List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Australia

This is a list of prisoner of war camps in Australia during World War II.

During World War II Australia interned enemy aliens under the National Security Act of 1939. Prisoners of War were also sent to Australia from other Allied countries.

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New South Wales

Camp Place
6 Hay
7 Hay
8 Hay
12 Cowra
15 Yanco
Liverpool Prisoners Of War and Internment Camp
Bathurst Internment Camp at Bathurst Civil Gaol
Long Bay Civil Gaol
Long Bay State Reformatory
Orange Temporary Internment Camp
Peat Island Civil Reformatory

Queensland

Camp Place
Gaythorne Prisoners of War and Internment Camp
Chinese Camp at Bulimba shipyard, Brisbane for Native Labour Company
Enoggera Temporary Internment and POW Camp
North Ward POW Compound
Stuart Prison, Stuart, Townsville
Thompson's Point POW camp

South Australia

Camp Place
17 Sandy Creek Internment and POW Camp
9 Loveday
10 Loveday
14 Loveday
Cook POW Labour Camp No. 3 POW Labour Detachment
Gladstone Civil Gaol
Katarapko (Wood Camp)
Keswick Temporary Internment and Transit Camp
Nangwarry (Wood Camp)
Moorook West (Wood Camp)
Wandillo, Prisoner of War Hostel
Woolenook (Wood Camp)

Tasmania

Camp Place
18 Brighton

Victoria

Camp Place
1 Tatura
2 Tatura
3 Rushworth
4 Rushworth
5 Myrtleford
6 Graytown POW Camp
13 Murchison
19 Tatura
Camp Darley
Camp Pell - Victoria (part of Australian Army Camp)
Dhurringile Internment and POW Camp (Tatura, Victoria)
Green Mill Temporary Internment Camp (Melbourne, Victoria)
Rowville Internment Camp

Western Australia

Camp Place
11 Harvey Internment Camp
16 Marrinup POW Camp
No. 11 Detention Barracks Fremantle Prison
Jarrahdale POW Camp
No 8 Prisoner of War Labour Detachment from No 13 camp, Victoria
North Dandalup Work Camp
Northam POW Camp
Northcliffe POW Camp
Parkeston Transit and Detention Camp
Rottnest Island POW Hostel
Wembley POW Camp
Woodman Point Internment Camp

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