Graytown historical prisoner of war camp

Activity • Tracks & trails - graytown

graytown pOW Camp, Gold Diggings and Cemetery Walk

Hidden away in the Heathcote-Graytown National Park lies the remains of a ‘Prisoner of War’ camp from World War Two. German seamen captured after the battle between the HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney off the coast of Western Australia were transferred via Freemantle, WA and Murchinson, VIC to the Graytown, VIC timber cutting camp. The German prisoners spent their time in the camp collecting firewood to address the firewood crisis of the time. In their downtime many prisoners worked on upskilling, painting, drawing, helping around town or cooling of with swims in the nearby creeks and dams.

Location - 30km west of Nagambie.