Sister Slater was an AANS in WW2 internment camp 1, Tatura, Hospital staff.Black and white photograph Sister Pat Slater in AANS uniform. Head and shoulders.internment camps, tatura internment camps, camp hospital staff, sister slater

Guiliano and Carla Hreglich were internee children in Camp 3 during WW2.Black and white photograph of a boy and girl with huts in the background.guiliano hreglich, carla hreglich, internee children camp 3

The Patrizia Grille and her family were internees in Camp 3 during WW2.Sepia photograph of Patrizia Grille and her pet cat outside one of the barrack huts. internment camp 3, patrizia grille

Max Mader was a German internee in the Tatura group of internment camps during WW2. Black and white photograph of a man sitting between two girls with trees in the background. He is dressed in a dark suit. Girl on left dressed in a light coloured skirt and jacket. The girl on right is in a dark skirt and light jacket. Photograph is on a foam backing.max mader, german internee, tatura group internment camps

Gerhard Schneider was a POW during WW2 . Photograph is of him and his wife in 1940.Black and white photograph of a woman standing in front of a man in a German Uniform. Both are looking to the right of the photograph.gerhard schneider, pow ww2

The girls are members of the AWAS who were at Camp 13 Garrison during WW2. Sepia photograph of 9 women, some in bathers, some in uniform, with huts in the background.awas, camp 13 murchison

WW2 Guidelines for the protection against gas in the field, respirators and passive air defence.Cream cardboard covered booklet Coat of Arms Protection Against Gas and Air Raids Pamphlet No 3 Passive Air Defenceprotection against gas and air raids, ww2

handmade and used in food preparation in Camp 3 Tatura during WW2 by interneeshand made vegetable peeler with wooden handle and metal bladevegetable peeler, camp 3, tatura, !, domestic, items, food, preparation

Issued during WW2 for women to knit items of clothing for men on Active ServiceProvided comfort for men on Active Service in inhospitable areasRectangular tan coloured 12 page booklet. Has a RED six pointed star on the cover with A.C.F printed inside it.Page 8 has the #7 crossed out and substituted with #6. Page 12 has a three inch rule added in pencil.knitting, clothing

Internment camp currency used during WW2 at Tatura Group internment camps.Round bronze coin with hole in middle. One side of the coin has "internment camps" minted on it, the other has "one penny".internment camp currency, camp coins, coins, ww2 internment camp coins

Forms part of First Aid equipment as utilised by Australian Forces during WW2.Typical basic First Aid equipmenr available to Australian Military Forces durung and after the Second World WarParcel that is sandy brown in colour with black letteringFirst Field Dressing with instructions on use Johnson and Johnson.

Used during WW2 canvas water proof carry bag for rifle. t As made and sold by General Motors HoldenArmy green canvas rifle bag with shoulder strap and three ammunition pouches. Pouches fastened by tan leather straps.rifle bag, military

Military canvas equipment used to carry small items and ammunition during WW2Military equipment made by GMHCanvas webbing belt with brass buckles and clips, with two canvas bags also attached by brass clip and bucklke.GMH 1943 D -D Inside lid of each bagmilitary, equipment

RSL badges of two different sizes relating to Imperial League pre WW2.1. Badge - White shield with crown on top with No. 54 on a green background.. Inscription within a blue circle and inside on gold background are two armed soldiers standing at ready. Banner along bottom of shield with "Australia" written on it. Two rings on back with no pins to attach. 2. Badge - White shield with crown on top. Inscription within a blue circle and inside on gold background are two armed soldiers standing at ready. Banner along bottom of shield with "Australia" written on it. On back is a round brass plate with two clips on back.1. Inscribed "Imperial League - Returned Sailors, Soldiers” At bottom "Australia". On back No. “B8396” and maker "W. Bishop" and "Copyright". 2. Same inscription as one. A no 54 in box on top.rsl badge, imprial league

WW2 Guidelines for the protection against gas in the field, respirators and passive air defence.Red cardboard cover containing three booklets tied together with a black shoelaceManual of Protection Against Gas and Air Raidsprotection against gas and air raids, ww2

Cesare Vagarini and Frieder Vollmer were internees in Camp 3 A during WW2.Pencil sketch of Friedrich Vollmer from shoulders up looking to one side. Done by Cesare Vagarini.on back: Von F Vollmer ? Vagarini camp 3A" "furs ? Tatura"cesare vagarini, camp 3 internees

.1) Returned from Active service badge, this one relates to WW2 onwards..1) Badge, brass, top has crown over rising sun, wings and anchor under is a boomerang with "Returned from Active Service". Rear has 2 lugs and pin. Badge is number stamped. .2) Medallion, round, copper, front has the king, rear has depiction of a ship at sea, under is "For War Service Mercantile Marine 1914 - 1919". .1) “Property of C/Wealth Govt AF 20148”badges, medallions, service, mercantile

A WW2 servicemans pocket size Demobilization Procedure Book issued by the Australian Military Forces. The book has a buff coloured cardboard cover and bears the reference AAB 87. The book contains demobilization records relating to Private Edwin Walter Gillbee, service number VX135249 of the Second AIF.

Photograph 1: Oki family interned in Camp 4. Back row: Mrs Matsushita (from Thursday Island), Mr and Mrs Oki, Mrs Fukushima, Mrs Honda holding baby Melba Oki. Front row: R Yoshitaka Takemoto, Wendy and Ted Oki, Hirako Takemoto, Phyllis, Shirley and Joan Oki. Photograph 2: Oki family visited Museum c.1994. Mrs Oki and her family.2 photographs. 1 black and white photograph of a group of 13 people. 5 adults standing, one holding a child. 7 children standing in height order. Hut in background. 2nd photograph, colour, of 8 adults standing out the front of Tatura Museum under their WW2 sign. oki family, mrs matsushita, mrs fukushima, mrs honda, melba oki, r yoshitaka takemoto, hirako takemoto

A prismatic compass is a common navigation and surveying instrument which was used extensively by the Forests Commission The compass most commonly used to run a traverse line. The compass calculates bearings of lines with respect to magnetic needle. A magnetic deviation correction was needed to convert the reading to a true bearing The compass could also determine angles between the traverse and waypoints (such as hilltop features). Commonly used for navigation. Largely replaced by modern GPS technology.Ex Army WW2 prismatic compass with leather case and strap. Rugged design and made of metal the internal compass plate floats on oil to help it stabilise The user lines up the direction of travel with the hair sightline in the fliptop cover and readings are taken through the viewfinder prism (hence the name).forest measurement, surveying, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of - In a formal ceremony at the American Air Base Phan Rang, South Vietnam, the RAAF's 2 Squadron Canberra Bombers are presented with the US Presidential Unit Citation for actions during WW2. The Squadron had just arrived for active duty from Malaya (circa April 1967)photograph, us air base phan rang, raaf, 2 squadron raaf, us presidental unit citation, gibbons collection catalogue, canberra bomber, ww2, malaya, denis gibbons

Brass hat badges of the 158th Infantry Division Zara a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army and a garrison unit stationed on the Dalmation Coast during WW2. It surrendered to the Germans after the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943. Badges were often souvenired by Australian soldiers during WW2The 158th Infantry Division Zara was a regular infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Zara Division formed in March 1942, was a garrison division stationed on the Dalmatian coast. It surrendered to the Germans after the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943Two brass Italian Army hat badges showing crossed rifles and '158' within a rope circle surmounted by a crown. One badge is mounted on a red, white and green striped ribbon rosette 158ww2, italian army, badge