▁build ▁a ▁High ▁School ▁at ▁Hay ▁as ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁War .   ▁ ▁The ▁Hay ▁War ▁Memorial ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁An z ac ▁Day , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁with ▁Mr . ▁L . ▁E . ▁Pen man ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁head master . ▁ ▁Inter ne es ▁and ▁P OW s ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Hay ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁intern ment ▁and ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁cam ps , ▁due ▁in ▁no ▁small ▁measure ▁to ▁its ▁isolated ▁location . ▁Three ▁high - security ▁cam ps ▁were ▁constructed ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁arrival s ▁were ▁over ▁two ▁thousand ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁Austria , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁Jewish , ▁aged ▁between ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 6 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁rounded ▁up ▁in ▁Britain ▁when ▁fear s ▁of ▁invasion ▁were ▁at ▁their ▁peak , ▁and ▁were ▁then ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Australia ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁H MT ▁Dun era . ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁Hay ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁four ▁trains ▁from ▁Sydney ▁and ▁were ▁intern ed ▁in ▁Cam ps ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁( located ▁near ▁the ▁Hay ▁show ground ) ▁under ▁the ▁guard ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁G arrison ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army . ▁ ▁Later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' D un era ▁Boys ', ▁the ▁intern ment ▁at ▁Hay ▁of ▁this ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁refuge es ▁from