Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
Various people were interned during World War 1 and 2; these included prisoners of war, enemy aliens and Australians of enemy origin.
Also see Alien Records.
For Australian military service personnel who were taken prisoner see Prisoners of War.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - SECURITY INTELLIGENCE RECORDS HELD IN CANBERRA
The following is Fact Sheet 58 from National Archives of Australia.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - SECURITY INTELLIGENCE RECORDS HELD IN MELBOURNE
The following is Fact Sheet 173 from National Archives of Australia.
During World War 1 there was an internment camp at Langwarrin; this is now the Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve. The internment camp operated from 1914 to 1915. Most of the internees were transferred to internment camps in New South Wales in 1915. Some remained until 1919 to work at the nearby venereal diseases hospital.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - WORLD WAR 1 INTERNEE, ALIEN AND PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS HELD IN CANBERRA
The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 58.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - WORLD WAR 1 INTERNEE, ALIEN AND PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS HELD IN SYDNEY
The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 171.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - REGISTER OF WORLD WAR 1 INTERNEES IN NEW SOUTH WALES 1914-1919 (C440)
This has been digitized.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - ALBUM OF IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF ENEMY ALIENS (CIVILIAN AND PRISONERS OF WAR) INTERNED AT LIVERPOOL CAMP NEW SOUTH WALES DURING WORLD WAR 1 1914-1921 (D3597)
This has been digitized.
During World War 2 there were two internment camps operated at Tatura which operated from 1940 to 1947. There were two internment camps at Rushworth which operated from 1940 to 1946. There was an internment camp at Dhurringile near Murchison. There were also prisoner of war camps at Murchison and Myrtleford. Italy surrendered in 1943 and Italian prisoners of war were released into the Victorian community in 1944. They were housed in many transit camps around Victoria.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - WORLD WAR 2 INTERNEE, ALIEN AND PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS HELD IN CANBERRA
The following is National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 59.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - PRISONER OF WAR FILES, 1939-1945 (A7919)
The files consist of the camp records of German and Italian prisoners of war interned in Australia during World War 2. Photographs are included in most files. The files have been entered into RecordSearch.
TATURA GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Tatura German Military Cemetery holds the graves of German armed forces personnel and civilian internees as well as one Turkish civilian. The remains were brought from all over Australia. It is included on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/14043/tatura-german-military-cemetery/
ITALIAN OSSARIO, MURCHISON CEMETERY
The Italian Ossario is a place of final rest for the remains of 130 Italian prisoners of war and internees who died in Australia when in detention Camps during World War II. Records are searchable online.
https://map.chronicle.rip/murchison-cemetery
DUNERA ASSOCIATION
This is an association connecting internees transported to Australia in 1940. These include the male internees who were transported from England on the ship Dunera and the internees who were transported from Singapore on the ship Queen Mary. The association also includes the internees' families and friends.
https://www.duneraassociation.com/
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