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Photograph, 1988
Colour photograph of approximately 50 men and ladies group with the Dandenongs in the background.manfred haering, templer society -
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Photograph, Japanese Ladies from Clothing Factory
Japanese ladies from the clothing factory camp 4. Mr Murayama, the tailor, in centre of photograph.Black and white photograph of approximately 55 Japanese ladies and 4 Australian warders. The clothing factory staff. mr murayama, camp 4 clothing factory, japanese ladies at clothing factory -
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Document, Department of the Army - Military Board, 24 April 1941
More or less duplication obtained from ASIO, obtained by Arthur and Lurline Knee, from the Military Board Chief of the General Staff Army Headquarters, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne 24 April 1941. Marked SECRET. no action considered necessary.Clear plastic folder, the 14 page translation of extracts from the record of the German Internment camps in Australia - confiscated from F. Hoenemann 22 February 1941.Found in a Sydney Hotel.f. hoenemann, department of the army, early internment organisation -
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Document, Money of the Internment Camp, 1989
Unknown, but a most of interesting and well illustrated publication.plastic folder, clear cover, red flat and continues to the back cover. Top of the front page 6 coins on rock and "Money of the Internment Camp" Notes designed at Hay Camp and internment camp cantee coins - articles by David Allen.as above.internment camps, internment camp currency, david allen -
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Document, 1939-1965
Information relating to Andora Star, POW's and Fritz Muller. Donated by his daughter.27 pages of documents relating to Fritz Muller, re German pre war life, rescue from the sinking Andora Star, time in Camp 13 and his description of the sinking of the Andora Star for journalists after the war. Typed and hand written original lettersWar. POW Camp 13 "Andora Star" Fritz Muller "Dunera"fritz muller, andora star, dunera, camp 13 -
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Document, WW2 Currency
WW2 currency from various countries. Japanese form and walletBlack ring folder with plastic sleeves containing various countries currency.World War 2 Japanese currency in Occupied Territoriesjapanese currency, japanese wallet, ww2 currency -
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Book, Rabbits & Spaghetti, 1995
Dedicated to the remarkable spiriit of kindness and humanity, which, in the middle of one of history's worst wars, enabled so many men and women to see strangers not as the enemy but as fellow human beings.Black/grey light card cover with cream rectangle encasing title and a picture of a truck loaded with produce.Rabbits and Spaghettiitalian pows, ww2 italians -
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Book, John Nicholson et al, Australia Locked Up, 2006
The story of Australia's prisons from the first fleet to todayGrey, blue, white and black hard cover. Red spine. Red and white printing in an arch like frame on front cover. White printing on spine. Rope noose printed on the back cover and brief outline of contents on the back.Australia Locked Upaustralian prisons -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Water In Victoria, 1964
Irrigation and Farming in VictoriaBlue, white and grey paper magazine type journal White and black printing. Photo of spray irrigation. Pages 42irrigation, victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
DVD, The Loveday Internment Camp 1940-1946
Used to inform tourists at an information centre in South Australia.DVD with case. The case back includes printed description of the content of the DVD.loveday internment camps, tourist information -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heidelberg - Welcome
History of the town of Heidelberg. Written to satisfy tourist interests. Donated to Museum by Edwin Braun whose father Walter Braun, was a POW in Dhurringile 1941-1947.Hard cover book of 64 pages written in German and English. Contains photos and information on Heidelberg.heidelburg germany -
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Magazine, Graeme Hosken Editor, Digger, 2007
Magazine of families and friends of the first AIF inc March 2007, Group photos including stories from soldiers, profiles. Fawn coloured cover with group photo. Soft cover, stapled on spine.magazines, 1st aif, digger magazine -
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Book, Alfred N. Festberg author, Australian Army Guidons and Colours, 1972
Illustrated book of colours, banners, flags and guidons of the Australian Army. Donated by Mrs Marlene Frenkel whose husband was an ex Dunera boy who joined the 8th Employment Co and after the war was archived for the Australian Army. Book published by firm owned by Frenkel, son of Dunera boy. Pale green jacket, red hard cover. The books lists and illustrates all colours of banning, flags and guidons of the Australian Army since colonial days to approx. 1970.australian army colours, australian army banners, australian army flags -
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Book, In the Interest of National Security, 2006
The story of civilian internment in WW2.Soft cover blue and green with 10 individual persons photos. Some hand writing and sketch of camp fence gate.ww2 internments -
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Book, Martin Feil author, Compatible Minds and spirits, 2011
Story of this Dunera boys life and his wife's life.. Connection to FLER industry.Mauve cover with photos of Sheila and Ernest Rodeck taking most of front cover. Rodeck bookssheila rodeck, ernest rodeck, dunera boys -
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Book, The Dunera Scandal, 1983
The story of the Dunera BoysHard cover book. Black cover with white writing,striking jacket cream with red writing. A circle of blue with barbed wire across it.dunera scandal, internment camp treatment, jews, wartime -
