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Letter from an internee of Holsworthy Internment Camp to his sister in Europe, 1917

SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918–Australia
Prisoners of war
Internment camps
Internment camps–Australia
Internment camp inmates’ writings
Detention of persons
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Category3. World War I
AuthorHans
KeywordsHoldsworthy
Current HolderState Library of New South Wales
Period Of Reference 1917/1917
Date1917-11-04
Series NumberMLMSS 9434
Item NumbernV2qK0qn
Access RightsDigitised
Rights In copyright. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder.
Country Of OriginAustralia
PlaceHolsworthy (Liverpool) Camp
Language German
Description From Source0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) Letter from an internee, ‘Hans’ of Holsworthy Internment Camp to his sister in Europe. Written in German on printed letterhead ‘Concentration Camps, Australia – Prisoner of War Letter’ dated ‘Liverpool, 4 Nov. 1917. The letter gives some insight into what life was like in internment camps.
Physical FormatCorrespondence
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/ZETDKJI4/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/CSTSPEKU/
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