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Button - metal
Part of WW2 RAAF serviceman's memorabiliaRound metal button featuring map of Australia with crown above, in centre and wording around the circumference and split pin attached to shank.Australian Military Forces on front; W C Luke Pty Ltd on backraaf uniform accessories, buttons, ren smith -
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Button - bakelite
Part of local man Ren Smith, ex RAAF, WW2 serviceman's memorabilia.Small round black shank button featuring crown and eagle.To - 283ren smith, raaf uniform accessories, bakelite buttons -
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Corkscrew
Part of local ex RAAF serviceman's WW2 memorabiliaPiece of wire forming a corkscrew.raaf uniform accessories, ren smith, corkscrew -
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Badges - brass
Badges belonged to Major W. C. Scurry MC DSM Commandant internment camp 4. Army uniform insignia.Set of 6 identical diamond shaped metal badges which have 4 sides of star like serrations. A split pin is attached to the back to attach to a garment.Tria Juncta In Uno (three are united in one)major w. c. scurry, brass badges, army uniform insignia -
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Badges - brass
Badges belong to Major W. C. Scurry MC DSM Commandant Internment Camp 4, Army uniform insignia2 brass badges depicting the words "Australia" with a split pin on the back for attachment to garmentsAustraliamajor w. c. scurry, internment camp 4, army uniform insignia -
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Badge - brass
Badge belong to Major W. C. Scurry MC DSM Commandant Internment camp 4 Army uniform insignia.Brass diamond shaped badge featuring crown atop a rising sun. 2 shanks on the back.Returned from Active Service. Issued by the Commonwealth Government 32,057major w. c. scurry, brass badge, army uniform insignia, internment camp 4 -
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Badge - alloy
Alloy badge featuring a rising sun and crownAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces -
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Abacus, Between 1939-1945
Camp 3 was one of the Tatura Group of civilian & prisoner of war internment camps during World War 2. Camp 3 was a civilian 'family' camp. The abacus was made by a German internee, for his son in the camp. It was made from scrap materials found in and around the camp & the beads & other wooden parts of the abacus were turned on a lathe also constructed by the internees. Wood & metal abacus with wooden base, sides & beads (100), & metal rails. Wood painted red & black. camp 3, tatura, internment camps, civilian internees -
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Carving, sandstone, 1940
Item carved by a German Internee who was held in Camp 1 in WW2. Came into the possession of one of the guards, whose nephew donated it to Tatura MuseumSandstone piece with carved map of Austraiia, Tatura 1939-1940, and a 1939 penny inserted in the stone."Tatura Vic.1939-40." Map of Australia/Bird.internment camp 1, tatura, german internee.. -
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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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Document and CD - Biography, Mary Henderson Gerstle et al, Bernhard Hermann Gerstle, 2013
Bernhard Gerstle & his family (parents & siblings) were German nationals working in Tehran, Iran upon the outbreak of World War II. In 1941, after the installation of a pro-British ruler to the Persian throne, all German nationals were targeted as threats to national security. The women and children evacuated to Stuttgart, Germany via Turkey, while the men were handed over to British forces. Bernhard was taken by ship (the SS Rona) to Bombay & then to Australia (on the SS Rangitiki). He was then marched in to Loveday internment camp 10, South Australia. In January 1945 the German & Italian internees at Loveday were transferred to Tatura Camp 1. Bernhard remained there until after the war & his eventual release, on 29th August 1946. Bernhard chose & was granted permission to remain in Australia post-war, as did many civilian internees, after their examination by a Committee of Inquiry which investigated their political leanings & other criteria for their supposed suitability as Australian residents. The biography also recounts his employment post-war, marriage in 1952 & his later naturalisation as an Australian citizen. Other material includes Gerstle family history from the perspective of Bernhard's sister & family, who remained in Stuttgart; background on the Gerstle family's Russian origins; and a biography of Oskar Speck, famous kayaker, amongst other things, who was interned along with Bernhard & who became good friends with the family; a brief historical background of the Allied forces/Persia invasion; and extracts of Tatura Camp 3 internee Helga Griffin's book, "Sing Me That Lovely Song Again". Black plastic A4 display folder. CD soft case with CD. Folder contains printed biographical information regarding Bernhard Hermann Gerstle. CD contains copies of same documents and also copies of photographs of Bernhard & the Gerstle family. Folder: Bernhard Hermann Gerstle/ Gerstle Family/ Loveday and Tatura Internment Camps 1941-1946/ Sydney 1946-1978/ Compiled by Mary Henderson 2013 CD: BH Gerstle; 1941 - Interned by British/ 1941-1946 - Internee at Loveday SA, Tatura VIC/ Sydney 1946-1978. camp 1, tatura, loveday, world-war-two, internment-camps -
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Brooch, 1940s
The Wied family were settled in Palestine upon the beginning of WWII. Being of German nationality, they were considered a threat to security by Allied forces & were interned in temporary camps, before being shipped to Australia. In Australia they were interned in Camp 3, Tatura, a family camp for enemy nationals. Many of the internees came with few possessions. This item is just one of the handmade domestic items fashioned in the camp from largely scrap materials to give some home comforts in the initially barren surroundings of the camps, particularly to those interned with families and young children. Butterfly shaped brooch made from Paua shell. Fixed to a brass safety pin. world war ii, camp 3, palestine, tatura, jewellery, internment camps -
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Ring, 1940's
