An evening at the Dunera Museum with David Houston was
filled with history as he told stories from his memories of the Hay POW and
Internment Camps. Meeting at the Railway Station for nibbles, drinks and a
bit of a yarn, a small group was entertained as David recalled the arrival of
Japanese prisoners to Hay, and the subsequent reactions of nervous
residents.
Mr. Houston, and others in the group, recalled locals arming themselves in
case they were “all murdered in their beds,” and how on one night citizens
were evacuated to the Council Chambers and one young lass worried as she
had forgotten her make up, as well as other stories.
The Dunera Museum Committee hold six such evenings each year and its a
great opportunity to hear history from those who lived it. David is in the
process of recording some of his stories, and the history, to eventually add to
sound tracks already played in the museum. The two railway carriages at the
Hay Railway Station hold a wealth of information about the POW and
Internment Camps and are well worth a visit from visitors and locals. The
next evening will be held on 6th September.
Pictured is David Houston with the potato
masher his father bought when the POW
camp was dismantled and sold off.
Betty Hanslow
and
Thora Doidge
out and about selling raffle tickets and
2Hay FM memberships on a freezing cold
July day. Our photographer spotted the
ladies busily knitting scarves to keep
warm.
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