF WAR AND INTERNMENT CAMPS
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII
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" |
Camp 6 - Hay Internment and POW Camp | |
Camp 8 - Hay Internment and POW Camp | Camp No. 12 - Cowra Internment and POW |
Camp 15 - Yanco POW Camp |
Liverpool Internment and POW Camp |
Long Bay Civil Gaol |
Long Bay State Reformatory |
Orange Temporary Internment Camp |
Peat's Island Civil Reformatory |
Hawkesbury River
Female Internment Camp |
PWCC N13 Moss Vale | PWCC N21 Quirindi | PWCC N26 Taree |
QUEENSLAND
Antill Plains - proposed
Advanced Cage, Field Punishment Centre for Japanese POWs |
Enoggera Temporary Internment and POW Camp (Brisbane, Qld) |
Gaythorne Internment and POW Camp |
Prisoner of War Control Hostel Q6 Home Hill | Prisoner of War Control Centre Q4 Gayndah | Prisoner of War Control Centre Q8 Kingaroy |
Prisoner of War Control Centre Q9 Monto | Prisoner of War Control Centre Q2 Nambour | Prisoner of War Control Centre Q3 Gympie |
Prisoner of War Control Centre Q10 Boonah | POW Camp Q5 Texas | Prisoner of War Control Centre Q7 Kenilworth |
Prisoner of War Control Centre Q1 Stanthorpe |
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 |
Camp 10 - Loveday |
Camp 14 -
Loveday |
Camp 17 - Sandy Creek
Internment and POW Camp (South Australia) |
Cook POW Labour Camp No. 3 POW Labour Detachment (South Australia) |
Gladstone Civil Gaol (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) |
PWCC S1 Mount Barker |
TASMANIA
Camp 18 - Brighton POW Camp (Tasmania) |
PWCC T1 Burnie | PWCC T2 Scottsdale |
PWCC T3 Huonville | PWCC T4 Smithton | PWCC T5 Deloraine |
PWCC T6 Brighton PWCC T6 Conara |
VICTORIA
Broadmeadows -
Victoria |
Camp
1 - Tatura Internment Camp (Tatura, Victoria) |
Camp
2 - Tatura Internment Camp |
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 |
Camp 13 - Murchison POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria) Is this the same as PWCC Murchison? |
Camp
19 - Tatura POW Camp (Victoria) |
Camp Darley? (Darley-Bonegilla) |
Camp Pell -
Victoria (part of Australian Army Camp) |
Dhurringile Internment and POW Camp |
"Green Mill Temporary
Internment Camp |
Heidelberg Military Hospital (Victoria) |
|
PWCC V1 Hamilton | PWCC V2 Colac | PWCH V3 Wakool (Hostel) |
PWCC V4 Leongatha
PWCC V4 Korumburra |
PWCC V5 Kyneton | PWCC V6 Orbost (Hostel) |
PWCC V7 Yarram | PWCC V8 Wangaratta | PWCC V9 Berrigan |
PWCC V10 Henty | PWCC V11 Warragul | PWCC V12 Broadford |
PWCC V13 Maffra | PWCC V14 ? | PWCC V15 Camperdown |
PWCC V16 Kerang | PWCC V17 Swan Hill | PWCC V18 King Lake |
PWCC V19 Koo-Wee-Rup (Bayles Camp) Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria |
PWCC V20 Yea opened in September 1945 - closed February 1946 |
PWCC V21 Cooryong |
PWCC V22 Yarram | PWCC V23 ? | PWCC V24 ? |
PWCC V25 Hume (Bandiana-Bonegilla) |
PWCC Bolga | Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne, Victoria) |
PWCC Mildura Italian POWs from Oct 1944 to Feb 1945 Captain Francis Forss in charge |
Mornington Peninsula? | Puckapunyal? |
Rowville
Internment Camp (Victoria) |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Camp 11 - Harvey Internment Camp (south of Perth, WA) |
No. 11
Detention Barracks Fremantle 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 |
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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 |
I'm sure there were many more such POW & Internment camps
Please help me out
Italians interned in Australia during WW2
"TIGHNABRUAICH",
195 CLARENCE ROAD, INDOOROOPILLY
USED TO INTERROGATE JAPANESE PRISONERS DURING WW2
REFERENCE BOOKS
"The Post History of Internees
and Prisoners of War in Australia during World War II"
By Phil Collas
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'd like to thank Joanne Tapiolas, Greg Derfel (now deceased ) and Ernie Polis for their assistance with this home page.
Can anyone help me with more information?
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This page first produced 8 January 2001
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