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Currency - Coin, Australian One Penny 1945, 1945
Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.Circular Commonwealth of Australia copper coin, value one penny, dated 1945. Head and shoulders impression of George V1 on reverse side. Kangaroo on front. Latin script around circumference.Australian half penny 1945camp 13, penny coin, australian currency, murchison internment camp -
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Currency - Coin, Australian One Penny 1943, 1943
Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.Circular Commonwealth of Australia copper coin, value one penny, dated 1943. Head and shoulders impression of George V1 on reverse side. Kangaroo in flight on front. Latin script around circumference.Australia Penny 1943camp 13, penny coin, australian currency, murchison camp, 1942 australian penny -
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Currency - Coin, Australian Penny 1945, 1944
Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.Circular Commonwealth of Australia copper coin, value one penny, dated 1945. Head and shoulders impression of George V1 on reverse side. Kangaroo in flight on front. Latin script around circumference.Australian penny 1944camp 13, penny coin, australian currency, murchison camp -
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Carpentry tools
Articles recovered from Camp 13 site 1989.Handmade wooden carpentry tool with adjustable centre piece.Camp 13carpentry tools, murchison camp 13 -
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Photograph, 1950
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. P.O.W Camp 13 at Murchison laundry and shower building with water tank on stand above roof. Sundry small buildings to the right. Gravelled road foreground. Note - This complex of buildings water commission camp, 1950victorian state rivers and supply commission, camp 13, murchison -
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Magazine, Wild Life, June 1947
Australian nature magazine featuring articles written by POW Adolf Wilke about bearded lizards. Title of article "My Prison Companions" (part 1). Part 2 C7685. Adolf was a POW at Camp 13 Murchison. Article page 207.Soft covered magazine stapled at spine, has black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover features red coloured flower heads (waratah). Title is also in red. Vol 8 no 6. Price 1/-.Miss Joan Graf, 25 Lothair Road, London N4 England Wilkeadolf wilke, my prison companions, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, australian nature magazine -
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Magazine, Wild Life, July 1947
Australian nature magazine featuring articles written by POW Adolf Wilke about bearded lizards. This is the second part of "My Prison Companions" (part 1 C7684) Adolf was a POW at Camp 13 Murchison. Original articles was translated from German by Captain Llewellyn Seal, of Army Intelligence and is about bearded lizards. Page 245.Soft covered magazine stapled at spine, has black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover features bird on tree limbs with seed in its beak. Orange splash on birds wings. Title is also in orange. Vol 9 no 7. Wilkeadolf wilke, my prison companions, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, australian nature magazine, bearded lizards, captain llewellyn seal -
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Book, Adolf Wilke, Study of Bearded Dragon Lizard, 1943-1947
Book is a compilation of notes on the study of bearded dragon lizards compiled by Adolf Wilke, former POW at Camp 13, Murchison. Separate article about the Goanna is from the magazine "walkabout" 1st October 1943.Hard cover loose leaf book with hand written notes in German script. Also features magazine cuttings/articles, in English. Held together with piece of thin white tape inserted through punched holes in cloth spine. 2 x separate articles in pockets on 3rd from back end page.bearded dragon lizards, adolf wilke, pow camp 13, goanna, walkabout magazine -
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Book, Federmann, Alles Eine Linie, 1942
Book was a 1942 Christmas gift for Adolf Wilke, POW camp 13 Murchison by all members of the camp theatre group. Signed by members of the cast.Hand made/bound cloth covered book containing poems, plays and cartoon sketches (done in ink). Page 3 features hand written signature in pencil. Illustration on front cover of mans face with the title above and date below. 26 numbered pages.adolf wilke, pow camp 13, pow christmas gift, internment camp theatre groups -
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Decorative object - Letter Opener, 1940's
