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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumModel - Miniature Aeroplane
Formerly possession of local ex RAAF serviceman, Flight Lieutenant Ren SmithOval shaped decorative filigree badge with wreath like (leaves and berries) sides and crown at top. The letters RAAF form the centre.ren smith, raaf badges, raaf memorabilia -
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Book, History of Kyneton 1901 -1936
History of Kyneton. Some reference to Jessie Stewart, a Tatura resident. History of Kyneton 1901-1936|TaturaSoft covers. White pages, title in black letters. Volume 2 "Duvall" 42 Waikie St., Cobram, top right hand cornerkyneton victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumEquipment - Postage Stamp Vending Machine
Australia Post Wall mounted postage stamp vending machine used to dispense stamps.Metal postage stamp vending machine. Wall Mounted. Embossed letters POSTAGE STAMPS on front. Horizontal slots for coins have been covered with plates stating NOT IN USE and OUT OF SERVICE. White metal plate with the wording STAMPS 5 CENTS. Two Key holes. Recepticle for the dispensing of stamps with a lift up lid with Embossed words LIFT. Postage Stamps; lift; post, stamps, vending machine, australia post offices, postage stamps, tatura -
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Book, Eric or Little by Little, 1905
Book prize presented to James Reilly, 1906Brown,green and blue cover. Black letters. Sketch of schoolboys playing cricket.James Reilly. Most popular scholar. 1st Prize. University College, Shepparton. 9.12.1906a schoolboy story, tatura, tatura flour mill, j reilly, f w farrar -
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Book, Apex The First Twenty Five Years, 1957 1st edition 1980 2nd edition
Written to commemorate the 25th anniversary of founding of ApexBrown hardcover. Dust jacket of grey. Black letters "Apex". White letters First 25 yrs of Apex. Triangle logo of Apex in orange/gold and black on white squarefirst 25 years of apex, love rs, branson vm, service clubs, apex, tatura apex -
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Book, Horace Carlton, 1899
Tatura State School book prize. Awarded to Alfred Reilly 1899Hard cover, red and black letters. Sketch of girl reading a book. Rabbits and grass. Title on spine.State School 1441. 29th Dec. 1899. 4th Prize. Class 3. Alfred Reilly. Samuel Hill, Head Teachertatura state school 1441, jarrold & sons, london, tatura, mrs h b paull, education in tatura -
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Book, The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District
Section one written for Congupna School centenary 1884-1924. Section two 1925-1984. Stories on the lives of families in the districtOrange cover, black letters, sketches of old and new schools on front cover. Sketch on back cover of cow, sheep, water wheel and school books.congupna school, victorian school centenaries, victorian education, victorian schools -
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Book, Those Were the Days, 1962
To record a history of Shepparton & District from early aborigines to discovery and naming of Goulburn River. Early explorers and settlers. R West was Town Clerk 1927-1960Pale blue hard cover, old letters. Pink and brown dust jacket. Title in black on yellow square. Author's name in black on yellow strip. 283 pages.those were the days, west r, ford t, aborigines, shepparton and district history, early explorers of shepparton, town clerk of shepparton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Rodney Recollections 1886 - 1986, 1986
To commemorate 100th anniversary of Rodney Shire. Includes photographs of Councillors and staff of Rodney ShirePlasticised soft cover. Rodney Shire logo. River scene on back. Black letters. Afirmation from Local Governmentlocal history, books, history, local -
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Watering Can, 1940's
Used by internees at Camp 3.Oval shaped metal watering can with removable rose spray head, 2 handles, 2 stays between the can and outlet to spray head. Black band around spout to help hold spray on. Handmade.Bulach. 3 letters illegiblewatering can, camp 3, metalwork, volker bulach -
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Book, Those Airforce Days, 1992
The story of an Australian Airman 1942-1946. Purchased June 21, 1992, at Alice Springs, NT. Page 25 - Chapter on No. 1 Recruit Depot, SheppartonAirforce scene on dust jacket. Red border on lower front white letters. Blue cover. Loose leaflet insidestory of gordan wallace, no 1 recruit depot, shepparton, tatura, ww2 -
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Book, Letter Book - Shire of Rodney, 1923
Record of letters, advertising for positions, tenders, animals impounded, Notice of Elections, Results of Elections, War Loan Rally for the Shire of Rodney.Very old suede and leather cover. Title in gold on red leather panel on spine.correspondence, shire of rodney, rodney shire, tatura, notices of elections, results of elections, war loan rally, shire of rodney tenders, shire of rodney employment -
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Book, Andrews Recollections, 1954
Letters written by Mr. Andrews, subsequently copied and bound. Scanned for electronic copy at Tatura Museum.Bound copy of hanwritten pages.merrigum district, merrigum methodist church, books, autobiography -
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Booklet, 1942
Music score for hymn by Canon Wilhelm Rechnik, words and music composed by Wilhelm Rechnik, class of Prof. M.P. Meyer, internee, Camp 2, TaturaThin card letter in booklet form consisting of outer cover and inner section of 2 leaves bound together at spine with thread. Address handwritten bears Tatura postal stamp. Has water colour of men in classroom of hut, paragraph in German, signatures on inner back cover.Camp 2 18 express. Opened by censor. Passed by Pulver 57tatura, documents, letters -
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Document, Seefeld Letters & Documents, 1940's
