Made and used by internees at Camp 3, TaturaLarge round cake tin with large round hollow insert in centre. 2 handles (one detached). The tin tapers to a smaller basecake tin, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Part of a collection of handtools made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaWood plane, handmade with short, slightly curved handle and metal inserts forming blades at bottom endsplane, wood, haering m, haering f, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, trades, tools

Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used for straining vegetablesHandmade wire vegetable strainer with long handle, curved at end, forming a hook for hangingstrainer - vegetables, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, domestic, utensils

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

Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used there to remove stones from fresh fruitWire fruit stone remover with blue handlehoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww 2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Made from scrap wood and metal by internee at Camp 3 for the Wied childrenHandmade child's wooden scooter. Has 2 wheels with metal rims, metal bracket joins upright to base, horizontal wooden handle at top of upright.scooter, bissinger g, tatura camp toys

Autographed/ contributions on pages by internees.Child's Handmade autograph book with wooden block- hand-painted on cover.Kurt Kazenwadeltatura camp, book - autograph, kurt kazenwadel

Used for egg flip makingCylindrical mixer with base plunger with the cone bottom holes of 1/16 "mixer, frank l, camp 3, tatura, camp 3 - egg flip mixer, domestic, utensils

Created by L. Hirschfeld-Mack while interned in Camp 2.Black framed print of a woodcut picture. Scene depicts the end of 11 huts. 2 people and a cart in the picture. Black & cream colourings.Tatura 1941. L. Hirschfeld-Macktatura, camp 2, ww2, illustrations, prints

Created by L. Hirschfeld-Mack while interned in Camp 2.Black framed print of a woodcut picture. Scene of the end of one hut and 3 other huts. A garden bed & 4 people.Tatura 1941. L. Hirschfeld-Macktatura, camp 2, ww2, illustrations, prints

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The penny-brooch is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the item. Says Else-Lore of the brooch: "Jewellery was made out of available metals. Pennies made a bright brooch and especially interesting if it featured the current year it was given".Brooch fashioned from Australian 1943 penny. Penny has a safety pin soldered to the reverse, for use as a brooch.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, costume, accessory, jewellery

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items. Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). For use as a cufflink.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination ("penny" or "threepence") on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, else oertel, else lore hukins, internment camp currency

Else-Lore Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, with her mother from 1940-1945. Woodworking was popular amongst the internees and Werner Dehnel, another internee in camp 3, made the darning mushroom for Else-Lore, for darning socks.Wooden darning mushroom. Darker wood at top. Base (stalk) is of lighter wood. Both possibly varnished. Stalk has bevelled lines where it meets top. Base has 1939 Australian penny underside. Attached by (ribbon?) to stalk is a cardboard gift tag.Underside of mushroom top: Else/ Love von Onkel Werner. TATURA 1939/41|Attached tag: Fur Else-Lore. Von Onkel Werner.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, domestic, items, sewing, handcrafts, woodwork

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

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Woven burgundy, yellow, green, light blue and darker blue woollen scarf, with tassels at each endscarf, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, weaving, clothes

Made by Rudolf Hoefer In Camp 3Wooden slatted folding stool. cross supports between the legsIH or HIstool, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork, furniture, domestic

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Wooden slatted folding stool. Cross supports between the legsstool, wood, bissinger g, wied, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork, furniture, domestic

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Blue painted wooden child's game. Marble track, built in a zig zag style. 38 glass marbles, various colours stored in a jar were used for playing the game. toy/game, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, general

Made and used by internee at Camp 3Rectangle green, tan, grey and black striped drill material bag. Drawstring top with white cord. Leather straps to go over shoulders to create a back pack. Self coloured pocket with strap and cutton fastner on front. Flap at top of bag has leather strap to fasten onto button on orange patch.Gretl Frankbag, school, cotton, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, w2 camp 3, personal, effects, travel, goods