Sports in Hay Camp Australia
Object numberM2015/009:021
TitleSports in Hay Camp Australia
Creator Alfred Landauer
DescriptionA black woodcut print "Sports in Hay Camp Australia 1940 - 41", signed in pencil by Alfred Landauer in the right bottom corner. In the left bottom corner it says 'original woodcut' and above in the left dedication to Rev. F.E. Alcorn. It depicts an aerial view of the soccer field and the barracks, surrounded by barbed wire fencing.
This print is part of the Rev. Alcorn's collection which represents a record of those Jewish and non-Jewish internees who were on board the ship H. M. T. Dunera.
When war broke out, England responded to public panic over the so-called 'enemy within' by interning thousands of foreign nationals. Australia agreed to assist the 'mother country' in this process and in July 1940, the HMT Dunera set sail from Liverpool to Sydney, carrying 2,542 male 'enemy aliens'. Arriving in Sydney on 6 September 1940, the 'Dunera Boys' (as they came to be known) were first interned in Hay and Orange in NSW. Eventually they were brought to Tatura, Victoria. Although behind barbed wire, these camps operated as communities and incorporated canteens, hospitals, dental and recreational facilities, schools, music, theatre and other artistic activities.
The Rev. Alcorn ministered to those internees who declared that they were Protestants of a non Anglican denomination. These 151 internees (according to the lists) formed some 15% of the camp inmates.
This print is part of the Rev. Alcorn's collection which represents a record of those Jewish and non-Jewish internees who were on board the ship H. M. T. Dunera.
When war broke out, England responded to public panic over the so-called 'enemy within' by interning thousands of foreign nationals. Australia agreed to assist the 'mother country' in this process and in July 1940, the HMT Dunera set sail from Liverpool to Sydney, carrying 2,542 male 'enemy aliens'. Arriving in Sydney on 6 September 1940, the 'Dunera Boys' (as they came to be known) were first interned in Hay and Orange in NSW. Eventually they were brought to Tatura, Victoria. Although behind barbed wire, these camps operated as communities and incorporated canteens, hospitals, dental and recreational facilities, schools, music, theatre and other artistic activities.
The Rev. Alcorn ministered to those internees who declared that they were Protestants of a non Anglican denomination. These 151 internees (according to the lists) formed some 15% of the camp inmates.
Production date 1940 - 1941
SubjectDunera, internment camps, sports, soccer
Object nameprints
Dimensions
- width: 209.00 mm
height: 169.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Garry Hogden