Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist Ken Hill in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at Murchison.Black and white pencil sketch of a portrait of a lady. Dated 23.1.1942"australien" 231942, sketch, thumj, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil

Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema unit 36 around 1046-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "Pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at Murchison.Black and white pencil sketch of a gorilla's facegorilla, sketch, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil

Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36 around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white pencil sketch of a dog. Head and shoulders. A piece of tissue paper is attached, to cover the sketch.dog, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil

Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13, as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS-Mobile Cinema Unit 36, around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hositilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBlack and white sketch of head and shoulders of a man about to throw a large ballman and ball, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil

Coin found at Camp 13 when huts were being dismantled and relocated.Copper Coin with hole in centre featuring motifs and the words "Internment Camps" on one side and "Three Pence", the currency value, on the other side.as abovecoin, camp 13, internment camp currency, three pence coin, ww2 internment camp currency

Coin found at Camp 13 when huts were being dismantled and relocated.Copper Coin with hole in centre featuring motifs and the words "Internment Camps" on one side and "Three Pence", the currency value, on the other side.coin, camp 13, murchison camp, internment camps coin, internment camps currency

Coin found at Camp 13 when huts were being dismantled and relocated.Copper Coin with hole in centre featuring motifs and the words "Internment Camps" on one side and "Three Pence", the currency value, on the other side.coin, camp 13, murchison camp, internment camps coin, internment camp currency

Made in Camp 13 by German POW's. Presented to children in Camp 3Model toy : Large wooden tipping cart and articulated horse. Painted green and grey, brown and black.cart and horse, cart - tipping, wooden, krafft, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camps 13 and 3, handcrafts, woodwork, toys, general

The Red Cross gave parcels to the German prisoners. This was part of one of those parcelsOrange/red square plastic tooth powder dispenser box with matching lid. 3x stickers on bottom as follows : Tooth Powder. 396617 EVERETT = Army Number. Intelligence BranchRosodont embossed on outside of base, AMA BERGMANN, A.H.A.B, WALDHEIM. SA. embossed inside of basebox, tooth powder, towart g, awas, camp 13, tatura, ww2 camp 13, toilet, requisites, bathroom

Made in Camp 13 by a POW.Rectangular light and dark wood cigarette case. One side has 2 birds sitting on 2 rings and 2 flowers on stems. The other side has a diamond inlay into triangles of different shades of brown wood. A small green square opens a slide lid to allow access to cigarettes. Handmade.camp 13, smoking, k. hill, cigarette case

Hans Wettl was interviewed by Australian John Anderson about his experiences in Murchison POW Camp 13. Hans died 3 months after the interview. (CD copy of this interview C9125)Small black and red cassette, normally used in a video camera, inside a small plastic case.Hans Wettl 1 of 2 ( C9130)hans wettl, john anderson, murchison pow camp 13

Book is a compilation of notes on the study of bearded dragon lizards compiled by Adolf Wilke, former POW at Camp 13, Murchison. Separate article about the Goanna is from the magazine "walkabout" 1st October 1943.Hard cover loose leaf book with hand written notes in German script. Also features magazine cuttings/articles, in English. Held together with piece of thin white tape inserted through punched holes in cloth spine. 2 x separate articles in pockets on 3rd from back end page.bearded dragon lizards, adolf wilke, pow camp 13, goanna, walkabout magazine

Sewage treatment pond, camp 13, Murchison. German, Italian, Japanese POW's held here between 1941 - 1946. Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Sewage treatment plant.pow, internment camp, sewage treatment, murchison, victoria, camp 13

A large collection of events in regard to Camp 13. Documents include the names of 983 German POW's in Murchison August 1941 - January 1947. An interesting collection confiscated intelligence report. No 94 included 26 gall of wine, 9 drums of fruit in an advances state of fermentation, flex copper wire, clothing, petrol motor and miscellaneous cameras and wireless parts. A letter by the German Naval Commander to all families of the Kormoran crew. History of German POW's in WW2 by H. Wolf. Both in German. Map 13 B. the 21 September 1942 disturbance in D compound; report in German Sydney-Kormoran; weekly rations; dimensions of a tunnel 15 June 1942. Drawings by Heinz Dohmen - Arandora Star; royal Oak both sunk by u boat ace Gunther Prien, Collins gunner Kloppe; Kormoran at the memorial service for HMAS Sydney; Red Cross reports in German as are letters; Rudi Pruckners escape; the general conditions and the recently found tunnel.Foolscap size folder with pillar box red 3 cm wide flap which extends to the back. On the front red flap is the inscription below. Prominent centre left is Australia with gum trees and sentry box and anti clockwise POW 1941-194. A kangaroo and emu on the top right hand corner. Prison of war and beneath Murchison - Australian.Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material.gustav pohlig, camp 13, murchison victoria, hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, heinze dohman, rudi pruckner

3 Typed pages stapled at top left corner, type colour is purple. Also a handwritten post script on last page. non-fiction

Material made during WW2 and sent to museum from Germany by Peter Mueller.Blue plastic folder with photos etc. in plastic sleeves.documents, reports

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Murchison Camp 13 - P.O.W chapel on right, house left of centre, rock pool in foreground with concrete fountainvictorian state rivers and supply commission, camp 13, murchison, water commission camp

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Murchison Camp 13 - Water Commission Camp in 1950 Collection of army huts with tall eucalypt foreground Carpenters shop bottom left hand cornervictorian state rivers and supply commission, camp 13, murchison, water commission camp