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Photograph, Dressing Brothers
... Camp 1 internees...Frederick, Herbert & Louis Dressing, ex Camp 1 Internees.... Frederick, Herbert & Louis Dressing, ex Camp 1 Internees, ex Dunera ...Frederick, Herbert & Louis Dressing, ex Camp 1 Internees, ex Dunera Internees, 8th. Employment Co. Royal Park, Melbourne. Black and white photograph of 3 men in their summer Army uniform, standing together.frederick dressing, herbert dressing, louis dressing, camp 1 internees, dunera internees, 8th employment co -
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Tobacco Box, Harry Glathe, 1940's
... Made by internee Harry Glathe at camp 1 for his friend... Harry Glathe at camp 1 for his friend Helmut Fruechtenicht ...Made by internee Harry Glathe at camp 1 for his friend Helmut Fruechtenicht "A passionate smoker". Both Germans from New Guinea and interned camp 1.Polished wooden cylindrical container with 7 Australian pennies placed around the outside. Wooden lid. A piece of green felt on the base.helmut fruechtenicht, harry glathe, tobacco box -
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Booklet, Chronik der Deuchen Jnternierungslager in Australien, December 1940
... held in Camp 1, Tatura. The reproduction of the booklet... and printed by the German internees held in Camp 1, Tatura ...The booklet prepared and printed by the German internees held in Camp 1, Tatura. The reproduction of the booklet was carried out on equipment in the office of the Camp Garrison, and copies of the booklet were made available to those internees within the camp and who were considered sympathetic to the German cause.The booklet tells the story of the internment of German Nationals in Australia from the German point of view. It also lists the names, internment number, dates of birth and capture, and the State where the capture took place. It also illustrate the fact that the Australian Authorities were willing to assist in the production of the booklet through the use of their office equipment.65 page booklet consisting of folded foolscap sheets with hand printed and printed material. -
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Domestic object - Ash Tray, 1943 (approximately)
... of the Persian Group of Internees, later transferred to Camp 1 Tatura... of the Persian Group of Internees, later transferred to Camp 1 Tatura ...Ash tray made from the burl of a Eucalypt tree by an unknown German Internee in Loveday Camp for Heinz Zienow, a member of the Persian Group of Internees, later transferred to Camp 1 Tatura, and used for the rest of his life. Zienow preferred cigars to cigarettes.Dark wooden carved ash tray, carved from the burl of a Eucalypt, with thin wooden sheet nailed as base. Stained or waxed protective coating.loveday camp, persian group, hand carving, camp 1 tatura, heinz zienow -
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Model - hut, Lothar Streker, Sleeping Quarters
made by former internee of Camp 3, Lother Streker. Open model enclosed on 3 sides. 3 ply wooden floor, timber frame lined with Masonite for the walls. Sign attached to a piece of laminex and then attached to one of the walls by 2 pieces of aluminium. Model is screwed together and a piece of cardboard attached to the base. Inside this model are articles issued to internees quarters: 1 - small white, with blue stripes, toweling covered pillow; 2 - white cotton pillow case to fit pillow; 3 - small yellow piece of toweling representing a towel; 4 - 2 small white sheets; 5 - 2 small grey blankets; 6 - small wooden bed with metal wire base; 7 - small brown hessian mattress filled with straw. The end is tied together with white material.lother streker, camp 3 internee, model huts camp 3 -
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Diaries, 1938, 1943, 1947
used by internee in Camp 33 diaries. 1 - green soft cover diary inside a soft leather cover; 2 - blue soft leather like cover diary. 1943 German text; 3 - black soft cover diary 1947.as abovepeter and barbara drescher, internment camp diaries -
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CD, Mutsumi Tsuda, Camp 1 Tour 2009. Australian - Japan National Archives, 2009
... - Japan Nat. archives. camp 1 visit 2009 Japanese internees ...Tour of remains of Camp 1 site in November 2009 and pictures of Australia - Japan Nat. archives.Silver CD with silver and black textcamp 1 visit 2009, japanese internees -
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Document - Folder, Karl Hilgenfeldt, Internee Recollections: Karl Hilgenfeldt, May and June 1994
... camp 1 internees... hilgenfeldt camp 1 internees ww2 internment camps Karl Hilgenfeldt ...Karl Hilgenfeldt was a German national working in Persia (Iran) in 1930's, interned by British, transported to Australia in 1941, interned Loveday Camp until January 1944, transferred to Camp 1 Tatura and released in late 1946. Return visit to Tatura in May 1994. News journalist interview/personal recollections.Photos and articles re return visit to WW2 internment camp Tatura Museum German War Cemetery.Karl Hillgenfeldt of Sydney returned to camp 1 Tatura The Museum and German war graves May 1994karl hilgenfeldt, camp 1 internees, ww2 internment camps -
