Tray made by unknown internee in Camp 3.1 of 2 wooden trays donated. Wooden base and sides, fancy scroll type carving at either end. Base has a map of Australia and a kangaroo carved into the wood.wooden trays, woodwork, camp 3 woodwork

Made by internee at Camp 3 TaturaShallow wooden rectangular tray with a strip (forming a rectangle) of inlaid wooden pieces in tray basetray, wooden, inlaid, hahn, o, anderson h, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork

Made by Internee at Camp 3, TaturaHandmade, varnished wooden jewel box with hinged lid. Drawer insert and 4 compartments and base. Dovetail corners. Drawing of a kangaroo and joey on the lid(on front) BBjewel box, frank r, glockermann b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork

Made in Camp 3Wooden oval shaped brooch. Daisy like flower in the centre, gold coloured safety pin embedded into broochbrooch, wood, vollmer h, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

Handmade in internment camp 3 Tatura by Rudolf Hoefer2 handturned red gum wooden serviette rings polishedwooden serviette rings, hoefer, rudolf, camp 3, tatura, kazenwadel, gerda, handcrafts, woodwork

Used by internees at Camp 3. Known as "Klip Klop" sandals. Worn to lavatory and shower blocks early mornings.Pair of carved wooden platform heel sandals. Rubber like covering on heel and sole. Leather strap nailed in position to cover toessandals, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, costume, female, footwear, handcrafts, woodwork

Jewellery box presented to Vincent Villarroya, an Army Guard/Interpreter for Italian POW's, by POW Vincenzo LongoEight sided wooden jewel box with paneled lid of light and dark wood with a small round knob on top. Lid is lined with blue material. Box is padded and lined with blue materialjewellery box, villarroya, camp 13, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork, italian pow's

Made by internee camp 3 Tatura & played with by children in camp.Model of 2 horses on a base with 2 sets of wheels, painted brown; upper side of base green. Handmade.toys, toy horses, toy horses on wheels, camp 3, children, internee woodwork

Made by internee at Camp 3Cylindrical wooden vase fluted at the topvase, wooden, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork

Handmade wooden model of a ship with 2 round blocks in centre forming funnels.tatura, handcrafts, woodwork

Made and used in Camp 33 fawns, painted in shadesof brown gloss paint, standing in a green field3 fawns, yenken e, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

Made in Camp 3Oval, dark coloured, polished wooden bucklebuckle, wood, vollmer h, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

A mortising tool is a specialist axe designed for hewing sills and cutting notches in timber. It has a long, narrow head, making it easier to work on large logs. The shape enables the user to cut a long way down into the notch, where otherwise a chisel would be used. Example of a common bush woodworking tool used before the advent of chainsaws and power equipmentMortising Tooltimber tools

A mortising tool is a specialist axe designed for hewing sills and cutting notches in timber. It has a long, narrow head, making it easier to work on large logs. The shape enables the user to cut a long way down into the notch, where otherwise a chisel would be used.Example of a common bush woodworking tool used before the advent of chainsaws and power equipmentMortising Tool, AxePrades Co Solid Steeltimber tools

Handmade childs saving toyWooden handmade childs money box. Castle shape twin towers. Coin depositor 'child' pivot between towers with very quick coin depositor. Plywood varnished and painted with hand fret workhandcrafts, woodwork

Mary Russell brought household items to Australia from England in 1934. Her mother, Elizabeth Russell used the writing desk that was originally given to her mother, Agnes Marian Byrne when she went to boarding school. Agnes used it all her life. Desk damaged by a visiting child who forced the desk closed/open at one point. Estimated that Agnes went to school about 1830'sA square wooden box with brass inlay decoration on lid and front around lock. Hinged lid opens to be a writing surface of velvet. At lock end, groove for pens and small well for ink bottle. Key (not to be used) is in the ink well. Base lined with green hessian glued on. Lid and base angled to give sloping writing surface. A total of 12 items including the box.domestic items, writing equipment, handcrafts, woodwork

Owned by Mary Russell, mother or aunt of Mary McGowan, and brought to Australia from England in 1934Square box with panels of inlaid marquetry (Tunbridgeware). Interior fitted with compartments for cottons, pins, needles etc. Divided section has blue quilted panel. Five compartments have blue padded lids.domestic items, sewing, handcrafts, woodwork