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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1989
... that were part of Camp 1 which was occupied by German and Italian ...The steps and cafe were structure that were part of Camp 1 which was occupied by German and Italian internees.Coloured photograph of stone steps leading up to the hall. Foundation walls of the cafe at the rear. 3 low long steps in foreground, low wall at base of gum trees at rear of photograph.camp 1, tatura victoria, german internees, italian internees, pow's, camp remains -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1940
... photo Italian POW camp ...Camp 2 aerial photoBlack and white photograph of Camp 2 (aerial) channel left hand side.camp 2 aerial photo, italian pow camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
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 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Italian POW, 2001
... Tatura the-murray Photograph Italian POW repatriation italian pow ...repatriation, italian pow, otranto, photograph, records -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Video Tape, Italian POW's in Australia. SBS Program
... Tatura the-murray Video Tape Italian POW's in Australia. SBS ...audio, visual, technology, accessory -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Literary work - Folder, The Internment of Italians in Second World War Australia
... involvement in WW2 and the Italians internment. italian pow's italian ...Tells the story of the Italian and Australian involvement in WW2 and the Italians internment.Green back, clear front folder containing 15 pages of printed materialThe Internment of Italians in Second World War Australia by R J B Bosworth The University of Western Australiaitalian pow's, italian internees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Fork and spoon
... of War held in Camp 13, Murchison Italian POW's Camp 13 Murchison ...Items from Italian Prisoners of War held in Camp 13, MurchisonSteel spoon with steel fork attached with a rivetitalian pow's, camp 13 murchison, domestic utensils, camp cutlery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Story, Wartime Memories by Ivy Williams
... Holsbauer Osker Fleischer fruit pickers Italian POW's ...A story written by Ivy Williams, nee Gorman, now Botheras, in 1994. It tells of 6 prisoners of war, who were sent to help her and her husband Fred, harvest their crop of peaches in 1941. Three of them were Ezio Neri, Hans Holsbauer and Osker Fleischer.HistoricOne piece of A4 paper with a typed story and poem. Has been laminatedivy williams, fred williams, ezio neri, hans holsbauer, osker fleischer, fruit pickers, italian pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Study and Survey of Prisoner of War Facilities in Western Australia
... Australia Italian POW's in Western Australia Major Hector Foley ...Written by E Polis after reading Stalag Australia and realising what was written was not entirely correct. No mention of the Italian prisoners of war and the importance of of the internment camps in Western Australia.White pages, yellow plastic outer cover front and rear. Name of book and author (Enest Polis) and date (1996) on first page in black ink.On acknowledgements page inscription reads: "presented to Arthur and Lurline with many thanks for all their generous help with my research. E Polis 29 July 1998".internment camps in western australia, italian pow's in western australia, major hector foley, marrinup prisoner of war camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Camp 13 Goal, 1989
Camp 13, Murchison. Property owned by Jim Finnegan. German, Italian, Japanese prisoners of war held between 1941 - 1946. Shows the remains of what is left of the goal used by Camp 13 Murchison during WW2.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison. Camp 13 goal. Solid brick building showing individual cells, roofless, tree right mid-distrance. murchison victoria, goal, prison cells, pow, camp internees, jim finnegan -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Camp 13 memorials
... 13 pow internment camps italian pow memorials Arthur Knee ...Camp 13, Italian compound, two concrete memorials to fallen comrades.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Two concrete memorials, pine tree background, prickly pear growing beside memorials.camp 13, pow, internment camps, italian pow, memorials -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Ornamental Pond, 1989
... Internees. German Internees Italian Internees POW's Camp remains ...Camp 13 was occupied by German and Italian Internees.Coloured photograph of ornamental pond remains at entrance to German internees compound at Camp 13 german internees, italian internees, pow's, camp remains, camp 13, ornamental ponds -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German Buriel
