Embroidered in Camp 3, Tatura sewing class by InterneesSquare shape hand embroided doiley. Blanket stitch edging with blue cotton. Central embroidered circle of flowers in embroidery cotton in colours pink, yellow, light blue, dark bluedoiley, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, manchester, table, linen

Used by internee children in classroom at camp 3Wooden ruler - metric and imperial measurements including anglesImperial and Metric numbers ruler, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, school, equipment

Made by internee and used by Helga Wied (Anderson) at Camp 3Handmade dark brown polished recorderrecorder, wood, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, musical, instruments, wind

Made by internee and used by Helga Wied (Anderson) at Camp 3Handmade recorder cleaner, wire handle, woollen cleaner headrecorder cleaner, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, musical, instruments, wind

Made by internee and used at camp 3Dark brown polished wooden handmade pencil case. 2 long sections and 1 small section inside, Shaped sliding lid carved with EW in Olde English Script"EW" also a white sticker on underside with WIED written on it in blue inkpencil case, wooden, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, country, crafts

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Dolls' metal dust pan coloured red with a black handledust pan - dolls, wied, l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Tin doll's bath. Painted brown outside with black around the base. Cream inside. Slightly shaped at one endbath - dolls, wied, l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, doll, furniture

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Hand turned wooden, tapered to tip, spinning top. 1 ridge around centre. 3 ridges around the topspinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Hand turned wooden tapered to a tip, spinning top. A single ridge around the centrespinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Hand turned wooden, tapered to a tip, spinning top. 2 ridges around centrespinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Hand turned wooden, tapered to a tip spinning top. 3 ridges around the centre and 3 around the topspinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Wooden hand turned spinning top. Convex shape on the top. 6 ridges around the centre. Painted red and yellowspinning top, wood, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Wooden hand turned spinning top. Convex shape on the top. 6 ridges around the centre. Painted red and yellowspinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Wooden hand turned spinning top. Convex shape oon the top. 7 ridges around the centrespinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Wooden hand turned spinning top. Convex shape on the top. 7 ridges around the centrespinning top, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, general

Made by internee and at Camp 3Brown leather ladies handbag. 2 handles, large and small pockets on the inside. Fastened with a tab and a button. Initials "LW" made from beaten silver Internment Camp issue coinsbag, leather, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, costume, accessory, female

Made & used at one of the wartime camps. It was made using kerosene tins.Metal handmade suitcase, with handmade metal handletatura, internee camps, suitcase, ww2 camps, personal, effects, travel, goods

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

An interesting record, briefly numbers of internees in Dhurringile, Tatura Nos 1&2, Rushworth Nos 3&4, Murchison 13, Myrtleford No 5, Loveday 9&10 where internees 1939 to Jan 1940, then 150 German officers and 50 OR at Dhurringile-Tatura No 1. 1000 Geman & Italian internees, Tatura 2 1000 G. POW. Later known as T 19 Rushworth3 1000 family groups, 1940 - 46. Rushworth 4 Asian family groups1940 - 46, Murchison 13 4000 officers, Myrtleford 1000, Italian officers. Loveday 4000 Italian internees. Clear plastic front, blue margin and back with a white strip, top right hand corner "Prisoner of War and Internment camps Vic & SA 1939 - 1947". Notes on Internment camps in the Tatura - Rushworth area.As above numbers

In response to an advert in the Age, George Campbell, a staunch supporter and donor to our museum, and guard of camp 13 Rudi Pruckner escape to prevent repatriation. It is Gerald Peacock's true story and details of special requirements for internees including family groups, internees, POW's, style of compounds,number interred in compound. Tatura camp 1 held 1000 German, Italian and Austrian internees from Aug1941 to Jan 1947. Camp 2 held 1000 POW's German and Italian internees from Sept. 40 to Feb.46. Rushworth 3 held 1000 family groups of European internees from Nov 40 to Aug 46. Rushworth 4 held 1000 Asian family groups Nov 40 to Aug 46. Murchison 13 held 4000 Japanese officers, German and Italian POW'sClear plastic folder, black margin with white paper insert on which is written "Personal recollections POW camp 13 guards - George Campbell and Gerald Peacock".As noted aboveinternment camp guards, escapees

Presented to Tatura museum by Mr Albert Whitmore ,Barmera O/C Engineering section . A 17 page history, written by Yuriko Nagata, a tutor in Japanese at Adelaide University. It contains a plan of Camp 9A clear plastic folder with black margin and white paper strip. Black back cover.Japanese internees at Loveday 1941 - 1946. Bottom left hand corner - Presented to Tatura Museum by Mr Albert Whitmore, 4 Laffert St, Barmera, South Australia 5345

Letters, photos and recollections from former internees held in Camp 3, Tatura during World War 2.Many original documents, letters and photos relating to the internees held in Camp 3, Tatura during World War 2. Much of this material relevant to German Missionary families arrested in New Guinea.Black two ring folder.Camp 3.new guinea missionaries, camp 3 tatura, hertle, beinssen, fugmann,griffin, loveday camp, list.

Original material donated by former German Internees brought to Camp 3 from Palestine and New Guinea during World War 2.Much of the material is original from the days when German Internees were held for six years in Camp 3, Tatura during World War 2.Black 3 ring folder containing printed material in plastic folder.Camp 3 School Records.camp 3 tatura, children's books, maria mez, anna mex, doster, fuchs, gollong, haering, kirsch, kuebler, leschen, pfander, lorenz, schnerring, stern, sturzenhofecker, camp marriages

Lists ofJapanese, and some Chinese Internees held in Camp 4, Tatura during World War 2.An important list of internees held in Camp 4 during World War 2.Black 2 ring folder containing paper material in plastic sleeves.Japanese.camp 4 tatura, japanese internees, chinese internees

Japanese interneesRed cover with oval to display photo.. In this case 5 Japanese parents and 7 youngsters standing in front of a hut.WW2 internees POW'sjapanese internees

Military and nursing staff from Camp 4.Sky blue photo album. Superimposed on front cover Camp 1 Tatura. Military and nursing staff - WW2 - 1942-43 - original photographs borrowed from Sister Beatrice Moore - Camp 4 commandant Major Scurry - Captain Hendy with Sisters Tootell and Elliott - 1942 - Captain Llewellyn on "Tony" and daughter Jacqueline on "Darkie" - Manfred Mueller POW artist.WW2 internees POW'ssister beatrice moore, sister tootell, sister elliott, captain llewellyn, major scurry, manfred mueller