Made by POW's at camp 13.Ornate carved wooden letter opener. Hand turned.N0 13 POW Group Murchison Australiakevin clarke, wooden letter opener, internment camp woodwork -
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Book, Adolf Wilke, 15 September 1944 - 1 May 1946
Surveyors book compiled by POW Adolf Wilke who was lecturer in surveying at Camp 13, Murchison.Handmade hard cover, hand stitched book consisting of figures and plans in ink and pencil. 69 numbered pages.adolf wilke, surveying, camp 13 surveying -
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Book, Karl Pollak, Words U. Phrases, 27 November 1941
German-English phrase book, compiled by Karl Pollak, POW at Camp 13 Murchison.Hard card covered handmade book. Consisting of pale green coloured folded sheets held together with a piece of string. Entries made in ink.27.11.41 Tatura Camp Australia Pollak Karl.karl pollak, pow phrase books, camp 13 phrase books, german-english phrase book -
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Article - Book - sketch, 1940's
Empty sketch book owned by Adolf Wilke POW at camp 13 Murchison.Hard card covered sketch book. Cover is patterned pink in colour. First page is a water colour of the ocean and sky, it appears to have been added as a separate page with photo mounting cornersadolf wilke, sketch books, pow sketch books -
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Painting - Watercolour, Adolf Wilke, Seascape, 1940's
Painted by POW Adolf Wilke at Camp 13 MurchisonSeascape watercolour painting on sketch book type paper.adolf wilke, camp 13 artists -
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Chair, 1940's
made and used by internees at Camp 13. Mr Berwick Snr was responsible for organizing prisoners of war into work gangs picking tomatoes in Murchison, Toolamba area.Wooden box like seat, chair, 2 arms, 2 slats forming back. Varnished.camp 3 wood work, wooden chair -
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Folder, Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material, 1991
A large collection of events in regard to Camp 13. Documents include the names of 983 German POW's in Murchison August 1941 - January 1947. An interesting collection confiscated intelligence report. No 94 included 26 gall of wine, 9 drums of fruit in an advances state of fermentation, flex copper wire, clothing, petrol motor and miscellaneous cameras and wireless parts. A letter by the German Naval Commander to all families of the Kormoran crew. History of German POW's in WW2 by H. Wolf. Both in German. Map 13 B. the 21 September 1942 disturbance in D compound; report in German Sydney-Kormoran; weekly rations; dimensions of a tunnel 15 June 1942. Drawings by Heinz Dohmen - Arandora Star; royal Oak both sunk by u boat ace Gunther Prien, Collins gunner Kloppe; Kormoran at the memorial service for HMAS Sydney; Red Cross reports in German as are letters; Rudi Pruckners escape; the general conditions and the recently found tunnel.Foolscap size folder with pillar box red 3 cm wide flap which extends to the back. On the front red flap is the inscription below. Prominent centre left is Australia with gum trees and sentry box and anti clockwise POW 1941-194. A kangaroo and emu on the top right hand corner. Prison of war and beneath Murchison - Australian.Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material.gustav pohlig, camp 13, murchison victoria, hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, heinze dohman, rudi pruckner -
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Photograph, Cattanach Canal, 1957
Taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large sepia photograph - Construction equipment middle foreground, two bridges, truck crossing second bridge, trees, flat paddock, scattered trees, man working on nearer concrete bridge support.Below photo: "Cattanach Canal / Rail and Highway Bridges near Murchison"irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, cattanach canal, bridges -
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Suitcase, 1940
Made by POW's in Camp 13, at Murchison, VictoriaGreen painted hessian covered handmade wooden suitcase with metal handle, clips, lock and corners.suitcase, handmade suitcase, wooden suitcase, pow crafts -
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Magazine, After the Battle, 2009
Periodical featuring, amongst others, an article on Camp 13, at Murchison. Written by David Mitchel-Hill, a POW Camp No 13 at Murchison, pages 28 - 49.Soft cover, rural scene featuring a horse, cactus plant, hills and trees on the front cover. A small picture of an army tank on the front cover and memorial scene on the back cover. Red, black and white text.camp 13 murchison, david mitchellhill-green, after the battle, camp 13, murchison camp, pow camp murchison -
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Photograph, 1940-45
