Waranga Internment Camps
Zeglin Road WARANGA, Campaspe Shire
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Statement of Significance
Apart from the Myrtle ford Camp 5, Rodney and Waranga Shires possessed the only internment and prisoner-of-war camp sites in Victoria: as such these camp sites are of potential State significance as sole representatives of this little publicized aspect of Home Front activity during World War Two. Rodney Shire, in contrast to Waranga, has more tangible internment sites (Tatura Camp 1, Murchison Camp 13), where gateways and some structure remnants survive, the gateways being expressive of the interned nationalities in each camp. One of the camp huts also survives, in good repair, close to the Murchison northern town boundary. Nevertheless, given Waranga Shire's dearth of obvious sites, it is clear that high local importance falls upon the market garden and associated hut, as well as State-wide interest.
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Waranga Internment Camps - Physical Description 1
Open pasture but when viewed in aerial photographs the sexagonal compound outlines are visible with some floor slabs (?) evident.
Veterans Description for Public
Waranga Internment Camps - Veterans Description for Public
The Waranga Internment Camp site, located near Zeglin Road,dates from the Second World War. There are few tangible remains of the camp apart from some compound outlines. Apart from Myrtleford Camp 5, Rodney and Waranga Shires possessed the only internment and prisoner-of-war camp sites in Victoria.
Heritage Study and Grading
Campaspe - Waranga Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler Architect
Year: 1988
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