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Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

1976 establishments in AustraliaImmigration detention centres and prisons of AustraliaMigrant hostels in AustraliaPrisons in SydneyPrivate prisons in Australia
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Villawood IDC (8226116242)
Villawood IDC (8226116242)

Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, originally Villawood Migrant Hostel or Villawood Migrant Centre, split into a separate section named Westbridge Migrant Hostel from 1968 to 1984, is an Australian immigration detention facility located in the suburb of Villawood in Sydney, Australia. Built in 1949 to accommodate post-war refugees from Europe, a section of the original camp was converted into an immigration detention centre in 1976.

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Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
Birmingham Avenue, Sydney Villawood

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Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Birmingham Avenue 15
2163 Sydney, Villawood
New South Wales, Australia
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