知られざる敵性外国人：オーストラリア人の見たタツラ収容所の日本人( 2 )

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  • シラレザル テキセイ ガイコクジン : オーストラリアジン ノ ミタ タツラ シュウヨウジョ ノ ニホンジン(2)
  • Unknown Enemy Aliens : Japanese Civilian Internees in the Tatura Internment Camp Observed by an Australian Warder (2)

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After the Pacific War broke out, Japanese civilians not only in Australia but also in the DutchEast Indies, New Caledonia, and the New Hebrides were evacuated and sent to internmentcamps in Australia--at Tatura, Hay, and Loveday. Remarkably, this tragic historical fact has remainedvirtually unknown among both Australians and Japanese due to the invisibility of theJapanese internees in both societies as a result of their silence.Fortunately, the author discovered a book on the Japanese civilian internees in the “World WarII Wartime Camps Collection,” which was written by an Australian warder at the Tatura Camp.The previous paper, “Unknown Enemy Aliens : Japanese Civilian Internees in the TaturaInterment Camp Observed by an Australian Warder (1),” explored the history of Japanese migrationto Australia, the plans of the internment camps, and the personal history of the Australianwarder.This paper explores the day-to-day lives and experiences of the Japanese internees from anAustralian warder’s perspective. The living environment and hygiene maintenance, work experiences,schooling and education, annual events including little excursions, camp money, births anddeaths within the camp, and repatriation to Japan are highlighted in the discussion.

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