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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Finnigan's Farm at Graytown, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour painting of farmhouse and surrounding treesgraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of Dr Sensfelder, teaching at high school in GraytownDr. Sensfelder a teacher at High School at Graytown.graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, sensfelder -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Swiming in the river with Lieut. Gardener, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour painting of people swimming in a river, with onlooking soldierSwimming in the river with Lieut. Gardener for behaviour OK in the Camp.graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, gardener -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour painting of a guardsman of Graytown with golf clubA guardsman of Graytown we called him "Heile Selassie" because he looked like a Scheich.graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Graf von Hardenberg, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of man in brown/red trousersGraf von Hardenberggraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, graf von hardenberg -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Jake Pesclitte from Berlin, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of man in red trousers, white hat and apronJake Pesclitte from Berlingraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of a man with a wheelbarrow, rooster on top of garbage bin.With a garbage bin to smuggle food in the camp.graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of a man in grey shirt and red trousers and 2 birdsA character noisily in the morning initiated the signal to get up (one morning he lay dead before the Barracks) very pity!!!graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Fishing in the River, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of a man in blue shirt and red trousers with fishing rodFishing in the river with Lieutenant Gardenergraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of a man's head and shoulders between two ears of wheatA ? run "Ost-Friesland" in the crew of "Kormorangraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1942?
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of a Kormoran crewman.GRhsk kormoran, prisoner of war camps, illustrations, watercolour, graytown pow camp, rosenkranz, crewman -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, The German "war flag", 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of the German war flag flying on the Kormoran.The German "war flag"hsk kormoran, kormoran, rosenkranz, graytown pow camp, illustrations, watercolour, flag -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, In the theatre in camp, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour poster advertising a Graytown POW Camp theatre production.In the theatre in camp. Einer von Den Haübern. (schiller)graytown pow camp, rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, theatre -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Cutting wood at Graytown, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of POW cutting wood at Graytown CampCutting wood at Graytown. (?) He had on hand only ? fingers (Very nice chop)graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German & Italian POW's
Copied from "Prisoners of War & Metal Detecting" by Gary Benson. Camp 13 for German & Italian POWsphotograph, people -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Functional object - Straight Jacket
Found in a cupboard in the Port Fairy Police station. Presumably used by the Local police for restraining difficult prisoners.An item of significance to the precinct that the museum and archives occupies. A glimpse into the not so pleasant part of being a policeman or prisoner in the late 1800's to early 1900's.Canvas straight jacket with eyelet holes in back for lacing jacket closed appears to have been made by a sailmaker - has patch on left front breast - various brown stainslocal history, essential services, police, restraint, jail, prison -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BIOGRAPHY, WW2, Tom Gilling, 'THE WITNESS', 2022
From front cover. "THE WITNESS/ The fighting had/ ended but for/ Sandakan's most notorious prisoner/ the war was not over."Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, white and beige print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front - two colour photographs of "Warrant Officer Bill Sticpewich". 310 pages, cut, plain white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs.publication, book, ww2, pow, sandakan, biography, bill sticpewich -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA POLICE GAZETTES COLLECTION: GAZETTE FROM FEBRUARY 1874
Victoria Police Gazette No. 6 dated Tuesday, February 10, 1874, containing notices about: incendarism, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, highway robberiey and stealing from the person, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, stealing otherwise than from the person or from dwellings, property lost, property found, horses and cattle, missing friends, escaped prisoners, deserters from merchant vessels, inquests, extracts from Canterbury police gazette, extracts from South Australian police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also one page with a list of prisoners reported as discharged from the penal establishments during the week ending 9th February, 1874.essential services, police, victoria police gazette -
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Diorama, 2015
