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Photograph, 1940
... Italian POW camp... POW camp Black and white photograph of Camp 2 (aerial) channel ...Camp 2 aerial photoBlack and white photograph of Camp 2 (aerial) channel left hand side.camp 2 aerial photo, italian pow camp -
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Photograph
Singapore POW'sBlack and white photos of Singapore men outside hut for roll call.singapore pow's, h. seefeld -
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Book, Adolf Wilke, Die Nibelungen Besprechung, 1940's
... camps german pows Cream coloured card front and back, bound ...This manuscript was the brain child of German, Adolf Wilke, Afrika Korp, Prisoner of War. In a cell in Camp 13 he watched smoke from a chimney of the Recreation Hall where his mates were discussing a play. The verses describe various members of the group and their activities. The cartoonist was Count Hans Wolter van Gruenewaldt, a German mining engineer who escaped internment in South Africa, ending as a prisoner in Camp 13. This is a copy of the original. Only 3 copies of the original were made by Gerry von Gruenewaldt - one for Adolf Wilke, one for Gus Pohlig and one for himself. Gerry had a photographed copy made, printed and bound and donated it to the Tatura Museum.Cream coloured card front and back, bound together with a black multi ring binder. Photographed pages of the original printed and put together in book form. Name of book on front top left in black print with first letter of each word in red. Inside pages are on cream card. Text is in German.camp 13, world war ii, tatura, murchison, prisoner of war camps, german pows -
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Functional object - Ashtray, 1940's
Made in Camp 1 by AW - initials on back for Mr. FJ Haslinger in 1940. Mr Haslinger's initials and what is assumed to be his Prisoner No. (POW 2036) on the bottom. Given to Helmut Ruff as a momento when released from Camp in 1947Beaten copper ashtray with 4 indentations to rest cigarettes, hammered pattern either side of indentations and on bottom of ashtrayTatura POW - 2036 FJH 1940ashtray, haslinger fj, ruff h, camp 1, tatura, ww2 camp 1, smoking, accessory, copper -
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Book, Means of Communication Available to Internees and POWs in Australia during WW2 by Sybrand J. Bakker
Lemon coloured side bound book with test and copies of mail covers.books, technical -
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Folio, "Dhurringile" W H Bossence, 1997
... pow ww2 camp... pow ww2 camp W H Bossence Winter Irving Dhurringile Mansion ...An updated version of history of DhurringileHistory of Dhurringile and Winter-Irving families, written by Dr. Bossence and updated by Mr. S R Taylor (1997)pow ww2 camp, w h bossence, winter irving, dhurringile mansion -
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Booklet, Treatment of Prisoners of War in WW2.|Australians in Germany and|Germans in Australia, 2006
Written as a recorded comparison of the treatment of Prisoners of war during WW2 of Australians in Germany and Germans in AustraliaPlastic covers. Clear plastic front and black plastic back. Black Printingprisoners of war, ww2, treatment of prisoners, german pow's -
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Book, Postal History of Internees and POW's in Australia During WW2 by Collas
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Document, Eildon Dam
Written by an engineer to give details of Eildon project and the part played by Ex German POW's in using German produced machinery (Krupp)Olive green cover, black spine. White label on fronteildon damtatura, burns f, tatura, irrigation, engineering, documents -
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Booklet, We Remember, 2001
Discovered in Kingaroy, giving the history of wartime conditions in relation to shortage of labourers and presence of POW'sBlack lettering and cream covered. Illustrations of POW and representatives of the families they worked for.books, history, local -
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Book, Vagarini Interned and Out, 1999
... WW2 POW's WW2 Camp 3 Tatura Black soft front cover ...Written as a time line on the life of Vagarini for a travelling exhibition in 1999Black soft front cover, with picture of Cesare Vagarini and black, white and blue text. White back coverstephens f, cesare vagarini, internees ww2, pow's ww2, camp 3 tatura -
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Book, Hay POW & Internment Camp 1940-1947, 1991
... Hay POW & Internment Camp 1940-1947...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Published t coincide with the Special Reunion of the Italian Ex-Prisoners of War, which took place at Griffith November 10-12, 1991Orange soft covered book with sketch of guard tower on front.ww2 hay camp, books, history, local -
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Sketch - Pastel
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased Thum was permitted to assist Hill, in the presentation of "Pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white pastel sketch of "Head of Christ". A pieceof tissue paper is attached to cover the sketchhead of christ, sketch, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pastel -
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Sketch, 1943
... Josef Thum was a Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was a Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist Ken Hill in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white pencil sketch of a bridge, Church Spire and building in Melbourne. Dated 17.8.43. A piece of tissue paper is attached to cover the sketch."melbourne", sketch, thum j, hill k, aaas, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Sketch, 1942
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist Ken Hill in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at Murchison.Black and white pencil sketch of a portrait of a lady. Dated 23.1.1942"australien" 231942, sketch, thumj, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Sketch
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema unit 36 around 1046-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "Pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at Murchison.Black and white pencil sketch of a gorilla's facegorilla, sketch, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Sketch
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white pencil sketch of a dog. Head and shoulders. A piece of tissue paper is attached, to cover the sketch.dog, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Sketch - Dog
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36, around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBack and white pencil sketch of a dog, head and shouldersdog, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Sketch - Pencil
... Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS-Mobile Cinema Unit 36, around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hositilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white sketch of head and shoulders of a man about to throw a large ballman and ball, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
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Artwork, other - sketch, POW Camp 13 - Tents, 1941
... POW Camp 13 - Tents.... Brown frame with gold edge POW Camp 13 - Tents Artwork, other ...Water colour sketch by internee Klober at Camp13. Depicts tents used early 1941 before the galvanised iron huts were constructed on site.Laminated watercolour sketch of many tents with huts and large gum trees in the background. Brown frame with gold edgecamp art work, camp water colours, klober, camp 13, internment camp tents -
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Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1942?
