Broadford Prisoner of War Camp No. 1

Location

BROADFORD VIC 3658

File Number

Original Hermes No: 110184

Level

-

Statement of Significance

Heritage Victoria Inventory
Description: WWII POW Camp for Italian prisoners used in silvaculture and firewood cutting, now picnic grounds. Evidence includes terracing and a concrete slab which formed the floor of an ablutions block, a water race, an in-ground cement water storage tank, covered with wire chain mesh and supported by a tram rail.

Group

Military

Category

Prisoner of War Camp