German POW funeral, Murchison Cemetery.Black and white photograph of burial of German comrade in Murchison cemetery. 2 placing laurel wreath on grave. An officer in centre of photo, 3 soldiers. Faint photo of officers peak cap on right.On the Italian tombstones EG + Ferrari Francesco.camp 13, german pow funerals, murchison cemetery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Ventilator, Italian POW's, 1940's
... internees Dunera Boys ventilators Internment camp 2 Italian POW's ...Found in Camp 2 in 1991 made by Italian Dunera interneesrectangular piece of tin with series of holes in centre.dunera boys, ventilators, internment camp 2 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, c1940
... POW May 1941 Italy- 2/24 Battalion VX31847 George Cecil OLLEY... McKILLOP DOB 23/11/1914 POW May 1941 Italy- 2/24 Battalion VX31847 ...Image depicts a group of 3 soldiers who served with the 2/24 Battalion VX32810 William John McKILLOP DOB 23/11/1914 POW May 1941 Italy- 2/24 Battalion VX31847 George Cecil OLLEY DOB 14/7/1917 - 2/24 Battalion. The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1990 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour.Original black and white photograph of 3 soldiers standing Handwritten on rear - Geo Olly centre, McKillop R & L, Frankston, 2/24 Btn2/24th battalion, wangaratta, george cecil olley, william john mckillop -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Magazine - paperback/magazine/series, Peter Londey, 2000
... Magazine Magazine Slouch Hat Italian POW Letters Krithia Korean War ...Official Magazine of the Australian War MemorialMagazineOfficial Magazine of the Australian War Memorialslouch hat, italian pow letters, krithia, korean war, kapyong, victorian volunteer rifles -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coin, Arendsen & Sons, WW11
... camp from 1943-1945. This camp housed Italian POWs, some ...For security reasons, tokens were used in Australian WW11 Internment Camps. They were introduced in 19433 to replace the paper canteen coupons. This token was used at the internment camp at Bete Bolong just outside Orbost during WW11. This camp was established in 1943 and was there until 1946. The internees had been transferred from the camp at Murchison East to provide farm labour. The coin was given to Lindsay Thomson when he was a student.This token was used at the Bete Bolong POW camp from 1943-1945. This camp housed Italian POWs, some of whom remained/returned after the war to settle in Orbost.An internment camp coin. This is a one penny coin token with a hole in the centre. It is made of brass.ONE PENNY INTERNMENT CAMPStoken ww11 bete-bolong internment-camp -
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Life Ring, Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring)
Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring) Donor: Graham Noel During World War II when the Germans occupied the Channel Islands the local people went through very severe food rationing and were on the verge of starvation. Near the end of the war, the Swedish ship Vega was allowed by the Germans to deliver several shipments of food to the civilian population, easing the critical shortages of food on the islands. Further background detail can be found below. Graham Noel was born on the Islands and lived there during this harsh period. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Combined Division AMS Aggregate Series. First Winner: Under Capricorn, P. Bedlington 2005/06 Vega – Further historical background Early in the Second World War Jersey was declared “unarmed” and the German military took over, taking quite a few lives in the process, through strafing the main harbour and a few other places which they needlessly considered threatening. A considerable number of locals evacuated to England before the Germans arrived, but more than 60% of the population remained and endured 5 years of very strict and difficult conditions. Not only was the population unable to contact relatives in the UK or elsewhere, but very quickly they found themselves subject to harsh curfews, strictly rationed foodstuffs, no fuel for vehicles, radios confiscated, and homes and hotels commandeered by the military. The military demanded first pick of all foodstuffs and kept meticulous records of all livestock forcing farmers even to show newborn calves and piglets to them, then claiming the new arrivals for their dinner tables. However there are many stories of farmers outwitting their masters when twin calves or suchlike arrived! Lawbreakers were quickly dealt with, mostly with lengthy prison terms in Jersey, but the more serious crimes were punished by being sent to some horrible French prisons, or even some of the notorious German concentration camps. All local Jews were dispatched to concentration camps, and even English born families were similarly shipped through France and on to Germany. Sadly, a considerable number of those deported did not make it back safely to Jersey. In June 1944 the locals were delighted to hear that the Allies had invaded Normandy and very soon they could hear