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Work on paper - Story, Wartime Memories by Ivy Williams
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 -
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Photograph, Reginald Jones, Guard
Reginald Griffiths Jones was a guard at the Camp hospital and at POW Camp 13. Black and white photograph of a man in army uniform, with trees in background and a cut of child to his left. Picture taken off another picture.reginald griffiths jones, camp 13 guard, pow guards -
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Photograph, Opticians visit
Bernd Mildebrath, of Germany, visiting Jack Every, a 84 year old optician from Shepparton, who supplied his father in Dhurringile POW Camp with glasses in 1942. Bernd still uses the glasses case and frames. Photograph taken at Tatura Museum in 1998.Black and white photograph of 2 men, one in a blue and white check shirt and dark tie and the other in a white shirt with tie.bernd mildebrath, jack every, shepparton optician, dhurringile pow camp, ww2 glasses -
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Painting, Valma Paterson
Vincenzo Galea was an Italian POW in Camp 13 Murchison. This portrait of Valma Paterson was painted from a photograph supplied by her father George Paterson, a Hygiene Officer with the Australian Army. Oil Portrait on canvas. Olive green background. A young lady with short dark brown hair. Gold highlights near centre part. Dark brown eyes and red lips. Wearing a light pink top with pleats on shoulders.V Galea 23/11/45camp 13, paterson, valma, george, murchison, vincenzo, galea, portrait -
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Decorative object - Christmas Tree
... POWs Camp 3 Tatura Inscription on original box ...Given to Acting Captain Austin Appleby by and internee. Used by the Appleby family for over 50 years. Originally sent out by the German Red Cross to POW's and internees in the Tatura area in 1943.Artificial Christmas tree on wooden stand decorated with bells, stars and candles, supplied to Camp 3 by the Red Cross. Inscription on original box: Weihnachtszweige Die "Goldenen Nuisse" sind gefult also knacken 15 stuch. Translation reads: Christmas branches. The "Golden Nuts" are filled, therefore crack (them). 15 pieces.christmas, appleby, red cross, camp 3, german pows, camp 3 tatura -
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Decorative object - Monkey Ashtray
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13Sandstone hand-carved monkey and ashtray. Monkey has decorative markings. Ashtray has a diamond shaped recess carved into the top and decorated with two brown and black painted snakes and green and white leavesAshtray: Prisoner of War on top Monkey: Ricordo on side and Ricordo POW on bottomcamp 13, murchison, pow, italian, monkey -
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Decorative object - Monkey
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13murchison, camp 13, pow, italian, monkey, ' -
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Decorative object - Small Monkey
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13murchison, camp 13, italian, pow, monkey -
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Folder, POW Camp 13
Photos held by Keith Gregory of Murchison. Camp 13 under construction.Blue multi ring plastic folder with plastic sleeves containing photos.POW Camp 13 Murchison Army photographs purchased from Keith Gregory Murchison 1994camp 13 construction, keith gregory -
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Book, Geoff Adams et al, Service and Sacrifice, 1957
Written to detail history of Murchison RSL. Includes history of POW Camps WW11 in district near Murchison. Also includes Roll of Honour.White plastic cover, blue letters title. RSL logo in centremurchison rsl, roll of honour, pow camps ww2 -
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Document, Australian War Memorial , Canberra, Camp 13 Murchison Pyrethrum Growing, 12 January 1943
12 January 1943 the C.O Camp 13 Rec an urgent letter was rec. to employ POW's growing pyrethrum major ingredient in insecticides for the control of mosquitoes. as all previous supplies previously came from Japan.A clear plastic front cover, red margin and back. Top right front "Camp 13 Murchison - Pyrethrum Growing - a Matter of National Importance."as abovepyrethrum growing, camp 13 mosquito control, mosquito control -
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Folder, Camp 13 German POW reunion 1974, 1992
One of the many accessions received by our overseas friends and supporters.Clear plastic folder with green border and back with two colour laser copies - sentry box and concrete building with a close up of the building with 3 returnees and 3 ladies renewing memories.Camp 13 German POW reunion 1974camp 13 reunion, german pow reunion 1974 -
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Document, WW2 Internment and POW Camp
... WW2 Internment and POW Camps Tatura Group and Loveday Camp... Internment and POW Camps Tatura Group and Loveday Camp SA Large black ...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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Folder, Recollections - Internees, POW, Garrison, 1990-1995
Consolidation of minor files. Recollections of life in and at the Camps. Some files have alternative Ref. No.Two ring binder.Recollections - Internees, POW, Garrison -
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Document, Cowra Times, Printer, A Cowra Breakthrough
Article in Cowra Times.Photocopied article on Italian POW and guard at Cowra Camp.cowra times, italian pow's -
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Sketch, von Gruenewaldt, Hans, The Sappers Farewell, 1947
Sketches made in POW Camp 13 by von Gruenewaldt as the Army sappers dismantle the camp and POW's are repatriated back home. Lt. D. H. Hall wrote his signature bottom left corner. On back of sketch. Jenks with best wishes Splinter.Artist/cartoonist von Grueneweldt POW Camp 13. South African Group. Sketch entitled The Sappers Farewell. Seasons greetings 1946-1947 G. E. Murchison. signed D. H. Hall Lt. bottom left corner. "Morgen 1st Auch Ein Tag" bottom right corner.Jenks With Best Wishes Splinterhans walter von gruenewaldt, pow camp 13, army sappers, pow repatriation -