... graytown pow camp... pow camp rosenkranz crewman GR Stylised watercolour painting ...Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of a Kormoran crewman.GRhsk kormoran, prisoner of war camps, illustrations, watercolour, graytown pow camp, rosenkranz, crewman -
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Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, The German "war flag", 1941/2
... graytown pow camp... kormoran kormoran rosenkranz graytown pow camp illustrations ...Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of the German war flag flying on the Kormoran.The German "war flag"hsk kormoran, kormoran, rosenkranz, graytown pow camp, illustrations, watercolour, flag -
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Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Cutting wood at Graytown, 1941/2
... graytown pow camp.... graytown pow camp georg rosenkranz illustrations watercolour ...Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of POW cutting wood at Graytown CampCutting wood at Graytown. (?) He had on hand only ? fingers (Very nice chop)graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
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Photo album
Three sections of photos in album. Section 1:Three photos of Italian War Cemetery, "Ossario" and Avenue to the POW who died at Murchison. Section 2: Nine photos taken at the Camp 3 Internment Camp at Rushworth. These photos were copied from originals borrowed from Gerda Kazenwadel (nee Decker) of Wangaratta. Section 3: Eight photos taken at Loveday Camps at Barmera S.A. These photos were copied from those borrowed from Mr A.E. Whitmore ("Ern") 4 Laffer St. Barmera S.A. 534521 Photo album with tan vinyl cover. Rectangular collection of photos both colour & b/w. 20 photositalian war cemetery,ossario, camp 3 internment camp (rushworth -
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Carved Stud Box, 1940s
Made by German POW for "Soda" Martin.Small carved round wooden jewel box featuring a leaf design around the sides and spiral pattern on the lid with small spiral knob on the top.jewel box, wood -
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Album - small photo album
The artist of the sketches Hans - Wolter von Gruenewaldt - ex South African Mining Engineer served in the North Africa campaign. This album also includes photos of visitors to the Tatura Museum, Memorial service German War Cemetery 1992 and visitors to Camps 1, 2, 4 and 13 Photos include Murchison R.S.L clubhouse,which was Murchison P.O.W Camp,13 Recreation Hall, Colonel Walter Tinsley D.S.O who was appointed Commandant camp 13 1946, Folk Dancers from Hungary,Scotland, Yugoslavia, Russia, Spain, Holland, German waitress, African Mother and Child,, Asia, Australian swagman, Australian A.W.A.S, British Army W.O, British Naval Officer. Visitors to Memorial service German War Cemetery 1992 Photos show a collection of the art work painted on walls of Camp 13 Recreation hall Small, green coloured photo albumHans-Wolter von Gruenewaldt, German P.O.W. painted these scenes and figures as murals on the walls of the camp 13 Recreation Hall. The hall was transferred to Murchison after WW2 and was purchased by the Murchison R.S.L. as its headquarters in 1955. These paintings can now be seen at the David Jones Nursing Home in Murchison.murchison pow recreation hall, german war cemetery -
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Decorative object - Sailing Ship in Bottle, POW- Pedereul, Sailing Ship Wendy, 1944
... to celebrate the birth of a daughter POW Camp 13 Murchison Ship ...Made by a POW as gift to Guard Clement Williams to celebrate the birth of a daughter A 3 mast sailing ship inside a spirits bottle. Polished wood with white sails. The name "Wendy" on the hull. A distant scene is painted on the back inside of bottle. A dark stained wooden stand is provided to hold the bottle."Wendy" on hull. "POW Pedereul Murchison POW 7231 Murchison" on bottle.pow, camp 13, murchison, ship in bottle -
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Document, POW Camp 13 at Murchison by David Green, 2009
... POW Camp 13 at Murchison by David Green....pow camp 13 murchison... Tatura the-murray pow camp 13 murchison dhurringile pow camp ...Printed material in clear plastic cover.pow camp 13 murchison, dhurringile pow camp, graytown camp, memorials, books, history, local -
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Leisure object - Dolls Furniture, 1940's
Made in Camp 3 by Mr. Alfons Koenig. Little presents such as these were made by POW's and supplied through the Red Cross presumably.9 parts of handmade furniture, handpainted, mainly floral designs in colours - red, blue, yellow, green and white. All parts fit together into a small packagefurniture, dolls, koenig a, uhlherr h, red cross, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, doll -
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Book, Hay and Its People Since 1900, 1980
... Hay POW Camp... clubs. hay Hay Goal Hay POW Camp Hay residents Written to record ...Many aspects of Hay, including schools, council, shops, historical society, transport, families, WW2, services clubs.Written to record life in Hay. NSW. Red cover showing swing bridge 1906.hay, hay goal, hay pow camp, hay residents