[4] The first Italian prisoner arrived at the camp on 12 August 1941.
The camp guard was provided by members of 25/33 Garrison Battalion, a militia unit of the Australian Army.
This camp was also involved in greater world affairs during WWII.
German nationals, who had been detained in Iran after the British and Soviet invasion were deported here.
In retaliation, the Germans interned a number of British nationals from the Channel Islands and sent them to southern Germany.