P09301.004 Accession Number: P09301.004

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
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Prince
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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