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Medal - service, Military, 1945
Medals recognizing WW2 service. Given to local returned serviceman.One military medal - Australian Service MedalKing George V1 GRT V1australian war medals -
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Medal, Military, 1945
Medals recognizing WW2 service. Given to local returned serviceman.One military medal - Lion over Dragon 1939 - 1945. SilverKing George V1 GRT V1australian war medals -
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Sewing Kit, Australian Army, 1943
Used by Reginald Eicke during his service in WW2 and as a internment camp guard.Green cotton material made into a pouch to contain mending items and spare buttons. Includes darning needles and cottons (19 tin buttons).R. Eicke. T (in ink on the hem)private reginald eicke, military accessories -
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Dog Tags (Army), Private Eicke, 1943
Worn by Private Eicke during his service in WW1. He joined up in WW2 and was an internment camp guard with the 17 Australian Garrison Battalion.Set of circular tin identification tags (dog tags) for Private R. L. Eicke.V 251 1943 Made in Australia R. Eicke T Pte R. L. Eicke 3rd AIFprivate eicke, dog tags (army) -
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cream separator, Approx 1900
very old steel machine on solid stand. Vat (23 gallons per hour) is from a different machine (alfa laval). The separator is American with Australian agency. All parts are there but not put together. Two spouts,one for skim milk, one for cream. Run by hand with turning handle attached.Mc Cormick Deering U.S.A (maker) Chicago. International harvester company (Agent)dairy, cream, imported materials -
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Book, Disabled Men's Association Recipe book, approx 1920
Made by and for "The Disabled Men's Association of Australia" as a fund raiser.Small blue soft cardboard covered book. 65 pages.Recipe book highlighted with yellow background. Price 2/-. All the best recipes, formulas and menusthe disabled mens association of australia -
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Book, Warren Penney, The Farming of Australia, 1986
A social and economic portrait of farming in Australia from 1788 to 1986.Hard cover. Colourful jacket with landscape photograph on front. Picture of certificate of merit from Royal Agricultural Society. Much early farming. Many photographs of early farming methods to 1986. Social life. Written by Robin Brumby, journalist.farming methods in australia -
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Book - Family History, Agnes Mary Brown (Nessie), Closer Settlement Days
Story of three Scottish immigrant families - Geals, Stark and Forbes. Arrived in Australian 1924.White plastic front cover, black spine and back cover. Black letters. Title Closer Settlement Days in the Goulburn Valley by Agnes Mary Brown (Nessie).geals family, stark family, forbes family, agnes mary brown (nessie), scottish migrants -
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Boots - Army, 1942-45
Issued by Australian Army for use in New Guinea during WW2 by snipers. Worn by a local Tatura man.WW2 Australian Army snipers boots used in New Guinea. Tan leather with metal stops.6/4 on soleaustralian army footwear, ww2 footwear, snipers footwear -
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Book, Albrecht Dümling, The Vanished Musicians, Jewish Refugees in Australia, 2016
Tells the stories of Jewish refugees brought to Australia, particularly those on the Prison Ship "Dunera". Emphasis on musicians.Many of the musicians were interned in camps in the Tatura Group of Internment Camps.Blue soft covered book with photos of musicians playing their instruments on front cover. There are maps, photographs, sketches of musical programmes and copies of official documents required by the refugees. 2nd copyExile Studies, Vol 14. ISBN 978-3-03-431951-3 jewish musicians - australia, jewish refugees - australia, albrecht dumling, jewish musicians, jewish refugees -
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Safe, Coolgardie, pre 1945
Coolgardie safes were first used on Western Australian gold fields, approx 1890's. Soon became universally used in Australia until ice chests took over about 1940. Some stood 2 meter high by 1 meter square.Frame with hessian attached on all sides. Galvanized iron tray on top holding water which is siphoned down to keep hessian wet. Breeze passing through wet hessian cools contents on shelves inside.coolgardie safes -
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Shirt, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.Shirt. 1 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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Shorts, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.Shorts. 2 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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Head Bands, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.2 head bands. 3 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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Torch Relay Flags, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.2 torch relay. 4 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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AFL Record, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.AFL Record featuring Barassi. 5 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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Newspaper Articles, Olympic Torch Relay, 1999
These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.Newspaper articles. 6 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.2000 olympic games, 2000 olympic torch relay, tony ford -
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Gas Mask, WW1, 1914 - 1918
