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After growing up in a town
rich with World War 2
history and information, I
am confused as to why, we
were not taught more
during my schooling years
about vital history that was
at our doorstep. As a result
I lacked knowledge on my
hometown of Tatura and all
that was involved with the
Internee and Prisoner of
War Camps in Tatura and
surrounding areas.
In this essay, I hope to shed
some light on the conduct
within these camps and
hopefully share some
information regarding
these compounds with
Dhurringile Mansion
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Positioning of camps
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requested her
Commonwealth countries,
each to take and house up
to 50,000 prisoners.
Additional camps were
therefore required. These
camps were logically
situated near Camp 1 in
Tatura. Camp 2 was built
one kilometre from Camp
1. Camp 3 and 4 were built
near Rushworth and
housed families and
Japanese families. Each of
these camps housed 1000
prisoners. Camp 13 was the
biggest and was designed
to accommodate 4,000
prisoners of war20.
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In conclusion, on
commencement of my
investigation into the
Internee and Prisoner of
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compliment Randos
perception of the interment
of Italian men, Kathleen
Masuko Murakami who
was born in Singapore, yet
her mother was an
Australian born Japanese
woman was imprisoned
due to her ethnicity28. The
document states she was
cleared of any wrong doing,
however she still spent five
and a half years in the
camp even after giving
birth to her two children,
who also lived within the
camp during the early
stages of their lives. The
reason for her
imprisonment was solely
based on her ethnical
background. In addition to
both of these stories, I will
return to Leonhard Adam
who was a well educated,
knowledgeable man. He
was extremely successful in
the numerous careers,
which he followed, yet due
to him being of Jewish
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Primary sources:
Reference
Liz Arcus. (2013). Division between compounds A and B at Tatura No. 1 Camp.
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Kahn, Robert L. (1991). Chapters from my past. Bentleigh East : R.L. Kahn
Tolaini, Vittorio. ([198-?]). Voyage of an alien.
Gazzi, Marco. Video Interview. Retrieved from Marched In.
Troopship Dunera. Retrieved from: http://www.far-easternheroes.org.uk/richard_swarbricks_war/html/singapore.htm
Bossence, W, H. (1969). Tatura and The Shire of Rodney. The Hawthorn Press
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Dhurringile Mansion. (1940s). Retrieved from:
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=6444
J Tait, 1945. Inside one of the accommodation huts in the Tatura No. 1
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Duffner. Camp 1 Sketch. Marched In.
Photographer Unknown. (1940s) German internees of No. 1 Camp, Tatura
Internment Group, using the workshop to reuse salvaged material into comforts
for their own benefit. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved from:
http://john.curtin.edu.au/legacyex/aliens.html
D, Nutting. (2001). Victoria. Tatura Internment Camp. Retrieved from:
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(1940s). Interment Camp 3 Map. Tatura Museum.
National Archives of Australia. (2015). Japanese internees of Tatura No. 4 camp
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Secondary sources:
Greg Dening, 'Adam, Leonhard (18911960)', Australian Dictionary of
Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adam-leonhard-9962/text17651, published
first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 28 September 2015.
Marie Clare Adam, (1996), Leonhard Adam, A Close Up. Hamakor Press Ltd,
Jerusalem.
L, Knee., & A, Knee., (2008). Marched In. Lurline & Arthur Knee.
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