| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P01477.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Panoramic view of the Molonglo Internment Camp seen from a guard tower, Canberra, ACT. Completed ...
Description
Panoramic view of the Molonglo Internment Camp seen from a guard tower, Canberra, ACT. Completed in late 1918 the camp was spread over a 250-acre site, from today's Newcastle Street, Fyshwick, to the Molonglo River. Duntroon is in the distance (left) while the course of the Molonglo River can be traced by the line of trees in the middle distance. 150 families from the recently closed internment camp at Bourke arrived at the end of May, soon joined by families from the Berrima internment camp. They included missionaries, merchants and mariners who had been detained in British colonies such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Guinea. In 1919, the internees were deported to Europe and the camp was closed.