the battles as the Allies worked their way along the French coast. Little did they know they would still have to wait another 11 months for freedom, having to put up with a very demanding German occupation force which was still determined to obey Hitler’s order to “Defend the Channel Islands to the death”. Now that France was in Allied Hands the local military commanders were unable to supplement their food supplies from France and even harsher demands were made on the local population to ensure that all branches of their still very substantial military force were reasonably well fed. As well as the military, Jersey farmers had to provide food for the Allied POWs and the many “forced labourers”, mainly of Russian, Polish and Italian backgrounds who had been directed to the island to build all the concrete bunkers. This included an underground hospital, all this complying with Hitler’s orders to ensure that the Channel Islands would never again be part of Britain. Many requests by the Jersey authorities for Red Cross assistance were rejected, but finally in December 1944 they agreed and on 30th December the Red Cross vessel “Vega” (Swedish Registry) arrived and delivered parcels to the civilian population. These parcels contained a variety of foodstuffs supplied mainly by Canadian authorities, desperately needed medical supplies, flour, oils and soaps, as well as tobacco from New Zealand. Vega made a further 3 or 4 trips and most certainly eased the desperate situation being faced by the locals. In fact, it resulted in the locals having slightly better food supplies than the military and many local farmers tell stories of having to protect their stock from marauding soldiers. Understandably Churchill was reluctant to send in an invading force to retake the Channel Islands, but by May 1945 it was clear that the Third Reich was finished and on May 9th the German Military surrendered, without a fight, to a large British landing force. On a slightly lighter note … in January 1945 Jersey stonemasons were seen in the main town square repairing flagstones … the Germans had never noticed that the name “Vega” had been formed in those flagstones! As a side note Vega is the name of the brightest star in the universe. Furthermore, throughout the occupation, despite German law that demanded confiscation of all radio sets, punishable by long prison terms or deportation to Germany, there were still many sets being listened to. The locals had a well refined news system for the dissemination of news of what was happening in the outside world. vega, graham noel, ams, combined division, aggregate -
Camberwell RSL Sub-Branch
Photo, Jack and Deloris Bell after receiving the Victorian Senior citizen award in 2017. Jack is 100 years young and a surviver of both Italian and German POW camps in WW2
... and a surviver of both Italian and German POW camps in WW2 Photos taken ...Photos taken at Government House after being awarded the Senior Citizen award by the Governor of Victoria, The Honourable Linda Dessau AC.See photo -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Souvenir - Framed object German and RAAF from Tom Fiedler RAAF Collection, WW2 onwards
Cased items 10 German, 4 RAAF and 5 Prisoner of War. plus a cigarette case made from Italian Dixie by a Russian prisoner. Tom Fiedler collectionMemories of traumatic period as a POW 7th Jan. 1944 to 28th May 1945. by a RAAF Air Gunner. Tom Fiedler Collection -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed Photograph, 2/24 Battalion, c1940
... Battalion. He was a POW interned in Italy and Germany camps between... Battalion. He was a POW interned in Italy and Germany camps between ...Original black and white photograph of 2/24 Infantry Battalion which includes image of Frank Percival SAVILLE VX34912 Born 4/4/1919 Enlisted 27/6/1940 and served with the 2/24th Battalion. He was a POW interned in Italy and Germany camps between 1941-45 during WW2.Black plastic frame with green mount housing original black and white photograph of soldiers in four rows.Plaque -Presented by H A Saville on behalf of his brother Frank P Saville VX34912 2/24 Battalion2/24 battalion, frank saville vx 34912, pow, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sculpture - Monkey, 1940's
... Italian pow Ricordo POW (ricordo translated means remember ...Carving from stone of a figure of a monkey in a sitting poisition with it's tail in its mouth. Painted brown with cream flecks. Text and marking have been etched in to the stoneRicordo POW (ricordo translated means remember or memory)monkey, sculpture, ricordo, bilney r, ww 2 camp, handrafts, italian pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Artwork, other - Ship in Bottle, c.1943
... in Camp 13. italian pow ornaments Corporal McGlade Murchison camp ...Made by unknown POW for a guard Cpl. McGlade probably in Camp 13.Model of white hulled, four masted sailing ship in a bottle.italian pow, ornaments, corporal mcglade, murchison camp 13, garrison guards