Dookie Agricultural College

Dookie Agricultural College is Victoria’s oldest and Australia’s second oldest agricultural college providing agricultural education courses and residential facilities for its students. Situated to the east of Shepparton, it is c. 70 kilometres from Tatura Camp 2 site.

At least eight UK Italian internees were employed  at Dookie College 1944-1945:

Luigi Beschizza: Caterer, England;

Michele Caira: Restaurant Proprietor, England;

Giuseppe Ferrari: Commercial Traveller/Tea Taster, England;

Sabatino Jannetta: Shop Owner, Scotland;

Rinaldo Radice: Waiter/Steward, England;

Pietro Strina: Cook, England;

Pacifico Vittorio Tolaini: Café Owner, England and

Emilio Rossi: Restaurant Clerk/Accountant, England.

Dookie Agricultural College