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The two plinths were erected by Italian prisoners of No. 16 Prisoner of War Camp as a monument to the Italian POW presence in Western Australia. It is the only known monument erected by enemy POWs still in existence in Australia. A time capsule has been placed in one of the plinths.
The Northam Army Camp has been listed on the Register of the National Estate.
The parade ground, retaining walls and steps along with the monuments are a symbolic demonstration of Italian POW stone masonry and ingenuity in constructing a large facility without mechanical assistance in a short time, May-September 1946. The existence of a time capsule in one of the monuments demonstrates the daily living conditions of Italian POWs in 1946.
In the 1940s, Northam Army Camp became the ‘final’ internment camp for Italian Prisoners of War awaiting repatriation after the end of the Second World War.
Location
| Address: | Great Eastern Highway, 4 kilometres south-west of Northam, Northam, 6401 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.672778 Long: 116.622222 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
| Link: | https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/about-in… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | Circa 1946 |
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