▁London , ▁had ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest . ▁K la ph ake ▁made ▁a ▁specific ▁proposal ▁for ▁a ▁cond enser ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁Cook ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁supply ▁of ▁pot able ▁water . ▁At ▁Cook , ▁the ▁railway ▁company ▁had ▁previously ▁installed ▁a ▁large ▁coal - power ed ▁active ▁cond enser , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁prohib it ively ▁expensive ▁to ▁run , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁che aper ▁to ▁simply ▁transport ▁water . ▁However , ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁turned ▁down ▁K la ph ake ' s ▁proposal ▁and ▁he ▁lost ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁K la ph ake ▁was ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁Orange , ▁T atura ▁and ▁L oved ay ▁cam ps .</ ref > ▁He ▁considered ▁his ▁intern ment ▁to ▁be ▁gross ly ▁un just , ▁but ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁natural isation ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁release . ▁He ▁was ▁natural ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁K la ph ake ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Alice ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁K la ph ake ▁was ▁a ▁chem ist ▁by ▁training , ▁but ▁also ▁excel led ▁in ▁other ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁sciences ▁such ▁as ▁physics ▁and ▁bot any . ▁For ▁a ▁while ▁he ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁means ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gift ed ▁lingu ist ▁and ▁a ▁student ▁of