Copy of originals made in 1996. Bequeathed to Ken Harvey's son by Friedrich Kirschner. Woodcuts from a German woolbuyer internee in Camp 1 Tatura. Each page has 1 woodcut on it.Plastic folder, white back and spine, soft yellow clear front. Contains 3 plastic sleeves with copies of woodcuts.woodcuts, ken harvey, friedrich kirschner, german woolbuyer, camp 1 tatura

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 1 5.okl.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of scene at internment camp and prominent stick figure, coloured blue, in centre. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 3 19.Oct.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of scene at internment camp and prominent stick figure, coloured blue, in centre. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 9 30.Nov.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of sketch of paper manufacture industry/row of men at desks, large figure of man on right holding banner. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches, written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 10 7.Dec.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of sketch of prancing horse at gates, barbed wire fencing. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches, written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 7 16.Nov.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of sketch of two men, seated, one operating printing machine in the editing room at the camp. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches, written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 13 19.Marz.42. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of sketch of man walking across a room with a bird in each hand, cuckoo clock on wall. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches, written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 5 2.Nov.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of highlights from camp 1 in caricature style. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 12 24 Dec.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover features black and white sketches of large gum tree and camp hut. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers

Else Oertel was an internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. Else (a German) was interned in the same compound as many Italians, and so took up Italian lessons. This book is one she used in these lessons. Black covered exercise book with lined pages. Some separate pages inside, supposedly removed from a different exercise book. Also a large, folded piece of carbon paper. italian language, language study, else oertel, camp 3a, internment camp education, tatura group internment camps

Article made from scrap metal by internee at camp 3 Tatura. Maker of the tin was the uncle of donor Kurt Beilharz. No solder was available so melted down toothpaste tubes was used sparingly as solder.Handmade rectangular metal container - box with lid.tin, rectangle, beilharz k, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, containers, domestic

In 1943 German internees in camp 3 (Victoria) decided to produce theatre productions of their German heritage to familiaize their children with their culture/to keep everyone busy/ interested/ and involved as a community. A comment was made that this exercise was very successful.Kept the German culture alive in the camp. Description of collection of theatre productions made in Internment camp 3, which were produced and directed by Wilhelm Fugmann. (Wilhelm is now a Lutheran missionary in New Guinea). ww2, ww2 camp 3, camp theatre

Awarded to Gerda Decker for achievement in 75 m race, high jump, long jump, shot put, 200 m race, whilst an internee in camp 3. Photocopy of award in camp 3 folder 04.01Foolscap size sheet of paper with sports events and achievements awarded to Gerda Decker. Text in Germanas abovegerda decker, sports achievements

Documents from Camp 4, Rushworth. Japanese internees and garrison. Major Jim Sullivan, befriended many Japanese children in the camp. They kept in touch after the war and he organised a reunion back to Australia in 1993. Grey green cardboard folder, containing lists of internees, sketches of Jim Sullivan. Letters from former Japanese internees and their families.major jim sullivan, internment camps, camp 4, rushworth victoria, japanese internees

Photos emailed from London by Guidobaldi's grandson, David Coker. Photos of paintings of Tatura Camp 2 and Loveday Camp by Italian "Dunera" internee Guidobaldi, also showing the boards on which the paintings were made.camp 2, loveday

The original document was written by two German internees from Camp 1, and was found left in the London Club Hotel, Sydney. The document was handed in to the authorities where it was translated and copies forwarded to all Australian Army CommandsRed plastic two ring folder containing 23 photocopied type written sheets.camp 1 organisation, books, history, local

Table made by German internee in Camp 1. Mr N. J. Mills, of West End Garage, Tatura, presented the table as a wedding gift to his daughter Joyce and her husband Bill Baker, April 1946.Narrow oval wooden table on an octagonal pedestal and octagonal base. Base is wider at actual base and narrows and slopes up to join pedestral.n. j. mills, west end garage tatura, joyce baker nee mills, bill baker, internment camp 1 woodcraft

Depicting five tiny carved figures doing different jobs transferring goods at Tocumwal Railway Gauge Change. Made by former camp 2 Tatura internee after his release in 1942 to the 8th Employment Co. at Tocumwal. Kurt Lewinski was a former Dunera Boy, originally from Berlin, refugee in England in 1938 and transported to Australia in 1940.Wood carving of 5 tiny carved figures - 1 stacking cases, one carrying large filled bag on his shoulders (piece missing when items delivered), one wheeling pallet of large timber boxes, one pushing barrel and one carrying heavy box. Several folded canvases on foreground.8th E.C. Tocumwal My Boys can do it. K. Lewinski 1945 (on back) Base features inlay plaque with inscription.kurt lewinski, wood carvings, dunera boys, refugee in england, tocumwal railway

Else-Lore Oertel, with her mother, was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, from 1940-1945. The ballerina & stand were made by persons unknown & given to Else-Lore while in the camp & was one of her childhood 'treasures'.Hand painted thin plywood decoration of ballerina inside a ring / circle, with wooden stand. Outer circle shape with insert for stand, cut out of ballerina posed inside. All carved from one piece of plywood. Circle is painted purple. Ballerina inside circle is plain plywood painted with mainly yellow, blue & white costume. Stand is flat disc with slot for ballerina cutout to insert into. Stand is painted gold. Handmade.internment, internee camps, ornaments, toys, else-lore oertel, internment camp hand crafts, childhood treasures, ballarina

Else-Lore Oertel, with her mother, was a German internee in Camp 3 A as a child, from 1940-1945. Her godmother, another internee, Friedel Dehnel (Tante Fiffi) made the hanging for Else-Lore & wrote out the poem on the back for her.Handmade wooden plywood wall hanging, painted, of sleeping blonde haired baby dressed in light blue laying in a cradle painted dark blue (with red heart) with checked red & white curtains & bird (robin red-breast) atop the curtains. Cream bed furnishings, grey floor area. Back has leather attachment for hanging on wall. There is a poem in German written on the back.Poem in German, on paper attached to back: Wenn ich, o Kindlein, vor Dir stehe, wenn ich im Fraum Dich Tachelu sehe, wie Du ergluhst so wunderbar, da ahne ich mit susBem Grauen: durst ich in Deine Traume schauen, dann war neir alles, alles klar.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internee camps, toys, internment camp handcraft

The envelope was sent to Mr S. Asboth at Camp 1 Tatura, dated 25 July 1946. Stefan Asboth was an internee in Camp 1. Stefan was an engineer and was working in Persia when the war broke out. He was sent to Britain, then to Loveday in South Australia and then to Camp 1 where he stayed for the duration of the war. A black and white photocopy of an envelope sent to Mr S. Asboth at Camp 1 Tatura Victoriastefan asboth, camp 1 tatura, war time correspondence, internment camps in australia, shire engineers, rodney shire council