Medals recognizing WW2 service. Given to local returned serviceman.Three of 4 military medals with ribbons.King George V1 GRT V1australian war medals

Medals recognizing WW2 service. Given to local returned serviceman.Four of 4 military medals with ribbons.King George V1 GRT V1australian war medals

Medals recognizing WW2 service. Given to local returned serviceman.One of 2 military medals (star) 1939-1945King George V1 GRT V1australian war medals

Papal visit to Australia in 1986Round, heavy metal plate, with 3cm raised rim, a gold Papal coat of arms is in the centre. 'On the Occasion of the Papal Tour of Australia by His Holiness' inscribed around the outside edge. 'John Paul 11, 1986' is inscribed above and below the coat of arms. Inscribed on the bottom are 6 symbols, and the number 090 is under those symbolspapal visit, souveniers, pope john paul 11

A social history of the humane internment and POW camps set up during W.W.2 at Tatura, Rushworth, and Murchison in Central Victoria. Tatura camp was one of the largest internment camps in Australia holding approximately 12,000 - 13,000 people of multicultures from almost every country in the world.Hard cover, with Asiatic children from Tatura camp 4 enjoying a picnic at Waranga Basin. Front photo surrounded with a sketch of wire. B\W photos and sketches.Dedication to the memory of the author's husband, Alan Hammond.prisoners of war and internment camps - victoria - history

A social history of the humane internment and POW camps set up during W.W.2 at Tatura, Rushworth, and Murchison in Central Victoria. Tatura camp was one of the largest internment camps in Australia holding approximately 12,000 - 13,000 people of multicultures from almost every country in the world.Hard cover, with Asiatic children from Tatura camp 4 enjoying a picnic at Waranga Basin. Front photo surrounded with a sketch of wire. B\W photos and sketches.Dedication to the memory of the author's husband, Alan Hammond.prisoners of war and internment camps - victoria - history

4 X War Savings Certificates Valued at One Pound each. Numbered in numerical orderWar Savings Certificates X 4. Each is cream background, with dark green writing, front and back each to the value of 1 pound. Each dated 23/12/1948. at top. Signed and date stamped at Tatura. Continuous numbers AA591359 ,AA591360, AA591361, AA591362Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates, plus values, entitlements and values, face value when paid. Rear has rules etc pertaining to regulations etc

Sia Fujitsu, the son of Jiroguma Fujitsu was born on 27 May 1926 in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. His trade is listed as Employee of Culture and his religion is Buddhist. He was captured at Tawao, North Borneo on 27th January, 1942 and was interned in Loveday South Australia until he was repatriated to Japan on 21st February, 1946. Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.SiaPhotocopy of a pencil and ink Portrait of a Japanese youth Short black hair, dark eyes and pink lips. He is wearing a jacket that appears to be too large for him and white collar and beige coloured tie. There is light blue shading around is head and shoulders. Japanese lettering in black ink on the left of the picture translates to his name "Sia FUJITSU". Signed in black ink by artist Kurt Winkler, Loveday, 1942.Kurt Winkler LOVDAY 1942

Made at Camp13 by POW and used there as sewing repair kitHandmade fabric folding sewing kit with tapes for tying. Has piece of felt as lining with buttons of various sizes and colours attached. Main material is green in ncolour,innerlining is beige,felt maroon. Inside pocket is a piece of card wound with white thread. Label stitched with the words Red Cross, Qld Division, Australia and a redform of a cross in centredomestic, items, sewing

Written as a memoir of one family's contribution to the development of australia. A Lawrence is son in law of J.H.Davies who farmed Hill Top.Blue cardboard cover. Illustrated with photo. Construction of Waranga Mallee channel. Back cover - Contributing membersTom, with best wishes for a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year love Pearl Shields (Davies "Hill Top") 3/33 Gleeden St Brighton 3187.|also signed - with best wishes A E Lawrencebooks, history, local

This trophy was initiated at T.LC. in 1956, donated by Mr H.S. (Tib) Reilly to attract prominent district & Melbourne players to the annual tournament on Australia Day weekend. The conditions were that any player winning the event 3 times would hold the trophy permanently and Mr Reilly undertook to provide a replacement. Mrs Val Constable (nee Huxtable) won the trophy outright for the first time in 1962 and she has donated it to the museum to honour Mr Reilly's contribution to the Tatura community. Mr Reilly was a prominent businessman, J.P. and very active in promoting the development of Tatura. Winners from 1956-1962: 1956 Mrs N. Nethersole, 1957 Miss P. Radford, 1958 Miss V. Huxtable, 1959 Mrs D. Constable, 1960 Mrs N. Nethersole, 1961 Miss M. Burke, 1962 Mrs D. Constable. Tatura Lawn Tennis Club Mr H.S. Reilly T.L.T.C. Annual Tennis Tournament (Australia Day).Large silver rose bowl provided by Mr H.S. Reilly to promote the annual tennis tournament (Australia Day). First presented in 1956 and won in perpetuity in 1962. Winners' names inscribed for each year.Tatura Lawn Tennis Club. Ladies Open Singles Championship H.S. Reilly Rose Bowltatura, recreations, sports, tatura lawn tennis club, australia day tennis tournament, h s reilly, val constable nee hustable, mrs n nethersole, miss p radford, mrs d constable, miss m burke

International Dairy Week, Tatura is featured in this Supplement with the Weekly Times. Dairy Week began in 1990 with an idea from Brian Leslie and David BlackmoreAmusing sketch of cows and Tatura on map of Australia and Elderes advertisement on front cover. Elders Dairy Division ad and photo of Auctioneers on back covertatura dairy week, international dairy week, tatura, dairy cattle, newspapers, rural, industry

Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the WW2. Two copies (C8299)Olive green soft cover book with picture of Masuko Murakami on the cover. Pink and white textunder suspicion, beaumont j, o"brien im, trinca

Written to struggle to piece together a labyrinth of facts, theories and in many cases, elusive false trails. Strange cryptograms, hearsay and new evidence from German survivors.White hard cover book with dust cover, front is black and white featuring " The waiting woman and dome of souls at Geraldton, "Sydney" Memorial". Back cover is blue and white featuring Wall of Rememberancehmas sydney, geraldton western australia, hmas sydney memorial

Front cover depicts Blue sky, wheat fields, 2 school girls on bikes Black and white photo of 3 girls, l on a swing on back cover. Title in green and brown.australian backblocks, charles kerry collection

History of German Internees in Australia during WW1.by Nadine Helma & Gerhard Fischer.Donor: Lyn Harrison, 2011.books, reference

Presented by Sir Ronald East for display and research into irrigation history. We received this book following correspondence with Sir Ronald knowing he had held high office in the Stae Rivers and Water SupplyHard cover book. Dark green flyleaf cover with plastic cover. Photograph of samuel East in centre of cover. White Writing.irrigation, east, sir r, book, history, local