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Concentration Camp [B 9002] • Photograph

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Summary

Concentration camp for civil prisoners of war on Torrens Island. Conditions were harsh in the camp with Captain GE Hawkes abusing and ill treating the internees. Following two courts of inquiry the camp was closed in 1915. To add to the harsh conditions the internees, housed in tents, had to provide their own food. Despite these hardships they managed to organise cultural events. After the camp was closed in 1915 the internees were transferred to Sydney. This photograph shows row upon row of tents behind a fence.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.9 cm x 8.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1915

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Torrens Island Internment Camp (S.A.)
World War, 1914-1918 -- Concentration camps -- South Australia -- Torrens Island

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Digitisation information

Date

02/07/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

10,003 x 6,469 pixels (64.7 MP)

Size

194.15 MB

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