Issued for Internees use at Camp 3, atura. Used for Christmas correspondence3 x Sepia coloured picture postcard featuring adult koala and her young, sitting in forks of eucalyptus tree. Printed below picture in German is a description of the Aust. Koala. On back, printed details for completing postcard in German and English, also Christmas greetings and maker details (in German)postcard, bissinger g, wied, camp 3, tatura, ww2, documents, postcards

Used by Internee children at Camp 3, TaturaPale green hard cover German childrens story book with green cloth spine. Printed on front cover "Deutsches Lesebuch Zivilinternierte Kinder". Black and white illustrations, 2 coloured (1 print, 1 hand coloured) in old German script.Deutsches Reiss Kreuz Pra Sidiumww2, camp 3, books, childrens

Used by internees at Camp 3Large round metal cake tin with spring-form sides. made from petrol cancake tin, weinmann e, weinmann b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cooking

Used by internees in Camp 3Cake knife - Blade made from hacksaw blade, handle made from discarded animal bonesknife, weinmann e, weinmann b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, drink, consumption

Propery of internee at Camp 3, TaturaHard cover biblical story/history book/quotes from the bible/with B 7 W illustrations and maps. For schools and familiesGisela Wiedww2, camp 3, books, religion

Painted by Fred Lowen, "Dunera" boy internee. Interned in Hay 1940 and Tatura 1941-42, Purchased by Philip Mactier, a member of the Tatura Historical Society after a visit to Mr. Lowen's homeLeft side huts, gates to camp, two large trees left of centre and tent. Smaller trees on right side of track and two lights atop tall post. Fence running along horizon. Black frame with gold strip"FL" Tatura 28.7.42painting, water colour, lowen f, dunera boy, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, illustrations, watercolour

Made by internee at Camp 3 and used there as a handtoolHandmade metal pincers. The two "arms" or parts joined by metal studFHpincers, haering m, haering f, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, tools

Part of a collection of handtools made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaWood plane, handmade with short, slightly curved handle and metal inserts forming blades at bottom endsplane, wood, haering m, haering f, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, trades, tools

Part of a collection of handtools made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaHandmade keyhole saw. Metal serrated blade, curved wooden handlesaw, keyhole, haering, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, tools

Made and used by internee at Camp 3.Container made out of a coffee tin. Soldered together to make shape of a Liqueur glass.glass shaped container, coffee tin, camp 3, handcrafts, tinsmith, liqueur glass

This sewing machine, made in Germany in the 19th Century, was used extensively in Tatura Camp 3. Its owner; Mrs Elisabeth Hoffmann, was permitted to bring it with her from Palestine on condition that she would make it available to everyone who wanted to use it. There was a roster system and the machine was in constant use for five years. Because normal dress material was scarce, the internees made clothes out of some of the grey army blankets and burgundy overcoats issued to them. The coats were boiled to remove the burgundy dye, then re-dyed green, navy or black, and converted into various items of clothing. The sewing machine coped well with this heavy use. After release from the camp in 1946, Mrs. Hoffmann continued to use it until 1972.Hand operated, table top model sewing machine, with decorative pattern and lettering in gold, hinged to wooden caseGM Pfaff, Kaiserlauternsewing machine, pfaff, polacsek e, uhlherr h, camp 3, tatura, domestic, sewing

Made and used by internees at Camp 3 , TaturaTop wooden frames shaped into handles (small), 2 wooden crossed legs at each end of cloth bag, which has elastic at each end and attached to the wooden frame through holes in the framesewing basket, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, sewing