This diorama is the focal point the Prisoner of War Gallery. It was originally designed and installed by a collaborative group of artists and craftsmen, all themselves former Prisoners of War in 1995. Bamboo for the display and replica prosthetics was sourced from Thailand. The mannequins are artistic interpretations of identified POW surgical staff and doctors. The original display was moved and reassembled during the Gallery redevelopment process in 2015. All items presented within the diorama are based on POW recorded drawings and diaries of experiences in the Thai Burma Railway POW camps.1:1 scale diorama showing operating theatre in POW camp on Burma Thai Railway together with reproductions of prothesis and improvised equipmentthai burma railway; -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin, You'll Never Get Off the Island. POW Changi Singapore, 1989
A personal memoir of Changi POW, Keith Wilson. The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors.Black, buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Blue & white dust cover with illustrations front & back. Title on front in white letters. Title on spine in black letters.On front end paper: L K Morgan 8/90books, military, history, imprisonment -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Functional object - Old Ararat Gaol - Gaol Key
The key as well as its associated key lock are good examples of how prisoners were restrained in Goldfield gaols.The key is significant in that it still functions with its lock considering its age. This functional key belongs to Object #1237 There are a number of engravings on the bow. Scratches and dents are evident from use. "J. HUBBALL" - "MELBOURNE" - "A" - "J" gaol, prison, prisoner -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Camp 13 stone bridge, 1989
Camp 13, administration area, s.w. corner near Commandants house. Made by prisoners using local stone.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Stone work,ornamental pond, bridge, s.w. corner near administration area - remnants.Camp 13 West Garrison Gardens - Stone bridge over figure 8 poolcamp 13, murchison victoria, pow, internment camps, stonework -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - Wartime Camps, Garrison Records, Letters, c2000
Some archival records, letters and personal notes all relating to the Internment and Prisoner of War Camps in the Tatura area.Copies of original material emanating from the garrisons at the internment and prisoner of war camps in the Tatura area during World War 2. Archival records of some garrison members.Black two ring folder containing pronted material and photos all held in plastic sleeves. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
German Currency
These notes were collected by Mr Alex Pracz who was a member of the Russian Army. He was a Prisoner of War in Germany.Two bank notes from Germany. 1 Mark which is small, square and green, blue and black. 10 Reichsmark is rectangular with white and green text and decoration.german currency, pow -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - colour, Clare Gervasoni, Redruth Gaol, Burra, South Australia, 29/05/2013
Redruth Gaol was constructed in 1856. It was the first South Australian gaol to be built outside Adelaide. The goal was built to house 30 prisoners (male and female). It closed in 1897 at which time the prisoners were transferred to Gladstone Gaol. The former Redruth Gaol was renovated and started a new life as a Girls' Reformatory in 1897 and closed in 1922. This gaol was used in the film 'Breaker Morant'.A number of colour photographs featuring a stone gaol. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Postcard, 1940's
Issued for use at camp3, Tatura. Used by internees for (Christmas) correspondence.Black and white picture postcard featuring an Australian country scene with sheep feeding in foreground. German words "Landschaft in Australien" printed t bottom left hand corner. On back at top below the words "postcard" is printed "Service of Prisoners of War Post", then Christmas and New Year Greetings in German along with other details for completing postcard.postcard, bissinger g, wied g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, documents, postcards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. The goldfields police were stimulated to this sort of activity by an absurd regulation which allotted them half of the fines paid by prisoners they arrested. Many Commissioners, too, antagonized their diggers by their overbearing conduct. (See Unit 8) Markings: 36 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER, RED CROSS, Red Cross, "Who will be Red Cross Junior?", 1943
Refer Cat No’s 7028, 7029 for VAD, Red Cross and fund raising.This is a quarto sized poster with glossy white paper. Printing is in red ink. Main image shows a little toddler with red bow in her hair, placing a penny into a Red Cross money box. A sign in black ink beside it states - Proceeds to the Prisoners of War Fund. At the bottom is a little statement Red Cross 'Junior' Competition.Staple hole on top LHS. On the rear, in pencil, are the raffle plans and prizes = Babyset - Palmer Club Raffle - Wireless - (YMCA Dance on 17th) - Hann Raffle - Bicycle - Love Birds - Permit for (S..?) Ann - Radio Drive. ww2, pows, red cross -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Another Storage Bunker
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a Viet Cong patient leads elements of 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) to another underground bunker in K76A Hospital where the NVA/VietCong had been storing cut wood and other materials that needed to be kept dry. The Viet Cong prisoner showed the diggers many caches during Operation Marsdenphotograph, 6 rar/nz, k76a hospital, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, vc prisoner, viet cong, 6 rar/nz (anzac), nva/vietcong, captured nva viet cong sapper, denis gibbons -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Russell Braddon, The Naked island, 1955_
Account of the author's capture by the Japanese forces in Malaya in 1941, and experiences in prisoner of war camps in Kuala Lumpur, Changi and Thailand.18 x 11 cmprisoner of war camps, world war 2. malayan campaign