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Dhurringile Prisoner of War Camp

Location

870 Tatura Murchison Road,Tatura, GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY

File Number

Original Hermes No: 76326

Level

Statement of Significance

Dhurringile was built by James Winter, a brother to William Winter. It is a sixty five roomed two-storied mansion, built as a place of luxury and magnificence. It took three years to build and craftsmen were brought from overseas to work on the building. Imported materials were also used. During the Second World War the mansion housed German officers as prisoners of war, then it became an orphanage and was finally turned into a rehabilitation centre. The house lost many of its interior furnishings of master craftsmanship during the war, despite this the fine polished marbled fireplace and decorative plasterwork still remain in each room. The property has extensive stables, woolshed and large staff quarters. (Register of the National Estate)

HO3 HM Prison Dhurringile, Murchison-Tatura Road, Murchison

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