Camp 9 (also known as Italian Internee Camp No. 9) was one of three main
prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ...
(POW) and internee camps, located at
Loveday, in
South Australia's Riverland
The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of along the Murray River, River Murray from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria downstream to Blanchetown, South Australia ...
, approximately 8 kilometres from
Barmera
Barmera is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the Sturt Highway A20, 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. It is primarily an agricultural and viticultural town and is l ...
. This camp could hold up to 1000 people, detaining
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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civilian internees, and later
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
prisoners of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold priso ...
. The camp began operations on 12 August 1940, and the first Italian POW arrived at the camp on 11 June 1941. The camp guard was provided by members of 25/33 Garrison Battalion, a
militia
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unit of the
Australian Army
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. Many internees were released from the camp in 1944.
See also
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List of POW camps in Australia
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Loveday Camp 10
Camp 10 was one of three main prisoner of war (POW) and internee camps, located at Loveday during World War II
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Loveday Camp 14
Camp 14 was one of three main prisoner of war (POW) and internee camps, located at Loveday, in South Australia's Riverland, approximately 30 kilometres from Renmark. This camp was divided into four compounds and held Axis prisoners from vario ...
External links
Segment from SA Life re the Loveday campsAustralian National Archives factsheet about Loveday POW & Internee Camp, South AustraliaLoveday research project: Japanese civilians interned in Australia{{coord, 34.286323, S, 140.454135, E, format=dms, type:landmark_region:AU-SA, display=title
World War II internment camps in Australia
World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Australia
Military camps in Australia
Riverland