| Place | Oceania: Australia, South Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23142 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 50.8 x 60.7 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black conte crayon, oil, oil and wash on paper |
| Maker |
Ragless, Max |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Loveday Group Camps |
| Date made | August 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Piggery, Loveday Internment Camp
Description
Pig farming was one of the projects at which internees at No. 14 Prisoner of War and Internees Group were employed at Loveday Internment Camp, South Australia. On 15 January 1946 a consignment of 172 bacon pigs from the Camp were forwaded to the Adelaide Abattoirs. At the time, it was the largest single consignment of bacon pigs offered at the Abattoirs and created an all-time record. Loveday Internmnet Camp was located near Barmera on the Murray River. The camp accommodated German, Italian and Japanese internees from various states in Australia and internees and POWs from the Netherlands East Indies, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Britain and the Middle East. The camp comprised six compounds and the maximum number of internees (3,951) was reached in March 1942. Max Ragless was appointed official war artist in March 1945 and he was commissioned to record home-front activities, including mobilisation of primary and civil industries to war-related production.