Mario was born in Australia in 1910, the son of Jō and Ichiko Takasuka who migrated to Australia from Japan in 1905.

73 year old Japanese Australian Setsutaro Hasegawa was allowed to return to his residence under strict restrictions.

Hideichiro ‘Henry’ Ide was a naturalised British subject and prominent silk merchant, importing quality Japanese silk into Australia.

The internment camp at Orange was a repurposed facility with a military style layout.

The Orange Showground grandstand inside the internment camp.

A record about the decision to intern Japanese Australians during the Second World War.