The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two unidentified internees behind a lathe which they had built in one of the camps workshops. The Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp) was the largest internment camp in Australia during First World War was at Holsworthy, near Liverpool on the outskirts of Sydney. The camp held 6,890 internees, most having German or Austrian parentage. The camp grew from a collection of tents to a small town of huts complete with theatres, restaurants and cafes, other small businesses, an orchestra and sporting and educational activities. Holdsworthy Camp remained open until 5 May 1920 when the last internees and prisoners of war were repatriated.
North-west elevation of the construction of the Australian Army camp guards new The Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp) was the largest internment camp in Australia during F
The Eastern Compound showing the restaurant used by the Australian Army camp guards. The Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp) was the largest internment camp in Australia dur
The officers’ quarters and part of their vegetable garden at the Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp). The largest internment camp in Australia during First World War at Hols
The orderly rooms for the Australian Army soldiers of the main guard at the Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp). The largest internment camp in Australia during Wwas at Hols
A railway embankment near the Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp). The camp near Liverpool, NSW, was serviced by the main western railway line. The largest internment camp i
The railway bridge over the weir near the Georges River outside Liverpool, which passed near the Holdsworthy Camp (also known as The German Concentration Camp). The largest internment camp in Australi