Includes collection of correspondence and files between Garry (Gerhard) Seefeld and the Australian Authorities, regarding the Jewish Refugees, Singapore Group and his family's continued internment in Tatura. Included are secret reports as to why Garry and family continued to be interned after all other family members had been released. All the above information was made available from the National Archives, Canberra and forwarded to Loretta Forsey (daughter of Gerhard Seefeld) by Keith Forsey in 2001. Files date from 25 February, 1942 to 3 December 1942.Blue plastic 3 ringed binderww2 camp 3, documents, letters, reports, seefeld -
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Document, Pastor PG Strelan and Pastor Otto Albrecht
Letters to and from various internees at POW camps.Black cardboard folder with 2 metal rings to hold contents.ww2 camps 1, 2 and 3, documents, reports -
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Folio, Students Reports, 2001
Thank you letters, some with drawings of what the students remembered about their visits to the MuseumHandwritten letters from schoool children from Sacred Heart and Tatura Primary Schools, after visits to Museumschool visits, documents, reports -
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Folder
Records obtained by Francis John Kreuzberger, grandson of Ernst Kreuzberger, in the years from 2000, who was interned in Camp 1 on 5th June, 1940Loose leaves of collection of letters, copies of certificates and photosletters, kreuzberger e, kreuzberger f, camp 1, tatura, ww2, documents -
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Box, Tatura "Back To" 1974
Tatura Back To executive letters, accountsBlue and white Public Record Office Victoria boxlocal history -
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Folio, 2nd. Shepparton Rover Scouts- "Dunera"
Material collected and donated post war.Two black plastic folders containing photocopied material in plastic sleeves.2nd. Shepparton Rover Scouts.documents, letters -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolio, Camp 3
Material collected relating to Camp 3. Material relating to Palestine Group of Internees in Camp 3 Theatre Programs & lists of cast.. Wilhelm Fugmann, Director. Coloured sketch of stage with setting presented to Prompter, Julia Mueller, autographed by the Theatre Group. 1945 Christmas Greetings from the Camp Leaders. "Templers in Israel" by Yossi Ben-Artzi. "Loyalties at Swordpoint - Lutheran Missionaries in Wartime New Guinea" by H.N. Nelson. Records of Resi, Maria, Erich & Friedrich Haering; Rudolf Hoefer, Willy & Else Groezinger, Ruth Stoll, Gisela Stellar. Copies of letters written by Wilhelm Stoll in 1946 seeking employment in S.A. Recollections from Ted Stoll. Obituary of Ruth Stoll. Play (in German) "Prinzess Chiu", written by Fritz Prager for his daughter in Camp 3. Prager, a German businessman in Sydney, Australia, interned with his brother, Hans in Camp 1. Fritz and Hans were later joined by their families in Camp 3. Copy of "FHP Communications", in which Fritz describes how his company, F.H. Prager & Coy. became established. Letter from Ursula Grimsdale describing how the two brothers came to be interned. Prager Company Newsletter from Ursula Grimsdale. Birth certificate of Heidi Wennagel, born in Camp 1 Hospital. Painted backdrop and theatre scene presented to Jula Mueller.Black 3 ring folder with printed material in plastic sleevesdocuments, reports -
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Document - Folder - Family History, Dowell Family History
Dowell family history. Contains certificates, photographs (copies), family tree and letters.Blue folder containing 3 sections: 3rd section contains 23 plastic sleeves containing photocopies of family history.Dowell Family Historydowell family, dowell family history, family trees -
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Vase
Object found at POW Camp 13. Used to hold flowersBrass shell case made into a vase with engraved palm tree design. Engraved into base are letters and numbers: F8 other unreadable marksvase, camp 13, murchison, tatura, metalcraft, brassware, harvey ponting snr -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumWeapon - Gunsight
Taken from a Japanese heavy machine gun after surrender at Lawas, British North Borneo. September, 1945Black Metal machine gunsight with spirit level and 2 X focusing wheels and sight and monocular. Metal base plate has 5 holes to secure to a benchLetters in metal: 27994 4 x 10 degrees To ? Jes 4? 154 on reverse No. 38458gunsight, gun, japan, dickinson, b, tatura, borneo, arms, firearms -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBox - ammunition, c1940
Brought home by Peter Trull from Moratai, Tarakan IslandRectangular wooden army ammunition (detonator) box with metal clips to close/secure lid to main box.Letters and words on box: 844 Japanese characters/scriptarmy ammunition box, trull, p, tatura, japan, tarakan island, arms, ammunition -
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Documents - Copy, Italian POW Roberta Selva, 1942
Originals borrowed for copying. POW letters and correspondence from Italian POW Roberta Selva. -
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Folio, Camp 4 Archival Material, 1991
Collected by Jim Sullivan.Open fronted black plastic folder with plastic sleeves.Camp 4 Archival Material.documents, letters -
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Folio, P. Collis, Postal History of Internees & Pows, after August 1991; photocopy 1991
. Salient part of the book as already refereed too. Donated to the society by a keen philatelist Charles Lawlor. Articles collected by Charles Lawlor. Supplementary. at the back of the folder are letters of reference 1857 John Montgomery Maud Lynch 1897 Wm Holden 1913, 1912, 1917 and 1927.Red open fronted folder with plastic sleeves.Type written heading "Postal History of the Internees and Prisoners of War", on the bottom of the page handwritten "Pages from the Postal History of Internees and Prisoners of War in Australia during WW2. P Collis MBE FRPSL. The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoriap collis, postal history of internees, postal history of pow's, philatelic society of victoria -
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Folio, Poems by Fred Ruddy
Prepared and donated by Fred Ruddy.Grey plastic folder with plastic sleeves.Poems by Frederick V. Ruddy.documents, letters -
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Folio, Michele Manfredi. Internee No. 25223
Material photocopied and donated to Museum.Red 3 ring folder containing photocopied typed and handwritten letters in plastic sleeves.Michele Manfredi.documents, letters