Issued to Australian servicemen during WW1 when poison gas was used in warfare in Europe. Object used in WW1 by Ron Rose's father, James Rose. He served in the 8th field ambulance co, 1915 - 1918. WW1 gas mask. Face mask tube connected to metal container.All contained inside canvas haversack. Cellophane.ww1 army gear, ww1 gas masks, james rose, 8th field ambulance co. -
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Kitchen scales, Crane Foundry Co
Made in England, exported to Australia. Used in early Victorian kitchens. Pre decimal.Kitchen scales with imperial weights. 2 lb, 1 lb, and 1/2 lb. Large dish. size of weights as above. Crane Foundry Co. Wolverhamptonkitchen scales, imperial weights -
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Book, Stalag Australia, 1986
Stalag Australia vividly and accurately reconstructs the story of Germans and their experiences as prisoners of war.Black hard cover book, white dust cover with black and red text and a photo of the monument in Murchison POW Camp 13 on the front cover.stalag australia, german pows, camp 13, dhurringile, ww2 camp 13 -
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Book, Under Suspicion, 2008
Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the WW2. Two copies (C8301)Olive green soft cover book with picture of Masuko Murakami on the cover. Pink and white textunder suspicion, beaumont j, o"brien im, trinca -
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Newspaper clippings, Sydney Morning Herald, post WW2
Sleeves contain: "Aboard the Hell Ship Dunera to Sydney" 8/9/1979; "Dunera Remembers"; The Day Hitlers Choirboys were Trapped in Australia" August 1964; a printed prayer and a hand typed copy. These clipping belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was a wool buyer in Sydney when war broke out. He was interned in camp 1.Blue back and side A4 folder with clear front containing plastic sleeves which house newspaper clippings as listed below. -
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Photograph - copy, Neef Family, 1942 (original) 2019 (copy)
Left - Neef parents Edith and Roland Neef with children Helmut, Manfred and Herbert. Right - Steller parents Eugen and Elli Steller (nee Lippman) with children Anne, Inge and Reiner. The wives are sisters.A4 size picture, copy taken of Australian War Memorial site, depicting the Neef family in Camp 3, approx 1942.roland neef, edith neef, eugen steller, elli steller, elli lippman, edith lippman -
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Small booklet, Frank Endacott (copyright), Australian Aboriginal Words and Place Names and their meanings , compiled by J.Endacott, 1924
A choice of 3,000 pleasant sounding words from which to choose an appropriate Australian name.Peach coloured cardboard cover, with dark red printing. 2 x Spears and boomerang on cover. Small paperback booklet.A choice of 3,000 pleasant-sounding words from which to choose an appropriate Australian name.australian aboriginal names -
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Book, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, Fabrications, November 2016
Information about Prisoner of War and Internment Camp architecture and geography in the Pacific Carceral ArchipelagoWhite front cover with map. Pink and white spine and back coverThe Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. In and Across the Pacificprisoner of war camps, internment camps, pacific carceral archipelago, anoma pieris, society of architectural historians, australia and new zealand -
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Book, Debbie Terranova, Enemies within these shores, 2018
A novel based on the true story of the author's father-in-law, Luigi Terranova, a cane farmer from Queensland who migrated from Sicily in 1922. He was interned in Loveday Camp in South Australia upon his arrest in January 1944.Paperback book with railway track and tall plants in the foreground. Hills in the background with Australian Penny and another symbol overlayedIf you have any stories about the family camps at Tatura, I'd love to hear from you. Debbie Terranovadebbie terranova, luigi terranova, loveday, internment camps -
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Booklet, Mutsumi Tsuda, The Life Story of Yasukichi Murakami, 2016
The life story of Yasukichi Murakami (1880 - 1944), a Japanese migrant from Wakayama to Australia, as seen through the photographs he sent to his Mother. includes referencesto Tatura Camp 4.A4 size booklet with blue cover featuring photographs which the author sent to his Mother. Text in Japanese. Two pages of translation.camp 4 tatura -
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Booklet, As I Remember The Loveday Internment Camps, 2011
Collected at the Book Launch at the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of the first internees to Camp 9, Loveday.Yellow soft covered booklet with green printing- 43 pages. Description of the Loveday Internment Camps in WW2, their layouts and operations within the camps.as i remember the loveday internment camps, max scholz, j c irving and co, internment camps of australia, south australian internment camps -
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Booklet, Our Liverpool Boys
This publication presents the stories of soldiers who were born or bred in Liverpool and who have a strong connection with Liverpool.This edition was supported by the Australian Government's Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund,the Liverpool City Council & My Library Liverpool.`Light olive cardboard cover with black printing "Our Liverpool Boys" on cover. Photo on cover shows six Liverpool boys titled "at ease at Liverpool Military Camp".33 pages. black & white/ sepia photos of the Liverpool BoysMessages. from Mayor of Liverpool Ned Mannoun, Sue Dredge, Heritage Collections Curator and Julie Senior, Family History Officer. Sepia photo of Liverpool Army Camp from the station courtesy of Liverpool Heritage Collectionliverpool boys -
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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