Katarapko Wood Camp

Background

Katarapko Wood Camp was a World War II prisoner of war camp, located on Katarapko Island, on the River Murray near Loxton, in South Australia's Riverland. It was officially part of the Loveday Camp complex, and housed Italian prisoners of war, who were employed as wood cutters for the Allied war effort. It was similar to wood camps throughout South Australia at the time, including two others attached to the Loveday POW camps - Moorook West (Wood Camp) and Woolenook (Wood Camp). The camp consisted of a tented compound, surrounded by barbed wire. The first Italian prisoners arrived at the camp on 3 May 1942.

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World Prisons. (2026). Katarapko Wood Camp. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/katarapko-wood-camp

"Katarapko Wood Camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/katarapko-wood-camp.

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  title = {Katarapko Wood Camp},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-26}
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