Item 13: Frank W. Bungardy narrative of life in Holsworthy Internment Camp, ca. March-December 1919 - Page 28
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[Page 28]
{Copy of Newspaper cutting}
HIS LAST REST
Death in Holdsworthy Camp
The death of Joseph Maschke, an internee at the Germa nConcentration Camp, Holdsworthy, who fell dead while at work on Sunday last, was investigated by the Liverpool District Coroner. Maschke was suffering from heart disease. He, with other internees, was carrying logs of firewood from the camp sawmill to the compound kitchen, a penalty imposed by the authorities for taking part in the recent camp strike.
The log the two internees were carrying weighed about 2cwt, and the distance from the sawmill to the kitchen was about 500 yards. When about 100 yards fro mtheir destination, Maschke said, "Put it down, we'll have a rest. " Immediately he fell backwards and died as he was being taken to the camp Hospital.
A finding of death from heart failure was recorded.