Used by Australia Post to dispense stampsHeavy black metal postage stamp vending machine. Slot for coibns. Life up flap for dispensing postage stamps. Instructions for use on the side. Side panel is attached by a screwvending machine, australia post, crilly j, tatura, postal, philately, stamps

Used by Australia Post to dispense stampsHeavy metal postage stamp vending machine. Slot for coins. Life up flap for dispensing postage stamps. Instructions for use on the side. Side panel is attached by a screwvending machine, australia post, crilly j, tatura, philately, stamps

The story of an Australian Airman 1942-1946. Purchased June 21, 1992, at Alice Springs, NT. Page 25 - Chapter on No. 1 Recruit Depot, SheppartonAirforce scene on dust jacket. Red border on lower front white letters. Blue cover. Loose leaflet insidestory of gordan wallace, no 1 recruit depot, shepparton, tatura, ww2

Presbyterian Church Hymn Books were used during the 2nd WW then used by young boys from Great Britain who were brought to Australia as orphans after WW2. Boys were billeted at the Dhurringile Mansion, near Tatura.Brown linen cover over dark blue cardboard cover. Hymn book used in Church services5 books. All but one have a sticker on fly leaf: God bless our fighting men Bring them safe home again God bless our men May they be strong and true And bless our women too Bring them all dangers through God bless them allhymn books, presbyterian church, office of corrections, dhurringile, tatura, presbbyerian church, religion

Certificate of engineeering qualification awarded to War Camp internee, Stephan Asboth. Born 27.7.1914. Originally interned at Camp Loveday, in South Australia. Certificate reads that Asboth's achievement was "Gut" (good). Stephan Asboth was later employed by Rodney Shire.|Translated by Franz Fahnle in July 2010.Laminated and foam board backed certificate with hook secured to back of plaque. Wording in (freehand) Geman script. There are 6 siignatures and an official stamp at bottom in pink/mauve colour.tatura, diploma, asboth, s, engineering, loveday, camp 1, shire of rodney, ww2, civic, momentos, plaques

Presented to Ken Hill by the artist Josef Thum as a token of his friendship. Thum was an Austrian POW at Camp 13 who was permitted to assist Ken Hill who was a mobile cinema operator, as a member of the Australian Amenities Service - AAA's Mobile Cinema Unit No 36 - around 1946-47. After hostilities had ceased Thum returned to Vienna. He and his Wife had 2 childrenFaded blue hard cover book. Cloth spine and front and back edges. Linen like paper pages. 5 pages of water colour sketches, 24 pages of pencil sketchesWith many kind wishes as a token of my friendship. Ever yours. Josef Thumsketches, pencil, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, books, art

One of not more than 10,000 of these gilded Kookaburra silver coins minted at Perth Mint, Western Australia. Certificate of Authenticity. Coin No. 03077 contained in box1 gilded silver coin depicting a Kookaburra on the front. Queen Elizabeth on reverse. 99.9 % silver coin. Weighs 1 oz. Coin is in a plastic coin holder which is displayed in a padded display case with hinged lid. This is contained in a silver box. Certificate of Authenticity is inside case.The Australian Kookaburra Gilcoin, australian kookaburra, walker b, tatura, currency, numismatics, australian currency

Made as a Souvenir to "Memorial to HMAS Sydney 11. Mount Scott Geraldton WA"Round Australian pewter drink coaster (round) with a bow of a ship in the centre ofa 7 pointed star inside a circle. Suede attached to the back of coaster. Inside a plastic pocket, Black back, clear front. Certificate of Authenticity.coaster - drink, hmas sydney, cramewr m, geraldton, tatura, ww2 hmas sydney, domestic, containers

Made as a souvenir to "Memorial to HMAS Sydney 11 Mount Scott Geraldton WAAustralian pewter drink coaster (round) with a bow of a ship in the centre of a 7 pointed star inside a circle. Suede is attached to the back of the coaster. Inside a plastic pocket, black back, clear frontcoaster - drink, hmas sydney, cramer m, geraldton, tatura, ww2 hmas sydney, domestic, containers

Dr. Leonhard Adam studied both Anthropology and Jurisdiction as a young man. Dr. Leonhard Adam's daughter, Mary Clare Adam Murvitz, presented this collection of her Father's printed archival material to Tatura Museum on 17.2.2006. in 1934 he fled from Germany seeking refuge in England. In 1940 he was interned as a security risk in England, sent to Australian in June, 1940. Interned in Camp 2 until 1942, released to Melbourne University where he catalogued aboriginal artefacts.Soft grey cover with Australian Emblem in white printing and red printing on the cover. Also loose in the book a white card with black writing on it "Sir Hano Heysen ms A998. Tape recording NL.M888. Tape no. 27 pp 309-311 " on one side and "pp 4-7, pp 22-26, pp 50-51" on the other side. A newspaper cutting from The Herald, Thurs., Oct 17, 1985 titled "Life on the Dunera was no TV soap opera"books, jubilee exhibition of australian art, leonhard adam

