Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). White thread fastens a grey motley plastic button to the bar. For use as a cufflink.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (penny) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internee camps, numismatics, coins, accessory, internment camp currency

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). White thread fastens a plastic button to the bar. For use as a cufflink.Coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (penny) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, internment camp currency, else oertel, else lore hukins

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Threepence with small metal bar soldered to back ("Threepence" side). For use as a cufflink, missing the other threepence for the set.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (threepence) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, else oertel, else lore hukins, internment camp currency

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). For use as a cufflink.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination ("penny" or "threepence") on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, else oertel, else lore hukins, internment camp currency

5 plastic sleeves listing extracts of names of Italian internees in camp 1, 1940, pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 21.

Else-Lore Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, with her mother from 1940-1945. Woodworking was popular amongst the internees and Werner Dehnel, another internee in camp 3, made the darning mushroom for Else-Lore, for darning socks.Wooden darning mushroom. Darker wood at top. Base (stalk) is of lighter wood. Both possibly varnished. Stalk has bevelled lines where it meets top. Base has 1939 Australian penny underside. Attached by (ribbon?) to stalk is a cardboard gift tag.Underside of mushroom top: Else/ Love von Onkel Werner. TATURA 1939/41|Attached tag: Fur Else-Lore. Von Onkel Werner.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, domestic, items, sewing, handcrafts, woodwork

Text book on navigation compiled in Camp 1 Tatura by interneesHard sand coloured covered stitched text book of 208 pages. Separate dust cover and errata section/insert. Dust cover has hand painted illustration on front of sea/sky landscape, Ship, compass like star and title at top. Errata. Consists of 2 single sheets folded forming 8 pages.as abovekeuchenmeeister, fleth

Plan of a wood turning lathe made by internee at camp 3. diagram and description of each piece in the plan to make a wood turning lathe. Has been laminated.lathe plans, lathe diagram, rudy hoefer, woodworking equipment

Made by internees at Camp 3 Tatura and worn by ladies there as an undergarmentHandmade ladies combinations, cream cotton material with lace-like edging, opening at one leg seam. Buttoned at top, one shoulder strap.combinations, hoefer family, underwear, female underwear

Made in Camp 3, Tatura by internee and used there as an item of furnitureHandmade slatted wood folding chair with metal screws, studschair, wood, bissinger g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, furniture, domestic, handcrafts, woodwork

Handmade by internee at camp 3, Tatura and used there as an egg cup. Handturned light coloured, polished wood egg cupegg cup, bissinger g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork, wood, turning

Handpainted by internees at Camp 3. The plate was returned from GermanyBlue painted tin dinner plate with cream dots on outer rim. Army issueplate, tin, rippert c, kuebler g, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, table, setting

Handpainted by internee at Camp 3. Plate returned from GermanyArmy issue tin dinner plate painted blue on the front, brick red on the back with cream dots on outer rimplate, tin, rippert c, kuebler g, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, table, setting

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

Correspondence received by Gisela Wied whilst an internee in Camp 3.Postcard sent to Gisela from Hans Reuz, Melbourne 11 April 1946, written in English. It has a picture of 2 koalas. Picture of 2 Koalaspostcards, gisela wied, camp 3, internment camp correspondence

Made by internees at Camp 3B and used for storing knitting needlesRound metal holder with lidknitting needle holder, beck l, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, knitting, metalcraft, tinware

Supplied by the German Red Cross and used by internees in Camp 3, .Pack of 32 playing cards with green criss-crossing pattern on back and coloured pictures and numbers on face. Contained in card packet with a tuck-in flap. Green pattern/design.32 blatt NP 620 Other labelling in Old German Scriptcamp 3, games, playing cards, german red cross, h beck

Made by internees at Camp 3, Tatura and used there to poach eggs6 round metal egg poaching ringsegg poacher, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Made and used by internees at camp 3 in Tatura during WW2Navy Blue leather belt, with white stripes on the buckle which has a metal pin in center.Belt is shaped into a point at other end and has eight holes plus 2 keepers to hold belt in place.belt, leather, camp 3, tatura, ruff, helmut, handcrafts, leatherworking, costume, accessory, female

Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura. Used by children at the camp.High sided handmade wooden wagon, 2 sets of wheels, painted maroon on inside of body and green on the outside.wagon, roscher i, handcrafts, woodcarving, wooden wagons

Used by internees at Camp 3 to make molds for coffee pots.Solid wooden block. Tapered at the top. Used to form tin coffee potsmould for coffee pots, wooden, kazenwadel family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork, coffee pot molds

Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used there as a carpentry toolHandmade wooden mitre squaresquare -mitre, messerle t, haering m, camp 3, tatura, ww2, trades, carpentry

Made by internee at camp 3, Tatura and used there as a carpentry handtoolHandmade wooden carpentry plane with metal cutting/shaving centre plate. Base is roundedplane, wood, haering m, messerle t, camp 3, tatura, ww2, trades, carpentry