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Document, Neumann, Dr. Gerhard, author, "Dem Tagebuch", 1945 - 1946
... and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 ...Made in Camp 1 Tatura to contain type written diary by Dr Neumann who, from Germany, had been appointed lecturer at Sydney University c.1937 until interned 1939. This item remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she presented it to the Museum.Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 - to 20.01.1946.by Dr Neumann during his internment in Camp 1 TaturaOctober 1945 (inside)books - collections, camp 1 tatura, german internee dr gerhard neumann -
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Document, Neumann, Dr. Gerhard, author, "Dem Tagebuch", 1945 - 1946
... and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 ...Made in Camp 1 Tatura to contain type written diary by Dr Neumann who, from Germany, had been appointed lecturer at Sydney University c.1937 until interned 1939. This item remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she presented it to the Museum.Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 - to 20.01.1946.by Dr Neumann during his internment in Camp 1 TaturaOctober 1945 (inside)books - collections, camp 1 tatura, german internee dr gerhard neumann -
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Folder, Made by internee camp 3 tatura, Stinging Nettle, 5 October 1941
Stinging nettles/behind barbed wire magazine was published internally in internment camp 1, Tatura. Translated by Dieter, son of Otto Plate, ex Camp 1.Black 2 ring binder contents of which are contained in plastic sleeves. Contents include issues from 1941 and 1942 and a translation of issue 1 1941.camp 1 tatura, internment camp magazines, stinging nettles magazine, behind barbed wire magazine, otto plate, dieter plate -
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Painting - copy, D Albacenti, 1944
Australian Army Nursing Service Sister K. Heaphy. No 1 Hospital Waranga 1944 POW CampLaser copy of a caricature of a nurse. Watercolour painting outline in black ink. Uniform red cape, blue uniform, white veil. Holding a sall tray. Gold coloured sticker on the back.australian army nursing service, sister k. heaphy, no. 1 hospital waranga, internee paintings, dot cussens, d. albacenti -
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Sculpture - Wood Carving, Kurt Lewinski, My Boys Can Do It, 1945
Depicting five tiny carved figures doing different jobs transferring goods at Tocumwal Railway Gauge Change. Made by former camp 2 Tatura internee after his release in 1942 to the 8th Employment Co. at Tocumwal. Kurt Lewinski was a former Dunera Boy, originally from Berlin, refugee in England in 1938 and transported to Australia in 1940.Wood carving of 5 tiny carved figures - 1 stacking cases, one carrying large filled bag on his shoulders (piece missing when items delivered), one wheeling pallet of large timber boxes, one pushing barrel and one carrying heavy box. Several folded canvases on foreground.8th E.C. Tocumwal My Boys can do it. K. Lewinski 1945 (on back) Base features inlay plaque with inscription.kurt lewinski, wood carvings, dunera boys, refugee in england, tocumwal railway -
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Clothing - Dress - child, Emma Frank, 1940's
Worn by Gretl Hornung, daughter of internee, at Camp 3. Dress made by her mother Emma Frank.Round neck, sleeveless, navy blue cotton dress. 6 bronze like buttons, fastened through loops and 1 press stud. Red, green and yellow embroidered dots around neck, down the front and around the armholes and across the top of 2 pockets, gathered skirt.gretl hornung, emma frank, camp 3 clothing -
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Document, WW2 Internment and POW Camp
Various large photocopies of cartoons, plans, poems, review programme, newspaper articles.Large black plastic folder with 20 bound plastic sleevesWW2 Internment and POW Camps Tatura Group and Loveday Camp SAcamp 1; loveday camp, tatura group internment camp, loveday internees -
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Card - Cards - Playing - Queens Slipper, Queens Slipper
Used by internees at camp 3Queens Slipper brand, 56 playing cards including 1 joker, 3 blank and 1 advertising card. 1 has red and white design on the back, the other 55 have the same design but in blue and white. White rectangular box with a dark blue crown and daggers at the top and geometric pattern at the bottom and blue printing.Queens Slipper playing cards, high finish, round corners, side pips -
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Book - Exercise, 1940"s
Book used by internees child at Camp 3.Navy blue and white patterned exercise book used for English grammar. White label. Loose paper cutting "from a Sportsman's Scrapbook by Old Boy". Loose paper "Macbeth 11,2. 4 loose written ruled pages "Macbeth No's 1-7" "Helmut Ruff English Grammar, language history"exercise book, camp 3, education, helmut ruff, english grammar -
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Chair - deck, Karl Wied, 1940-1946
Two deck chairs (1 minus canvas). The other one has orange, green, cream and black striped canvas. Made in Camp 3 by Karl Wied. Frame mostly 5 cm x 1.5 cm varnished timber held with bolts and nuts and steel plates.deck chair, hand made, karl wied, camp 3, tatura, internee, woodwork -
