▁Naz i ▁opp ression ▁in ▁Europe ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁mil estone ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁cultural ▁history . ▁ 8 0 0 ▁of ▁those ▁intern ed ▁at ▁Hay ▁eventually ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁men ▁on ▁subsequent ▁cultural , ▁scientific ▁and ▁business ▁develop ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁over - state ; ▁many ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁and ▁celebrated ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁cultural ▁and ▁intellectual ▁life . ▁The ▁' D un era ▁Boys ' ▁are ▁still ▁fond ly ▁remembered ▁in ▁Hay . ▁Every ▁year ▁the ▁town ▁holds ▁a ▁' D un era ▁Day ' ▁in ▁which ▁many ▁surv iving ▁inter ne es ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁their ▁former ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁other ▁comp ound ▁at ▁Hay , ▁Camp ▁ 6 ▁( near ▁the ▁Hay ▁Hospital ), ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Italian ▁civil ian ▁inter ne es . ▁Cam ps ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁were ▁vac ated ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁the ▁Dun era ▁inter ne es ▁left ▁Hay ; ▁some ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Orange ▁( NS W ), ▁others ▁to ▁T atura ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army . ▁ ▁Upon ▁their ▁departure ▁Italian ▁prisoners - of - war ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁Cam ps ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Japanese ▁inter ne es ▁( some ▁from ▁Bro ome ▁and ▁islands ▁north