Tweet Facebook Mail They would escape from the tightening grip of Nazism in Europe in the opening salvos of WWII, hoping to secure sanctuary in Britain. But sadly for 2546 men and boys, they would soon find themselves halfway around the world, on the edge of the Hay Plains, in western New South Wales. They would become known as the Dunera Boys.
READ MORE: Cooler recall reminder after child swallows magnet 2546 men and boys found themselves in Western NSW after fleeing Nazi Persecution, they would become known as the Dunera Boys. (Nine) "The Dunera Boys were mostly Germans and Austrians who had left Europe during the rise of Nazisim," says Louise Anemaat, lead curator of "Dunera; Stories of Internment", about to open in Sydney. Belinda Castles' grandfather Heinz would be one.
"His father was murdered, he was a trade union leader, and he escaped to Belgium, where he met my grandmother, and they would then flee to the UK". But as Britain stood alone against a Europe now in the thrall of Nazi Germany, the UK would declare them enemy nationals, ordering their transportation to Australia. READ MORE: Ukrainian man wanted over Nord Stream pipelines explosion Quickly, the Dunera boys would occupy themselves in a way that still lasts today.
(Nine) And after enduring a horrific transit aboard the ship, they would soon find themselves on the treeless vista of the Hay Plains. But quickly, the Dunera boys would occupy themselves in a way that still lasts today. "There was a great cross-sec.