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Document, Lieut Kenneth Frederick Young, Lieutenant Kenneth F. Young, 1992
A thirty page history of Bendigo's Private Kenneth Young subsequently promoted to Lieutenant. Captured and interned in Crete, wounded 1st May 1942, was threatened with amputation, nursed to health by the Sisters of Mercy in a German hospital. Repatriated 1943, granted the authority to wear one gold wound stripe, subsequently employed in AMF Australian Inf at Murchison POW between which a broken fibula and tibia. Finally a stint as Guard of POW, accidentally shot in the leg by a German sentry when lying in bed. A unique service record from the horror of Crete. The manuscript was compiled from material provided by Lieut Young's sister, Mrs Russell.Clear plastic folder with a photo of Lieutenant Kenneth Young AIF with a red border on the front page and red back cover.Lieut. Kenneth Young AIF on the margin. Lieut Kenneth F. Young enlisted Sept 39 AIF captured Crete 1941 Repatriated 1943 Garrison Guard Dhurringile POW lieutenant kenneth f. young, mrs russell, internment camps australia -
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Booklet, 17th Garrison Battalion et al, POW WOW, 7 November 1941
Donated by Don McPherson, Shepparton News Proprietor. a most fascinating booklet of that time. POW WOW in red with black outline - Australia soldier November 7 1941 16 pagesas abovedon mcpherson, shapparton news, internment camps -
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Document, Australian Military Forces, Australian Military Forces - Administrative Instruction, 6 September 1939 - 8 January 1945
An interesting insight of the precautions, management, location and distribution and re organisation and number and nationality of the 13,021 POW's in Hay, Cowra, Yanco, Murchison, Tatura, Dhurringile, Graytown, Myrtleford, Loveday SA, Woolenook and Marrinup WA. With a capacity of 23,465 less unguarded good and with token guard 1000 as at 8 January 1945A plastic folder, clear front page, 3 cm border left side extending as the back cover.top of page: "Australian Military Forces 3rd District command" top right hand corner: HQ 3rd District Base SECRET -
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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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Cartridge
Found at POW camp 13 post war by war time guard. Contained in a gold coloured material covered display box.1 cartridge, brass base and part of cylinder cardboard remainder of cylinder with inside sight hole. unloaded. -
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Swagger Stick, 1944-45
... camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted..., was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when ...Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Dark brown wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts an inlaid map of Australia in a light colour with a brass crown insignia (bade of rank) inside the map of Australiawo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
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Swagger Stick, 1944-45
... camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted..., was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when ...Made by a German POW about 1944-45 and given to WO11 R. E. O'Hara. R. E. O'Hara, father of the donor, was a WO11 in the POW camp. He left Tatura at the end of the war when he was posted to Manus Island for the war crimes trials against the Japanese. He continued in the Army until 1952. WO11 R. E. O'Hara VX5293. His rank on discharge was WO1 Light coloured wooden swagger stick with large knob on one end which depicts a sphere in dark coloured wood inlaid at regular intervals with a light coloured wood. The top of the knob is covered by a brass crown (badge of rank).wo11 r. e. o'hara., swagger stick -
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Hat
Supplied at Dhurringile. All POW's were not allowed to take anything from the camp back to Germany. Gunter Knop smuggled this and other items with him under his shirt as well as his diary.Cream cotton sapper hat. 4 piece crown, narrow brim with 10 rows of stitching.dhurringile pow camp, gunter knop, melba schwarz -
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Booklet, Liederbuch, 1944
Used and written by POW'sBeige coloured light card board. Additional 4 pages in back of book.H. A. Rinne POW #2078 15/3/1940 Xmas 1944liederbuch, h. a. rinne -
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Functional object - Tray - wooden, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Tray, 1940's
William Bernard JONES (Bernie) was a volunteer guard at one of the camps and was given this tray by an Italian POW. It is not known which camp or who the POW was.8 sided wooden tray. Picture created by match sticks and wooden inlay design. Features Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Front covered by glass held onto the tray by 8 sections of wood.w. b. jones, volunteer guard tatura camps, camp woodwork, mickey mouse, donald duck, wooden tray -
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Card - Christmas Card
As the card says, these were supplied free of charge to people who wanted them in the POW camps.German Christmas card. German inscription reads "warmest Christmas and New Year greetings from " "free supplied by POW's held World Committee of Christian Young Men Association Australia" Back of card reads Kurt Frank "Herzlichste Weihnachts and Neujahrs Gruesse von ...." "frei geliefert von Kriegsge fangenen hilfe welthomitee der christichen Jungermannerveseine Australien"kurt frank, german christmas cards -
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Audio - CD, Hans Wettl, 2004
Interview with former POW Hans Wettl in Vienna 2004.Plastic CD case. Silver cd.former pow's, hans wettl -
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Audio - Cassette - mini, Hans Wettl
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 -
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Audio - Cassette - mini, Hans Wettl
Hans Wettl was interviewed by Australian John Anderson about his experiences in Murchison POW Camp 13. Hans died 3 months after the interview. Small black and red cassette, normally used in a video camera, inside a small plastic case.Hans Wettl 2 of 2 (C9128)hans wettl, john anderson, murchison pow camp 13