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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Tatura Saleyards, 2001
Tatura Saleyards- cattleyards, Ross Street c.1980Copied from transparencies.photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Mrs. Kate Viedt, 2002
Photo taken at Tatura Museum 2002.Colour photo of group - Mrs Kate Viedt, with daughter Alison, baby Harry and toddler Zoe at Tatura Museum, November 2002. Kate is daughter of Pastor Georg Hoffman, German Lutheran Missionary in New Guinea pre WW 2.viedt, new guinea internees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Lanzinger Brick, Original brick 1941
The inscription in the brick was made by Lanzinger a German internee who escaped several times from Camp 1, recaptured and placed in Camp 4 gaol. The brick was recovered by the Stanhope Museum, where it is now on display. The curator of the Museum contacted Tatura Museum for information about Lanzinger, and was advised that Lanzinger's daughter ( Ann Flegel) had visited Tatura Museum and Camp 1, from Canada. A photo of the brick was forwarded from Stanhope to Flegels, who in turn forwarded it to Josef Friedrich whom she had made contact with through the Tatura Museum. Friedrich then forwarded a copy of the photo to Tatura Museum.Colour photo of common red brick with inscriptions carved by and named Lanzinger, a date in 1941,and two swastikas.lanzinger escape, camp 1, camp 4 gaol, photography, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Woodcuts Camp 1
Prints from woodcuts made in Camp 1 and depicting camp life scenes.Clear front plastic red folder containing pages in plastic sleeves.internment camp 1, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Building Tatura's first Bowling Green. 1904. Messrs. Luxon, Heath, Edgar, Stevens, Swift, Phillips, Hampton.photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Uncles, The Story of the Heyde Brothers, 2011
Written by Margaret Bowering a neice of the Heyde Brothers.Brown soft cover book with photo of five men in work clothes on front.german migrants, western australia, internment camp 1 tatura, books, biography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Bowling c.1920bowling c1920, photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Bowlers and Clubhouse c.1920bowlers c1920, clubhouse, photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio - biography, Bern Brent, Various
Collected by Tatura Museum.Black multi ringed folder with printed sheets in plastic sleeves. Photo and interview. Internment in England, Kempton Park and Huyton. 8th Employment Co. Fruit picking with Peter Danziger and Peter Danby. Internment Camps 3 and 4.dunera, internment camps, tatura, books, biography, peter danziger, peter danby, bern brent, gerd bernstein -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, First Dhurringile Guard, No. 2 Platoon, 1941
Official Army photograph taken in 1941. No. 2 Platoon of garrison at Dhurringile POW Camp, south of Tatura, 1941.Black and white photographic copy of photo of 30 soldiers including officer.First Dhurringile Guard 1941, No. @ Platoon.army officers, no 2 platoon, dhurringile pow camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Italian migrant boys
The boys are from Fiume, Istria a Zara They were ethnically cleansed by the Yugoslavs between 1945 and 1950, and emigrated under the UN Sponsorship Plan IRD to Australia, arriving on the M.V. Castel Bianca on 27.12.1951. Held at Rushworth Migrant Centre, known as Camp Desperation 'fortimo".Black and white photo, group of 4 boys with toddler in front of barracks. February 1952 at Rushworth Migrant Centre.rushworth migrant centre, photography, camera, accessory, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Camp 3
Material donated by former internees. Recollection and records of former Dunera Internees held at Tatura including Lobert and Seefeld. "Jewish Conspiracy" by Weinmann. Telegram- Wagner, death in family. "150th. Celebrations- Templers", speech by Beilharz Frida Riboni's story. Obituary Aberle. Records Khuna.Black 4 ring folder.document, biography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 13 Hospital, 1956
Photos taken by Col McTaggart engaged in the removal of the original Camp 13 hospital building after the occupation of the camp by the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission Construction Branch c.1956. The building, bought by Mr. Henry, was transported to Corop in three sections, the high central section now a private residence located on the cnr. Midland Highway and Lake Cooper Road, the two outer sections converted to a house in Lake Cooper Road.Black & White, two A4 sized photos of Camp Hospital.tatura, camp 13 hospital, german pows, corop, photography, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Programme, Pirate's Daughter, 1934
Produced in connection with the comedy by local artists. Profits in aid of Boy Scouts. Entertainment held in Victory Hall, TaturaBeige coloured folder, recording cast numbers and scenes from theatrical production.theatre, entertainment, documents, programme -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Christina Ross
B. &. W. Photo.christina ross -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Commissioners of the Rodney Irrigation Trust
Commissioners of the Rodney Irrigation Trust.B. & W. Photo. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Recollections of Hans Wolter von Gruenewaldt, 2009