2nd light horse at training WW2, Known names Ern Cassidy, Murdoch Brisbane, Murchison9 sepia photos, box brownie type, of 20th Light Horse at training WW2. Connection - Cassidy and Brisbane Murchison.ern cassidy, murdoch brisbane, 2nd light horse -
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Riding Crop, 1944-45
Made by a German Prisoner of War in Camp 13 (Murchison) and given to a member of the garrison, R. E. O'Hara. Internees / POW's made many items from largely scrap material during their time in the camps. This item holds historical and cultural significance as an example of the ingenuity of internees & how many occupied their time in camps, shaping the cultural and creative life of those in the camps. Also a possible indicator of relationship between garrison and internees. Dark brown wooden crop or swagger stick with a wooden knob on one end and a horse hair plume attached with cord to the other end. Fine cord attached to knob end with a loop for hanging. murchison, camp 13, tatura, garrison, prisoner of war, internee camps, ww2 -
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Documents- Archives, Kuhne, 1946
Donor is daughter of a member of Australian armed forces who served during WW2, and was member of garrison at Camp 13 after the war, in 1946. Donor was researching her father's service & obtained at her expense copies of these archives held by the AWM, related to daily activities in the camp during the time that her father was posted at Murchison. Records show, amongst other things, troop (garrison) movements, routine orders, outcomes of disciplinary proceedings. Copies of archival documents obtained from AWM, specifically Australian Army war diaries / intelligence summaries pertaining to Murchison POW group (Camp 13). For periods: 1. Jan-Mar 1946; 2. April-May 1946; 3. Jun-July 1946. Printed A4 pages. 3 separately bound parts. Series number: AWM52; Control Symbol: 8/7/40. Part 1 (Jan-Mar) - 110 pages. Part 2 (April-May) - 171 pages. Part 3 (June-July) - 99 pages. camp 13, murchison, prisoner of war camps, internee camps, world war ii, garrison -
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Suitcase, 1940's
Made by POW in Camp 13, MurchisonGreen painted, hessian covered handmade wooden suitcase with metal hendle, clips, locks and cornerssuitcase, harrison l, camp 13, tatura, ww2 camp 13, personal, effects, travel, goods -
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Medal - German, 1930's
Possession of POW at Camp13 MurchisonGerman military medal, star shaped with crossed swords, swastika sign in centre, date 1939 on back in centre. Ribbon in coloured stripes - navy,red & whitetatura, numismatics, medals, military -
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Medal - German, 1918
Possession of POW at Camp13 MurchisonGerman military medal, star shaped with crossed swords, a wreath decoration with the dates1914,1918 in centre. Ribbon black,red & whiteL NBGtatura, numismatics, medals, military -
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Work bench, 1943
Made and used at Camp 13. Purchased 1948 at the camp clearing sale by Dave Campbell. Passed on to W. Finlay in 1980. Given to this museum by him in 2010.Workshop bench (timber)tatura, camp 13, murchison, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork -
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Album - Photo album, Die Nibelungen-Besprechung, 1940's
Copy of original book. Individual photographs of a handmade illustrated booklet by Adolf Wilke. Text illustrations done by Hans Wolter Von Gruenewaldt at Camp 13 MurchisonOuter cover: White, pink & grey stripes. Album containing coloured photographs placed in sleeves. Roman numerals signify page numbering in original document.die nibelungen-besprechung, adolf wilke, hans wolter von gruenewaldt, camp 13 murchison -
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Programme, Journey Round The World, 1941
Programme & revue produced by POW's at Camp2 MurchisonSingle foolscap copy of the programme performance revue Journey round the World. Title hand written, programme typed6th November 1941 Taturadocuments, programmes -
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Photograph, Gefreiter Franz Rapp, 1940's
Photograph of Franz RAPP a POW at Camp13.B&W Photograph orf Gefreiter Franz Rapp. Died in action on the Finnish front 1941. Photo on a foamboard backing.franz rapp, murchison camp 13, german internee -
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Booklet - history, HSK Kormoran, 1991
Possession of POW at Camp13 MurchisonHandmade booklet B&W. Brief history of H.S.K. Kormoran. 19 Nov 1941-19 Nov 1991. All pages are photo copies. Has separate leaf listing battlews/sinkings by the Kormoranbooks, history, kormmoran