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Certificate, Deutches Reichs Sportabzeichen, 1945
Sporting events were organized and carried out by the German civilian internees within the compounds of the camp. This certificate sets out standards and achievement of internee.The item indicates the organizational capabilities of the internees and the sporting facilities made available by the Australian authorities. Photocopy ofeEight pages, five blank, hand printed and typed certificate, personally signed containing sports performances conducted in Camp 1.. All in German. Photocopy. -
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Christmas Card, Weihnachtsgruesse Aus Tatura, December 1940
Christmas greeting card produced for forwarding to family and friends outside the camp.Artwork by internees and the co-operation of the Australian Authorities in allowing use of the Garrison office equipment.Original hand printed Christmas Greeting Card with sketches, made in Internment Camp 1, Tatura.tatura internment camp 1 -
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Photograph - copy, Original May 1945, copy 1989
... hospital A.A.N.S. Camp 1 Internee camp Camp hospitals ...WW2 internment camp 1 hospitalTwo A.A.N.S. sisters in front of galvanized iron huts. Garden beds mid distance.a.a.n.s., camp 1, internee camp, camp hospitals -
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Book, Camp 3 Peter Drescher Collection
History of the Drescher Family at Camp 3 Tatura and after WW2Spiral bound folder - black cover. Photos of Drescher family on page 1; family certificates (birth, wedding, departure notices, christening, passport, naturalization papers).Camp 3 Peter Dresher Collectionfamily history, internees, camp 3 -
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Document, Record of Life in Camp 1 A and B Tatura 5th June - 15th December 1940, 1940 photocopy
See document C5540.Same subject matter as C5540 with the addition of the list of approximately 600 names of German internees. In a plastic folder, clear plastic front. 3 cm red margin left hand side extending as the back cover.Record of Life in Camp 1 A and B Tatura 5th June - 15th December 1940german internees, internment camps, tatura -
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Video Tape, John Bye JBP Computer Productions, Dunera 70th Anniversary Hay Reunion, 2010
47 minute video of 3 - 5 September 2-1- reunion of Dunera internees arrival in Hay, NSW. black cover with white inset featuring a black and white boathay nsw, dunera reunions, camp internees, hay camps -
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Chest of Drawers, 1940's
Chest of drawers made by POW's and used in huts at war camps.Handmade wooden cupboard with 2 drawers at the top, 1 drawer beneath. 2 door opening to one shelved cupboard space. Cupboard is supported on 4 corner blocks of wood. Cupboard is painted brown, edged with white. Drawers and door have white paint handles. Handle missing from long drawer.chest of draws, internee wood work -
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Book, Made by internee camp 3 tatura, Chronik Des Internier Ung Slager, 1940
... December 1940 Hedlik Docke Chronik Liederbuch Camp 1 Tatura ...Collection of articles printed by internees eg Liederbuch (song book), poetry and chronik der Deutschen internier unk Slager in Australien 5 June 1940 to 15 December 1940Hard bound hard covered dark red cloth book. Cover features hand drawn, in ink picture of barbed wire and bayonet like blade with title over written in red ink. Initials JWG in bottom right hand corner. Has red end papers.German words and signature dated 23/4/41 on back end paperhedlik docke, chronik, liederbuch, camp 1 tatura, internee poetry -
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Article - Molten lead toothpaste tubes, 1940's
Leaden tooth paste tubes, melted by internees for making batteries for illegal radio. Found in ashes at Camp 1.Leaden tooth paste tubes melted into a solid grey white mass. Screw end of 1 tube at one end.toothpaste tubes, camp 1, battery making -
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Folder, Camp 1
... camp 1 german internees... documents given to Museum camp 1 german internees documents ...Various documents given to MuseumBlue 3 ring folder.camp 1 german internees, documents, biography -
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Macrame Belt, 1940's
Handmade by internee at Camp 3Macrame belt in colours of navy blue, yellow, red, brown, green and pink. 1 tie yellow and navy blue, 1 tie red and green. Both ties finished with a knot and loose endsbelt - macrame, bissinger g, weid k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, macrame -
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Functional object - Pencil Case, 1940's
Made by internee and used at camp 3Dark brown polished wooden handmade pencil case. 2 long sections and 1 small section inside, Shaped sliding lid carved with EW in Olde English Script"EW" also a white sticker on underside with WIED written on it in blue inkpencil case, wooden, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, country, crafts