On the 7th September 1940, between 6.30am and 11am, 1984 Dunera Boys arrived at Hay Railway Station in 48 carriages of 4 steam trains. They then walked to Hay Internment Camps 7 and 8.
Each year on the first weekend in September we remember these men and their stories. A time for family, friends and community to come together and remember.
PROGRAMME DETAILS:
Friday 6th September
6.30pm - Dinner at the Riverina Hotel - Meet and Greet.
Saturday 7th September
8.45am - Hay Railway Station - Symbolic re-enactment at Hay Railway Station. Museum display will be open
9.15am - Morning Tea - Served on the railway platform, Hay Tourism Team to provide. and tour of the Dunera Museum.
10.00am - Symbolic March - from railway to Dunera Way, stopping at Dunera Commemorative Obelisk in Dunera Way. The Obelisk was unveiled in 1990 for the 50th anniversary.
12.30pm - 1.45pm - SPECIAL EVENT: Hay War Memorial Hall, 202 Lachlan St, Hay
Dr Nicole Forsyth and musical friends will be staging a performance of music related to the Dunera. Nicole is a good friend to the Dunera story, and has done a remarkable work rescuing and performing pieces of music composed by Dunera internees. For Dunera Association members attending the Hay reunion, tickets to this special event will be free.
Afternoon - Free time to choose to rest or to visit the various historic War Memorial Museums
Options are:
Hay Gaol Museum - The site of first Military Hospital where sick Dunera Boys were sent before the Camp hospital was completed.
Shear Outback Museum - A history of the Australian sheep shearing and wool industry. Shearing demo and talk at 10.30am and 1pm every day.
Bishop's Lodge Historic House and Garden - 1890 historic house and garden. Open 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday, 9am - 12noon Saturday.
Hay General Cemetery, Jewish Section - Visit the grave of Menasche Bodner, the only Dunera Boy to die in Hay.
6.30pm - DINNER, plans to be advised.
Sunday 8th September
10.00am - Morning Tea at Bishop's Lodge Historic House and Rose Garden provided by the Dunera Hay Museum and Friends.
Contact Details
Mobile: 0431 799 788 - Kate
Play nearby
Boys on Lachlan
101 Lachlan Street, Hay NSW
From Thursday and Friday from 5.30pm. Saturday and Sunday from 12noon.
Boys on Lachlan is the perfect spot to pop in grab some great bites with country hospitality. Serving Pizza, old fashioned fish and chips (wrapped in paper – YUMMO) and an assortment of burgers. Dine in or takeaway.
Awards Ceremony & Breakfast
The Hay Gaol - Church St
26/01/2023 8:00 am - 26/01/2023 11:00 am
Join us for the 2023 Australia Day Awards Ceremony and Complimentary Breakfast. This year we are pleased to announce – Bella Bain our ambassador for 2023. Bella Bain – Five-time world-champion gold medalist in dragon boating, design director and innovator who is using her talents to create a better world.
Easter Play – with live animals.
Hay Park - Moppett St entry.
01/04/2023 6:30 pm - 01/04/2023 9:00 pm
St Fergal’s Catholic Parish proudly present the 2023 Easter Ply. Using live animals and local talent to showcase the Easter Story we all know and love. Come along and enjoy a free sausage sizzle and drink.