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Australia’s largest World War II POW and internment camp marks 80th anniversary
In a small locality in South Australia’s Riverland region, a significant part of Australia’s World War II history lays vacant.
Key points:
- The Loveday Internment Camp was established in 1941 to hold WWII internees and POWs
- The piggery, operated by the prisoners, is on the interim South Australian Heritage Register
- Plans for the 80th anniversary of the camp include a possible visit by the Japanese ambassador
The Loveday Internment Camp, built near the town of Cobdogla, was established in 1941 and became the largest establishment housing internees and prisoners of war in Australia.
During the conflict, the Australian and United Kingdom governments arrested citizens born in enemy countries, even if they had done nothing wrong, and housed…
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