Dunera Museum - Hay
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Located in two train carriages on the Hay Railway Station platform, the Dunera Museum - Hay Internment & POW Camps Interpretive Centre houses exhibits that document the history of the three Internment and POW Camps sited at Hay during WWII.
The exhibit shows details of the 'Dunera Boys' who were mainly German and Austrian POWs who became famous after their voyage to Australia on the vessel 'Dunera'. Two other camps were also situated at Hay. These held Japanese POWs transferred to Hay after the Cowra Breakout, Japanese internees from
Northern Australia and Italian POWs.
Truly an insight into a little known aspect of Hay's history. The carriages tell the fascinating story of the internees and the soldiers that guarded them. There is also a collection of objects recovered from the camps, including photographs, paintings and scultpures made by the internees themselves.