Orange Temporary Internment Camp

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Camp Name Orange Temporary Internment Camp
Country Australia
Extended Description Detainees set up a farm and market garden. to supply them with eggs, milk, poultry and vegetables. Prisoner labour was used externally to experiment with new irrigation systems. Like in the other two camps at Hay, the detainees painted, sketched and carved wooden toys for local children. They established schools for detainees aged between 17 and 20 and handiwork classes for all. They wrote and produced a news sheet that reported on day-to-day camp business, staged revues, concerts and plays and set up a soccer field.
Locality Name Orange
City, Town Or Suburb Orange, NSW
Operation Start Date 1941
Operation End Date 1942
Linked FromOrange Temporary Internment Camp 11 Jun 1940/20 Jun 1940
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