New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children
An aerial view of the Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1945. The camp was located on the site of the old Pahiatua Racecourse A: Main entrance B: Garage C: Teaching staff quarters D: School buildings E: Girls' dormitories F: Camp hospital G: Recreation hall/chapel H: Kitchen/dining hall I: Boys' dormitories J: Soldiers' quarters K: Henhouse L: Grotto M: Rest area/monument (built in 1975) N: Old racetrack O: Old grandstand P: Vegetable garden
An aerial view of the Polish Children's Camp in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1945. The camp was located on the site of the old Pahiatua Racecourse
- A: Main entrance
- B: Garage
- C: Teaching staff quarters
- D: School buildings
- E: Girls' dormitories
- F: Camp hospital
- G: Recreation hall/chapel
- H: Kitchen/dining hall
- I: Boys' dormitories
- J: Soldiers' quarters
- K: Henhouse
- L: Grotto
- M: Rest area/monument (built in 1975)
- N: Old racetrack
- O: Old grandstand
- P: Vegetable garden