Account of his internment made in 1961 for Dr. Jung. Translated and printed by Axel von Gruenewaldt for the Murchison Historical Society in 2009. Copy bought and donated to Tatura & District Historical Society by Lyn Harrison.15 descriptive pages booklet, pale yellow cover with a sketch of Hans Wolter von Gruenewaldt. in a red frame under the title, in black ink. In a clear plastic cover with yellow spine."uhenfels", "arandora star", "dunera", murchison pow camp 13, books, autobiography, dr jung, axel von gruenewaldt, murchison historical society -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Recollections Kurt Krenn, 1987
Donated to Tatura Museum by Knenn's daughter, Klaudia Krenn.14 printed pages (German language), dated 19.4.1987, in black two ring folder with K on spinebiography, kurt krenn, ww2 internees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Bottle
Object found at POW Camp 13Small cylindrical glass bottle with black screw top and black capital letters in glass on bottom of bottle.J 374 Mbottle, camp 13, murchison, tatura, glass -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document - Documents, Goulburn Valley Water Major Works Construction
Documents for Goulburn Valley Water major works constructionPlain paper, folded, 7 Documents. 3 - Accounts. 3 - Variation of Salary. 1- Invitation to opening of Campaspe Pumping Station. Fullscap size papernon-fictionDocuments for Goulburn Valley Water major works constructionaccounts, salaries, invitation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Jewellery Box, Wooden, Jewellery Box Wooden
Owned by Arthur McCann a guard at Camp 3Camp 3Wooden Jewellery Box, with corner feet attached with tacks and a double hinged lid , 4 x section lift out insert. Light colour wood, insert lined with green felt. Lid in 2 sections and glued to a surrounding edge. Lid also appears to have been sanded downNumbers on bottom written in pencil 4....32.....18 .... 2 .......30 .... some writing un readable -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Dictionary, Langenscheidts Universal Wortenbuch, 1931
Small blue pocket dictionary Italian -Dutch. Navy blue with red page facesdictionary -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Dictionary, Van Goors Miniature Dutch Dictionary
Small light blue pocket dictionary.Spine damaged and torn. English section page edges have been cut and alphabet A - M written in pencil to mark change of letter. Some pages loose. Whole book unstable could be easliy damagednon-fiction -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Lamp and Glass top, Lamp
Opaque Red glass lamp base and clear glass top. Dark metal top on base which houses the base for the top and the opening for the wick to raised and lowered by the round wheel also on this metal base. Grecian urn shaped base. Black tape around bottom edge of base, also strips of black tape on inside bottom of base. Perhaps to assist with repairs where base is damaged -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - metal serving spoon, Serving Spoon
Assumed used at an Internment campInternment CampLarge spoon, stainless steel, with German Ensignia ( Eagle ) with Swastika underneathEngraved on underside of handle German Eagle Ensignia with Swastika in a circle underneath. T.W.S. 41. Might be a table spoon for measuring or serving spoon. Handle has bevilled edges and is scooped close to spoon bowl. Well used appearance, with scratching from cleaning, dark grey appearance. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Textile - Lace Collar
Hand Tatted Lace Collar, Circa 1870. Design is mainly tiny flowers. Fine Cotton in a very dark cream colour. Although collar is round, it seperates in one place to allow it to be attached to the neckline with ease -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Sir John Monash
Sir John Monash served in WW1 and fought at GallipoliBlack plastic folder, spine bound,contains clear plastic sleeves which in turn contain 9 printed pages of information with regards the Tatura Water Tower Mural. The first two pages are in colour the remainder in black and white. First page is a full colour front page of the Tatura Bulletin Volume 37 No 7 July 2021.Spine of booklet Sir john Monash, L1046 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Crockery, Soup Bowls, Cups and Saucers
China used at the Tatura - Rodney Masonic Lodge4 x Soup Bowls White China, 4 x Cups and Saucers white China from Tatura -Rodney Masonic LodgeAll have the Masonic Lodge emblem with Rodney 219. On bottoms " Steelite" vitrified Globe Pottery Co. Ltd. England 31/ 61 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Souvenir - Model - Ship in Bottle
Gifted to John / Jack Yeoman who was a guard at Camp 13Camp 13Ship has 3 decks, portholes, windows, masts, flags, funnel. Colours of cream, tan and green, also blue sea, and blue and yellow on some flagsBottle top is black with M and J written in green. Bottom of bottle has a crown and u690 embossed in glass. Piece of paper in bottom of bottle Murchison 7 . 5 . 945 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Monkey Ashtray
Gifted to John / jack Yeoman who was a guard at Camp 13Camp 13Ashtray carved from sandstone, ( cream with dark pink stripes ), slightly triangle in shape, undulating surface. Heart shaped ashtray carved with a cigarette holder in one edge. Monkey is cream in colour, carved with holes to hold spare cigarettes. Monkey attaches with a spike on it's bottom to the ashtray corner. Ricordo Pirgionero = record of my imprisonment / memory of a prisoner is carved on the top and the bottom of the ashtray