by Doris Frank
Wilhelm, known as Bill, Sawatzky was born in August 1923 in Wilhelma, one of the Temple Society’s agricultural settlements in Palestine (now Israel).
He is one of very few who can claim to have been interned in five camps during WWII. […]
On Friday 3 November 2023, the Loveday Internment Camp Committee in collaboration with Council, launched the “Loveday Internment Camp” website. […]
My journey into years of research regarding the Loveday Internment Camp began nearly forty years ago when I became an accredited tour guide through the Riverland College of TAFE and began conducting tours of the region. […]
by Doris Frank
Wilhelm, known as Bill, Sawatzky was born in August 1923 in Wilhelma, one of the Temple Society’s agricultural settlements in Palestine (now Israel).
He is one of very few who can claim to have been interned in five camps during WWII. […]
A symposium and exhibition on GERMAN WWII INTERNEES from Persia and their Fate in Australia was held in the Barmera Soldiers Memorial Hall on Saturday and was very well attended. […]
Loveday Internment Camp Committee Curator and Riverland historian Rosemary Gower shared her knowledge about the camp to captive audiences across the Riverland during the SA History Festival in May 2023. […]
by Ann McLachlan
This series of photos from The Brewster Collection provides a relaxed informal side of the Loveday Internment Camp. […]
The experiences of World War II German Internees from Persia and their fate in Australia were discussed at a symposium and exhibition presented by Western Sydney University in Barmera on March 4, 2023. […]
by Christine Webster
On March 6, about 80 primary school students from Cobdogla and Barmera in SA’s Riverland gained a valuable insight into the history behind the Loveday Internment Camp and Tatura Internment Camp in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley. […]
by Ann McLachlan
Children interacted with many of those who were at the Loveday Internment Camp be they prisoners of war, guards, locals and more.
Their memories were recorded in local newspapers and oral histories. […]