The ring was made for the donor by her father in Camp 3, Tatura. The Wied family were settled in Palestine upon the beginning of WWII. Being of German nationality, they were considered a threat to security by Allied forces & were interned in temporary camps, before being shipped to Australia. In Australia they were interned in Camp 3, Tatura, a family camp for enemy nationals. Many of the internees came with few possessions. This item is just one of the handmade domestic items fashioned in the camp from largely scrap materials to give some home comforts in the initially barren surroundings of the camps, particularly to those interned with families and young children. Small brown metal ring, with a small heart soldered to the ring. camp 3, tatura, world war ii, internment camps -
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Book, Kay Dreyfus, Silences and Secrets: The Australian Experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators, 2013
(From back cover): "The Weintraubs Syncopators, international musical celebrities of the 1930s, embarked on a four-year journey across Europe, Russia and the Far East in exile from the antisemitic ideologies of the German Third Reich. This band of mainly Jewish musicians arrived in Sydney, Australia, in 1937. The decision of some of them to stay brought them into conflict with the aggressively protectionist Musicians’ Union of Australia. They gained employment at a high-end Sydney nightclub but when war came, were forced to come to terms with a change in their status – from celebrities to enemy aliens. Denounced for alleged espionage activities in Russia, three were interned and the band broke up. In this major recounting of the experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators, Kay Dreyfus pieces together the complex personal, social and political forces at work in this story of migration at a time of insecurity, fear and dramatic conflict." The Tatura group of camps were built after the beginning of World War 2, and held prisoners of war (enemy military) and civilian internees (enemy nationals, regardless of political affiliation, either living in Australia or in Allied territories overseas). The Weintraubs Syncopators' members were just some of the civilians caught up in the conflict. Paperback book. Glossy black front cover, black & white photo of group of musicians. Blue & white text. Back cover glossy white, black & white photo group of men standing over bass drum labelled "Weintraubs Syncopators". 305 pages. Dewey no. 781.65092weintraub, camp 1, tatura, internment camps, civilian internees, jazz, jewish community, world war ii, musicians, stefan weintraub, horst graff -
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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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Document - Memoir, Hermine Wedel, Memories of Tatura, July 2014
An account of the author's family background & early life, more particularly those events leading to their internment in Tatura, Victoria, Australia during World War 2. The author's parents (author Hermine Wedel, nee Strauss) were of German nationality & practicing as missionaries in New Guinea. Upon the outbreak of WW2, those German nationals were ordered to the coast by the Australian authorities and the men were transported to internment camps in Australia. The women remained behind, reporting regularly to the authorities, until they too were brought to camps in Australia at the end of 1941. They were eventually reunited in a family camp for internees, Camp 3 at Tatura, in 1943. They were released from the camp to work in Australia in 1947 and the family returned to New Guinea in 1949, and eventually went back to Germany. The author also briefly recounts her marriage & married life in Brazil & Germany. 13 page document, A4 paper. 7 pages of English translation, 6 pages German original. world war ii, internee camps, civilian internees, german internees, camp 3, tatura, new guinea, strauss, stuerzenhofecker -
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Photo, Rodney Cash Boot Shop
vintage motor vehicle out front of Rodney's Cash Boot Shoptatura, buildings, historic, transport, motor, vehicles -
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Photograph, Sadler's Pharmacy 1940
Black & white photograph of Dorothy Sadler's Pharmacy, opposite the post office 1940. Later Colliver's Shop, demolished in 1989. Storefront with female standing in front. tatura -
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Photograph, First Water Tower in Tatura
Iron watertank, the first water tower in Tatura, erected at rear of Rodney Shire Offices, built c1888buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Rollinson's Hairdressing Salon
Rollinson's Hairdressing Salon c1950; 1950s motor vehiclestatura, buildings, historic, transport, motor, vehicles, bicycles -
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Photograph, Stevenson's Grocery
Frank Stevenson's grocery store, east of railway line, Hogan Street c1940tatura, buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Flood Streetscape
Hogan Street 1955 floodtatura, buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Thrashing the wheat
Thrashing wheat; horses; children in old style dresstatura, rural, industry, agriculture, livestock, costume, children -
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Photograph, State Rivers & Water Supply Commission
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Photograph, Railway Station & Goods Yards
Railway station and goods yards; c1920tatura, buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Mills' Garage; Croom & Beckwith's Blacksmith & Wheelwright, c.1925
Mills' Garage; Croom & Beckwith's Blacksmith & Wheelwright, Hogan Street, c1925.tatura, buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Johnson Newsagency
Johnson Newsagency, Hogan Street, c1930s. Mrs Johnson and Jean Davies (nee Hill) in photo. The shop was opposite the Criterion Hotel, next to Saddler's Store.tatura, buildings, historic -
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Photograph, Boomerang Cafe 1930
"Boomerang Cafe" operated by Bridget and Nell Myers at 177 Hogan Street. Photo shows Nell Myers and Sarah "Girlie" Colliver in front of the shop in 1930.tatura, buildings, historic, signs, costume, female -
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Photograph, R. Walker & Miss McGilton Shopfronts
Shopfronts of R. Walker Watchmaker & Jeweller; and Miss McGilton Dressmaker; male youths posing; sign for horologiststatura, buildings, historic, street, furniture, signs, costume, children -
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Photograph, Hogan Street
Streetscape of Hogan Street; featuring horse-drawn buggies; Bank of Victoriatatura, buildings, historic, transport, horse