Hay internment camps
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The Hay internment camps were World War II-era facilities in Hay, New South Wales, where mainly German and Austrian Jewish refugees and other “enemy aliens” were detained by Australian authorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hay internment camp | 1 |
| Hay internment camps canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II internment camp
ⓘ
internment camp complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dunera affair ⓘ |
| category |
Internment camps in Australia
ⓘ
Jewish refugee history in Australia ⓘ World War II sites in Australia ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Dunera Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Hay Dunera Museum
|
| constructionMaterial |
barbed wire fences
ⓘ
timber huts ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse | largely demolished ⓘ |
| demographics | primarily male internees ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 8 kilometres north of Hay ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Australian military guards ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Camp 7
ⓘ
Camp 8 ⓘ Camp 9 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| inmatePopulation |
Austrian Jewish refugees
ⓘ
German Jewish refugees ⓘ Italian internees ⓘ Japanese internees ⓘ other enemy aliens ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hay, New South Wales
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Riverina region ⓘ |
| memorial | Hay Internment and POW Camps Interpretive Centre ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hay ⓘ |
| notableTransport | Dunera Boys ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Australian Army
ⓘ
Australian government ⓘ |
| purpose |
detention of enemy aliens
ⓘ
detention of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| receivedFrom | HMT Dunera ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high-security camp ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
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Hay internment camp