Caption The first recordings that arrived in Australia, made three days ago in Kampong Makassar, the worst internment camp in Batavia, where 10,000 women and children packed together lived on a space of less than half a square mile. Women and children are waiting for repatriation. This 7-year-old girl is dying in the camphospital. Nurses work in 18-hour shifts to nurse the ever-growing group of sick people. This child has been lying on bed for weeks, staring at the ceiling, while doctor is doing everything to save her life, but they can do little because of lack of resources. Annotation: Repro
Caption The first recordings that arrived in Australia, made three days ago in Kampong Makassar, the worst internment camp in Batavia, where 10,000 women and children packed together lived on a space of less than half a square mile. Women and children are waiting for repatriation. This 7-year-old girl is dying in the camphospital. Nurses work in 18-hour shifts to nurse the ever-growing group of sick people. This child has been lying on bed for weeks, staring at the ceiling, while doctor is doing everything to save her life, but they can do little because of lack of resources. Annotation: Repronegative 24-11-1945 Date: October 1945 Location: Batavia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies Keywords: internment camps, children, World War II, hospitals
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