Woorinen Italian POW Camp
Goodman Road (east of Swan Road) WOORINEN, SWAN HILL RURAL CITY
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Statement of Significance
The site of the former POW Camp in Goodman Road, Woorinen, is of some historic interest. The presence of a POW camp represents an interesting aspect of the history of the region, particularly in the context of the large numbers of Italian settlers in the region in the early and mid-twentieth century. The overwhelming lack of any remaining physical fabric, however, makes interpretation of the site almost impossible.
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Woorinen Italian POW Camp - Physical Description 1
No physical fabric remains of the former POW camp. A steel-framed fruit-packing shed has been erected on part of the site, but it is otherwise undeveloped.
Woorinen Italian POW Camp - Intactness
Poor
Woorinen Italian POW Camp - Physical Conditions
Poor
Woorinen Italian POW Camp - Historical Australian Themes
Thematic Environmental History
12.5 Italian settlers
13.6 The WarsVeterans Description for Public
Woorinen Italian POW Camp - Veterans Description for Public
The site of the former Woorinen Prisoner of War Camp is located on Goodman Road and dates from the Second World War. Woorinen represents an interesting aspect of the history of the region, particularly in the context of the large numbers of Italian settlers in the region in the early and mid-twentieth century. No physical fabric remains of the former POW camp. A steel-framed fruit-packing shed has been erected on part of the site, but it is otherwise undeveloped.
Heritage Study and Grading
Swan Hill Rural - Rural City Of Swan Hill Heritage Study Stage 2
Author: Allom Lovell and Associates
Year: 2001
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Woorinen Italian POW CampVic. War Heritage Inventory
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