On December 8, 1941, 13-year-old Evelyn Yamashita woke to find that a barbed wire fence had been built around her entire community on Thursday Island. The island’s Japanese population were kept there for two weeks until they were transported south to larger camps. Evelyn’s family were interned at Tatura for five and a half years.
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Remembering Internment #2: Maurice Shiosaki
“Kite fighting”, sumo wrestling… Maurice Shiosaki has mostly fond memories of being interned at Tatura family camp as a boy. The saddest moment for his family was when it was time to leave.
Remembering internment #1: Mary Nakashiba
Former Tatura internee Mary Nakashiba reflects on her time in internment as a teenager—the vitriol of Australians who called for them to be killed, the difficulties her family had mixing with the imperialist Japanese at camp and the internee reaction to the bombing of Darwin.
Tatura family internment camp
Update: Vale James Sullivan I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of James Sullivan, a former officer at Tatura internment camp, on March 22, 2012. Jim was 91 years old. I was glad to have had the opportunity to get to know him. He was an entertaining raconteur, keen to share his knowledge,Continue reading “Tatura family internment camp”
Japanese civilian internment in Australia 