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Book, Phillips Publications, The 1944 Cowra Incident by Captain W. H. J. Phillips OAM Ed, 2002
Story of the Cowra incident in 1944Book by Captain W. H. J. PhillipsFrom the series Living Historycowra breakout, internment camps, japanese escape, pow;s -
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Folder, Heinrih Walter Fuchs
Heinrich Walter Fuchs, MD, born 18 June 1886, Breslan Silesia, studied medicine in Breslan. Served as a doctor during WW1, interned from 1941-1945 after being captured in Turkey. Wife Elizabeth Fuchs.Red back clear front plastic folder containing information on Heinrich Walter Fuchs, MD.heinrich walter fuchs, camp 2 doctors, anne marie wright, elizabeth fuchs -
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Folder, Japanese Civilians Interned, 1991
Compiled and collected by Major Jim Sullivan. Lists of 498 Japanese civilians interned. The bond of friendship of the internees and officers, NCO's and particularly Lieutenant Jim Sullivan who loaded an Army truck with young internees for a trip to Rushworth and Peters ice cream. Old Lady Punshon was also fondly remembered.Olive green cardboard folder with white self adhesive sticker with inscription as below. Contains information in regard to Japanese civilians interned. Drawings, poems, letters, etc.Documents, Camp 4 Rushworth Japanese internees and Garrison. major jim sullivan, japanese internees, old lady punshon, camp 4, camp 4 japanese internees -
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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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Folder - biography, Gustav Polig
Personal account of camp life by Gustav Polig.Red back clear plastic folder containing information on camp life of Gustav Polig. -
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Folder - newspaper articles, Lest we forget. HMAS Sydney, 16 November 1991
Newspaper article published on 16 November 1991 in the Northern Territory News in memory of the most celebrated warship HMAS Sydney, lost 50 years earlier.Clear plastic cover containing newspaper articles concerning the battle between HMAS Sydney and the German Raider Kormoran.hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, dhurringile, pow camps, captain theodor detmers, hmas sydney 50th anniversary -
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Sketches - copies, sketches by Eugen Graf Mansdorf, 1991
Probably drawn during his journeys and internment during WW2.Most sketches titled, dated and the temperature noted on one: Basra 30 September 1941 42 degrees C at noon.Copies of sketches by Eugen Graf Mansdorf, Basra Camp Persia and Loveday South Australia. Red back clear plastic folder.eugen graf masdorf, internment camp sketches, internee artists, loveday camp, basra camp persia -
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Folder, Nagata, Yuriko. et al, Japanese internees at Loveday, 1987
Japanese internees at Loveday Camp South AustraliaPlastic folder clear cover black border and back page. Right hand page hand written. Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia Japanese internees at Loveday 1941-1946 and Repatriating. Japanese internees at Loveday Camp by Yuriko Nagata. Report written by Yuriko Nagata japanese internees, loveday camp -
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Folder, Dieter and Helmut Ruff et al, Templer Records, August 1991
Interesting stories from contributors Helmut Ruff and others about life in Camp 3.Dark blue hardcover plastic folder. On spine Reg. No 5552 Templer Record - Recollections. 20 pages.Templer Record - Recollections.camp 3, helmut ruff, internment camps, temple society -
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Photograph, Cattanach Canal, 1957
Taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large sepia photograph - large stretch of water in foreground, men leaning down from platform above measuring weir in middle of photograph - trees on bank left and middle distance.Above photo: "Cattanach Canal / Inlet and Measuring Weir to Waranga Basin."irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, cattanach canal, waranga basin, measuring weir -
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Folder, Australia archives accession - internees, 1940
Voluminous and at times humorous problems associated with internees. Dark blue hard back plastic cover with the inscription (see below). Australia archives accession - interneesgerhard meinke, internment camps, australian archives -
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Photograph, Cattanach Canal, 1957
Taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large sepia photograph - Concrete structure, side wings, three centre supports, platform and framework above. Man standing, looking up from base. Cracked earth floor and embankment.Above photo: "Cattanach Canal / Regulator on Connection to No.1 Main Channel"irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, cattanach canal -
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Folder - autobiography, Vittorio Tolaini, Voyage of an alien, October 1982
an interesting account of one of the 734 who joined the ill fated Arandora Star of which 486 perished and one of the 200+ survivors who subsequently came to Australian on the Dunera. The German survivors from the Arandora Star, 244 joined the B & G class 2288 Jewish Refugees, some 2732 souls. Graphically described in the first 20 pages and life in Australian prison camps until he returned to England in 1946,Folder. Voyage of an alien. picture of the Dunera. by Vittorio Tolaini. printed on a gold coloured cardboard cover.Voyage of an alien. picture of the Dunera. by Vittorio Tolaini. printed on a gold coloured cardboard cover.dunera, arandora star, italian aliens, italian pow's, dunera boys, marco grazzi, german survivors -
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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