The first German people arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in 1788.  Despite this, when World War I was declared around 4500 German-Australians found themselves interned in camps for the duration of the war.

For more information check out the Migration Heritage of New South Wales website at www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au  and the National Archives of Australia website at: http://naa.gov.au/collection/snapshots/internment-camps/index.aspx

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Thanks to Ken Dampier for post-production.