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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
Copy of original black and white photograph of AWAS personnel on admin staff of POW camp.Copy of black and white photograph. Three prisoners with guard, building stone gateway to quarters of Australian Women's Army service. Quarters in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, awas personnel, awas personnel quarters -
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Newspaper clipping, Reunion Outside
Original newspaper clipping handed in (unknown when or by whom).Entitled "Reunion Outside" a photocopy of a newspaper cutting showing Erich Knaat, a POW at Camp 13 and Captain Douglas Henderson, an ex guard, having a drink together at Alexander Hotel during a chance meeting. (no date).Reunion Outside erich knaat, captain douglas henderson, camp 13, internment camps -
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Photograph, Garrison Guards and Horses
3 saddles horses and 2 guards taking a breather at Camp 13 Murchison during WW2.Black and white photograph of 3 saddled horses held by two soldiers on a large pile of sawn timber. With the amount of harness possibly the horses could be used as light ridden harness horses.camp 13, camp 13 horses, camp 13 soldiers -
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Photograph, 1940
... . Dhurringile guard duty. dhurringile pow camp Australian POW camp ...Dhurringile guard duty.Black and white photograph of Dhurringile. Tree on left fence, Australian guard outside perimeter.dhurringile pow camp, australian pow camp guards -
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Photograph, Herr Rothe, 1941
... Guard duty at camp.... lumbago all for nothing. Guard duty at camp. dunera boys ...Guard duty at camp.Black and white photograph of an Australian Army officer talking to an Australian Army private in front of the small guard house on which a parrot is perchedAnd to think they are all friendly and I sitting here and greeting lumbago all for nothing.dunera boys, australian army guard -
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Suitcase, Leather
Leather suitcase owned by Matron "Trix" Moore, when she served in the Australian Army during WW2. Matron "Trix" Moore was the first Matron at 28 Camp Hospital, attached to Internment Camp 1. Rescued by Les Kelly from a council nature strip rubbish collection in Mentone.Leather, stitching around edges. Metal studs on base/rear. Metal clasps, locks & attachment for leather handle. Inner leather straps retaining lid of suitcase to bottom, straps secured by metal studs at top & staples at bottom. Metal studs & brackets/ guards on corners.(Both on front): B. Moore|VFX111146 (her service number).|(On left side): Number "48028" stencilled in blue paint, above a faint blue square shape.camp 1, internee camps, matron 'trix' moore, camp 1 hospital, 28 camp hospital, personal, effects, travel, goods -
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Book, Marched In by Lurline and Arthur Knee, 2008
Written as a record of Internee groups and POW's held in Camps 1,2,3,4 and 13 at TaturaContains many extracts of personal accounts from former internees, prisoners of war and their guards.Soft card front cover depicts a War Camp scenemarched in, knee l & a, internment and pow camps, tatura, ww2 -
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Book, Cash Book, 1889
Cash book listing names of farmers' accounts for water. Some channel guard wagaes 1889-92-93Suede leather and material covering thick cardboard covers. Wavy pattern, red label (square) black label (oval) on spine, gold letteringirrigation, books, accounts, rural, industry -
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Book, Hay POW & Internment Camp 1940-1947, 1991
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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Book, On Guard, 1944
Collection of Australian stories about VDC episodes during WW2.Grey cloth cardboard cover. Red writing. Red circle with grey logo DVC"Presented to The Tatura museum on 16 October, 1993 by Mrs. CL Wheeler." on 1st page.on guard, volunteer defence corps, rsl, ww2, military -
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Folio, German Nationals Domiciled in Australia 1939
Various articles donated to Museum by former internees, pow, guard. friends and relativesBlue A4 plastic folio containing printed material, photo, sketches and cards in plastic sleeves.documents, reports -
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Folio, Service Records
... of various former guards at the camps held in plastic sleeves.... containing service records of various former guards at the camps held ...Records given to Museum by families.Red open fronted folder containing service records of various former guards at the camps held in plastic sleeves.documents, reports -
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Diary, Repatriation of POW's- Diary
Original diary photocopied by his son, Ross McGann. Australian Army Guards diary of repatriation of German POW's on the Orontes in 1947 together with letters from ex POW's.Black open fronted black folio containing photocopied material in plastic sleeves.Repatriation of POW'sdocuments, biography, ross mcgann, german pow's, repatriation of german pow's, camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Knitting needles, 1940(Approx.)
