Dear Monument Australia visitors, we are a self-funded, non-profit organisation, dedicated to recording monuments throughout Australia. Over time the costs of maintaining this website have risen substantially (in fact they are probably larger than those of many companies who exist for profit). In the past we have borne all the costs associated with maintaining the website but we are now having difficulties in paying the monthly expenses.
If Monument Australia is useful to you, please make a donation to keep this historical and educational resource available. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Home » Themes » Conflict » World War Two
75th Anniversary of the Woolenook Bend Internment CampPrint Page 
Location
| Address: | Heading Road, Heading Cliffs Lookout, Murtho, 5340 |
|---|---|
| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.072873 Long: 140.800891 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
|---|---|
| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 07-May-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 07-May-2017 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 7th May, 2017 |
|---|
This plaque was unveiled on
Sunday May 7th 2017
to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the opening of the
Woolenook Bend Internment Camp
on this site on Thursday May 7th 1942.
During World War II this camp held up to 264 Japanese internees who cut wood to supply the Renmark and Berri pumping stations.
The wood was carted from here to Renmark by Captain Bob Reed and his steamer, the P. S. Ulonga and the barges Mallara and Aurora.
The camp was guarded by the 25th / 33rd Garrison Battalion under Lieutenant E. G. Jones and later Captain T. S. Brown.
The camp was closed on Sunday 6th May 1945.
