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The Dunera Boys is a 1985 Australian mini series based on the Dunera incident. [1] Cast. Bob Hoskins as Morrie Mendellsohn. Joseph Spano as Alexander Engelhardt. Warren Mitchell as Mr. Braun. Joseph Furst as The Baron. John Meillon as Brigadier Templeton. Simon Chilvers as Colonel Berry. Julia Blake as Mum. Maurie Fields as Corporal Carter.
Jul 10, 2010 · It set sail from Liverpool 70 years ago on 10 July 1940, without the passengers - later known as the Dunera Boys - knowing where they were going. The vessel was crammed with some 2,000 mostly...
May 19, 2006 · The ‘Dunera Boys’, as they became known, included musicians, artists, philosophers, scientists and writers. Following their release in 1941 many chose to remain in Australia, making a significant contribution to the nation’s economic, social and cultural life.
HMT (Hired Military Transport) Dunera was a British passenger ship which, in 1940, became involved in a controversial transportation of thousands of "enemy aliens" to Australia. The British India Steam Navigation Company had operated a previous Dunera (1891), which served as a troopship during the Second Boer War.
Oct 8, 2019 · This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera. At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter...
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A paranoid British government expelled about 2,500 'enemy aliens' on the HMS Dunera. The second world war had just started and in July 1940, the passenger ship departed Liverpool on a horrifying two-month journey to Australia.
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Learn about the Dunera Boys, a group of refugees who were interned in Australia during World War II. Discover their harrowing voyage, their life in the camps and their legacy.
