HOLE IN CONCRETE
AXIS PRISONERS ESCAPE MOST RECAPTURED AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE (By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright.) (2 p.m.) CANBERRA. Aug. 28. Four German prisoners of war who escaped recently from a camp in Victoria broke out of concrete detention cells situated outside the perimeter fence of the camp after they had discovered faults in...the concrete. This was revealed by the. Army Minister, Mr. F. M. Forde, who added that all the escapees had been recaptured. A fifth prisoner in the cells was caught in the act of escaping.
After finding faults in the concrete, the Germans made a hole largeenough for them to get out of the building. The cells bad been constructed by a private contract. Mr. Forde said that important action in tie guarding of prisoners was being taken, but details could not be published.
Since the arrival of prisoners of war in Australia 12 Germans have escaped and 10 have been recaptured Nine Italians have escaped and eight have been recapturd. In the light of experience in other countries at war, the number of escapees of prisoners in Australia is extremely small. - -
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20874, 28 August 1942, Page 4
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182HOLE IN CONCRETE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20874, 28 August 1942, Page 4
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