Item 15: Frank W. Bungardy narrative of events at Torrens Island Internment Camp, 1915 and Holsworthy Internment Camp, 1915-ca. 1919 - Page 88
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[Page 88]
by Great Britian, in wich it says that any Government at War, is compelled to give Enemy subjects residing in the state, reasonable time, to quitt such state, or else being liable to be interned. The Australian Government, not even an official party of the declaration of War, but acting in defence of England (The Mother country) never give its Enemy subjects residing in the Colonies, not even 12 hour notice to quitt, but interned with out Notice. So when one party acts against Regulationes, to my esteunation the other is justified in doing the same. If any Resident in Australia can prove, that same ever heard of any Notification being issued requesting Enemy subjects to quitt the Staate in any certain time, I am willing to forfeit $pound;100 to any charitable Institution in Australia. So to my estimation, if a staate can view