Description
The chemist in the Holsworthy internment camp, known as the 'German Concentration Camp', near Liverpool NSW. Holsworthy camp was the largest internment camp in Australia during the First World War. The camp held between 4000 and 5000 internees. Most were either from the Austro-Hungarian empire, staff of German companies temporarily living in Australia, crews of vessels caught in Australian ports as well as naturalised and native born Australians of German descent. Holsworthy Camp remained open until the last internees were deported in 1920.
Details
Accession Number
P09301.004
Photographer
S W B Prince
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor G Prince
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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