This is the story of Frank Wilfred Firestone ( formerly Franz Wolfgang Feverstein) as seen through the eyes of his Granddaughter, Leah. Tell of his departure with his brother, Jack, (formerly Gerd) from Nazi Germany to England, then to Australia on the "Dunera"DVD. White disc, silver text. Title printed in black, clear plastic cover. Information folder, front black with pale blue printing, picture of ship and sketch of man smoking a pipe. Back pale blue, black printing, details of documentary. Back folder 2 photos of FW Firestone, 1909-1994dvd, documentary, feverstein f, feverstein g, firestone l, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, communications

An account of German and Australian Lutheran Missionaries in New Guinea and Australia February 1942 - December 1942.Green soft cardboard cover side bound booklet with 53 printed pages.Presented to Tatura Historical Society 7/5/03 Richard Waitelutheran missionaries, missionaries in new guinea, australian missionaries in new guinea

Images obtained from internet. Oskar Speck who kayacked from Germany to Australia, arriving at Thursday Island in September 1939, interned Camp 1.

Envelope contains a list of the Tatura Collage Columns and Time Capsule Contents which were presented to The City of Greater Shepparton on Australia Day 26/1/2000Yellow Foolscap size envelope contains a list and map of the Tatura Collage Columns together with a list of the contents of the time capsules held in 9 of the columns."Time Capsule Contents" in top left hand corner of envelope|Tatura Collage Columns" "Lake Bartlett Walk" "Columns Park Walk" in centre of envelope|Australia Day 26th January 2000 AD - 2050 AD RSL 2025 along bottom edge of envelope| Australian flag sticker stuck in bottom left hand corner of envelopetatura, tatura collage columns, time capsule, lake bartlett, australia day committee, column park walk, gail baumber, rodney shire, documents, reports

Commemorative booklet written about HMAS Sydney II from the time it was lauched, until it and the Kormoran were found on the 16 March 2008 and 12 March 2008 respectively. Australia's biggest wartime mystery was finally laid to rest.Brown/Grey lightweight cardboard with picture of HMAS Sydney II memorial and some crew on a ship on the front and picture of HMAS Sydney II on back.hmas sydney ii, geraldton, kormoran, camp 13, tatura, books, history, local

Australian army identification photoCopy of photograph. Head and shoulders photograph. Front and side views. Table of measurements at top right hand side of photoAustralian army cinematographer. PWGA42257 Section MGO branch, Inscribed on frame "E Tennant Park St Tatura Croquet Club 19??"photography, photograph, slides, film

Produced to publicise Australia at the time of Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956Blue background with stars of Sourthern Cross in gold with representatives of Australian emblem on front inside cover and fly leaf and on corresponding back, the kiala and lyrebirdcommonwealth of australia, olympic games, new guinea, sport

Souvenir booklet printed for 1935 Frankston Jamboree. A hike to Gilwell Park, Gembrook. Booklet contains fold out maps of hiking areas. Also early aboriginal history of Victoria and in 1837, when John Gardiner occupied Mooroolbark sheep station.Small brown covered booklet, black writing. Sketch of Scout in hiking gear on front. Scout Emblem and kangaroo, Australian Jamboree, Frankston, Vic 1935 on back cover.scouting, books, history, local

Service book of former "Dunera" internee at Camp4 Tatura. HMT "Dunera" internmees became members of the Australian Military Forces. W.H. Emden was a Jewish "Dunera" Serviceman.Record os service book with buff coloured card cover. Issued by Australian military forces. Has Australian crest/emblem (kangaroo,emu crest) on front cover. Name of serviceman at top of front cover. 2 photographs of serviceman on P. 5V377979 Sjt Emden W.H.tatura, books, military

Talk given to Historical Society members by John Ashton, who carried out, for the Australian War Museum, a forensic investigation into the Carley Float, believed to have come from HMAS "Sydney" during its battle with the German Raider HSK "Kormoran"audio, visual, technology, accessory

Video tape from Australian War Graves Commission. Australians at war.Black vhs tape 15 minutesTheir Job Nobly Donetheir job nobly done

Reunion of Templers at Khunle Point, Camp 3, Victory Hall, German War Cemetery and Museumblack video tape vhsTemplers in Australia 50th anniversary Tatura 1991 MH* 240templers, khunie point, camp 3, german war cemetery

Tape of Dateline program 6 May 1995. Interviews with Guiliano Hreglich and others. Wartime experiences. Now settled in Australia.unbranded video tape E30 VHSDateline 6 May 1995 "From All Sides" SBSguiliano hreglich, wartime experiences, camp 3, singapore group

TV mini series based loosely on the experiences of the Dunera Boys, their shipment to Australia and their life in Hay internment camp.black vhs video tapeThe Dunera Boysthe "dunera boys", mini series, hay internment camps

Tape of after dinner speaker on the occasion of the Society's visit to Loveday internment camps. Bert Whitmore helped set up the Loveday Camps 9, 10 and 14 and was a staff sergeant during their occupation.TDK D60 audio tapeBert Whitmore's talk to Tatura and District Historical Society at Barmera, South Australia, 27 May 1995bert whitmore, loveday camps 9, 10 and 14