Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 83

<p>[Page 83]</p><p>and every time he returns he looks more demented. A lot of the men suffer from a high degree of nervousness and cannot face even small crowds, and some are physically disabled as well, and yet nobody is being released to Germany, not even after medical consultation. It&#39;s just deplorable that we cannot do anything against such ruthlessness.</p><p>Holdsworthy [Holsworthy] 10th/6/18.<br />The sunny days are over, and instead of sitting in Trial Bay, we are back in horrible Liverpool. Speculation about the possible reasons for the transfer is rife, as countless as the sand on the beach. When we left Trial Bay, we were hoping to be off to Canberra or even back to the homeland, and only a few &quot;insiders&quot; whispered the name Liverpool. At first the most frequently mentioned reason was consolidation of all camps into one big one, but given the sudden and hasty departure from our [seaside] gaol, I&#39;m inclined to believe those who say that the Australian government suspected us of having made contact with</p>