H17413 Accession Number: H17413

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Group portrait of children and teachers of the school at the Monlonglo Internment Camp, Canberra, ACT. Completed in late 1918 the camp was spread over a 250-acre site, from today's Newcastle Street, Fyshwick, to the Monlonglo River. Seventy-seven children were interned with their parents at the Monlonglo Internment Camp. They attended a six-room school, and were allowed out of the camp grounds when accompanied by teachers for picnics on the banks of the Molonglo River.

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Accession Number
H17413
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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