Made by Internees at Camp 3 Tatura for Metz twins from wire surrounding the camp.Maia and her twin sister,aged 18 trained as nurses at Mooroopna Hospital with an armed guard beside them at all times.Both girls were keen on craftwork hence the need for knitting needles and the ingenuity to make them.Two knitting needles,pair,wire,with cork on one end of each needleknitting, camp 3, tatura, internees, nurses, handcrafts, eilene ubergang -
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Documents, Discharge Records
... stiles former guard discharge records camp 1 two pages ...pte alfred john stiles, former guard, discharge records, camp 1, two pages -
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Folder, Wolf Klaphake
Story by Dr. Klaus Neumann about Wolf Klaphake, interned in Camp 1. Copy of newspaper article, 2003, pictures showing wood cutters and also guard tower.. -
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Document, channel guard's diary
Three pages of channel guard's diary, for year 1892 -
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Photograph, POW 13 Reunion 1974, 1947
Left to Right - Cpl K. Stratewski, Sgt G. R. Campbell (guard), Pte Heinz Pexa (organiser), Lt. Commander Heinrich Messerschmidt, looking at photos on a table. Black and white photograph of POW 13 reunion in Hampton Victoria 1974. 4 men looking over a display of photographs. 2 on left, dark blazers 2 on right white jacket and white shirt.g campbell, k stratewski, heinz pexa, heinrich messerschmidt -
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Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Our German camp boss, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of man in blue trousers, red coat. Army huts, guard and prisoners in background.Our German camp bossgraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
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cut out plywood figures, Guarding Australia
Karl Streker cut out the map of Australia using a razor blade with Private Tony Connor and Private Alf Gillespie on garrison duty.Cut out plywood subjects - two of our Garrison guards with guns, standing on cut out map of Australia. Borders and capital cities are marked. Guard tower and barracks are in the background. State borders and capital cities are marked on map.internee hand craft, karl streker, private tony connor, private alf gillespie -
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Photograph, Work Party
Black and white photograph of Japanese men leaving the camp on a work detail. Taken at Camp 13.Black and white photograph stuck on coreflu depicting a group of Japanese men leaving the camp. Barracks and trees in background. The men are just coming through the sentry guard gate.japanese internees, camp 13 murchison, internment camp work detail -
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Book, On Guard with the Volunteer Defence Corps, 1944
Hard grey cloth covered book with B&W & coloured illustrations and pictures/ photos. Black printing. Red print on front cover & spine. Logo or crest on front cover, in red.tatura, volunteer defence corps, books, military -
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Photograph, Camp 3 View
Shows the layout of Camp 3. Larger duplicate of photograph in file.Black and white photograph of Camp 3 from up on a hill. Shows fence, guard tower and huts.camp 3 -
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Photograph - Photogragh - copy, Birdcage Entrance 14C
... Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...Depicts the entrance to 14c Compound of the Loveday Internment Camp Group. The guardroom is on the left. All internees and vehicles entering or leaving the compound had to pass through the cage. Taken in 1945 by Hedley Keith Cullen (AWM). Accession number 122994/Copy of black and white photograph depicting a birdcage entrance, fencing, guardroom and huts in the distance. Foreground barren dirt. Picture is attached to corefu.guard rooms, loveday internment camp, 14c compound, camp entrances -
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Functional object - Cigarette Case
Made by a German Prisoner of War in Murchison POW Camp 13. A gift to one of the Garrison guards who was boarding with the Fennell Family in SheppartonHandmade wooden cigarette case with inlay pattern on top and bottom of case. A slide opening in front for cigarettes to be placed in case. The case is attached to a wooden base with a drop-in turned ashtray and cigaretter holder. Sitting on four legs on each corner.murchison pow camp 13, camp 13 garrison, cigarette case, woodwork -
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Photograph - Photograph - black and white
... of German POW's Tatura camp guards McGann Polry Cuxhaven Escort ...Australian Army Guards on Escort duty repatriating German POW's from Tatura Group Camps. Iced in at Cuxhaven Harbour, Germany February 1947. L to R: Polry, Lin McGann, Blue & Royrepatriation of german pow's, tatura, camp guards, mcgann, polry, cuxhaven, escort -
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Photograph, German Kormoran Survivors
Survivors from the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran being marched off the Fremantle wharf under guard.historicBlack and white photograph of the side of a ship on the left, some people, a train and carriages and a small hutkormoran, german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, fremantle wharf, german survivors -
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Drawing - Woodcuts, 1943
Camp 3. made by Gudrun and Isolde Frank, camp 3 c.Black and white sketches for calendar. 1943. 6 sketches. 1 - Cloudy sky, with hut and tree to the right and a truck front right; 2 - a guard tower on left hand side, 4 water tanks in Centre and a cloud to the right. front shows some rocks; 3 - Cloudy sky, 2 big trees (one on left and one on right), 3 bare trees in Centre. Across the front are 4 sheep and 4 four posts; 4 - 1 horse in foreground the 3 in back ground with trees in background; 5 - two children picking vegetables with a small hut to the right and a fence in front of 2 trees; 6 - 5 men working in a garden, 1 with wheelbarrow.the number 4 top right hand cornercamp 3, gudrun frank, isolde frank, frank zimmer, camp calendars, templers -
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Book, The Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual
Book written by Major John Langdon-Davies for the Home Guard. Gives instructions on various subjects relating to training of the Home Guard. Text nnd black and white drawings and photographs.Small green material covered book with black writing (title, author, price and publisher) on front and spine (title).home guard, major john langdon-davies -
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Document, Progress of Irrigation - Story of a "Channel Guard"
Story of a Channel Guard, George Wheeler, who retired from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission after 46 years working with them.3 A4 pages of typed story.victoria state rivers and water supply commission, george wheeler