Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1
STRATH CROSSING TRACK CLONBINANE, MITCHELL SHIRE
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Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1 - Physical Description 1
WWII POW Camp for Italian prisoners used in silvaculture and firewood cutting, now picnic grounds. Evidence includes terracing and a concrete slab which formed the floor of an ablutions block, a water race, an in-ground cement water storage tank, covered with wire chain mesh and supported by a tram rail.
Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1 - Usage/Former Usage
Heritage Inventory Present Use: Social/Recreational
Veterans Description for Public
Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1 - Veterans Description for Public
Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1 was utilised for Italian prisoners who engaged in activities such as silvaculture and firewood cutting. Evidence includes terracing and a concrete slab which formed the floor of an ablutions block, a water race, an in-ground cement water storage tank, covered with wire chain mesh and supported by a tram rail.
Heritage Inventory Description
Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1 - Heritage Inventory Description
WWII POW Camp for Italian prisoners used in silvaculture and firewood cutting, now picnic grounds. Evidence includes terracing and a concrete slab which formed the floor of an ablutions block, a water race, an in-ground cement water storage tank, covered with wire chain mesh and supported by a tram rail.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Significant as a place of internment during WWII.
Informants: H.C. Skane, DNRE, Broadford Historical Society/nRecorded by: P. Watt Date Recorded: 00JAN1994
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POWDER MAGAZINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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BROADFORD NO.1 CAMPVictorian Heritage Inventory
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MOUNT DISAPPOINTMENT FORESTRY CAMP NO.1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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