Dolls furniture made by Max Frank, in Palestine, for his daughter Else. The Frank family were interned at Camp 3, Tatura. The original furniture is on display at Tatura Museum. Coloured photo of dolls furnitureww2 artists, camp 13 tatura, temple society, max frank

Fortuna family were internees in camp 3A during WW2. Photograph is of Domenic Fortuna with Mario, Con and John. Photograph taken in 1943. Second copy of picture in file.Black and white photograph of a man and 3 children in front of some shrubs and a hut behind the shrubs..john fortuna, con fortuna, camp 3a rushworth, mario fortuna, domenic fortuna

Photo album with red cover with label on the spine 'Personalaities of CTC'. Photos date from 1977 and are of Collingwood Technical College staff and families at Buxton camp (Westlake) 1977. Staff named incude Ian Scott, Elaine Parsons, Trevor Cook, Harry Rothwell, Alex Cuthbertson, Laurie Bayley, John Roberts, Ewart Anderson, George Cain. Also a few photos of the Building of Otter Street, April 1977 – February 1981 collingwood technical school, westlake camp, buxton camp, otter street building, staff, nmit

Peter Drescher interred as a child from Palastine, in 1941, at Camp 3. Served for 20 years in the Australian Army, Still living in Darwin. Uhlheer and Hoffman Families Palastine group intered Camp 3, 1941, settled in Australia after the war.Clear plastic, red back foldercamp 3, tatura victoria, internment camps, hoffmann

This is believed to be the Stuerzenhofecker family who lived in Camp 3. This family lost 2 children whilst in the camp. The first accident occurred when their 2 year old boy, Hartmann (born 11 November 1944), was accidentally run over and killed by an Army truck on the 24 October 1946.A month later their 14 month old daughter, Heimtraut (born 19 September 1945), died of smoke inhalation in a hut fire on the 17 November 1946.Black and white photo of grave sites. Two grave stone crosses with the words "J. Decker" on one and "H. Stuerzenhofecker" on the other. 3 children, 2 girls and a boy are standing in front of a man and woman. All are standing at the head of the graves.J. Decker H. Stuerzenhofeckerdecker, stuerzenhofecker, internment camp 3, internment camp graves

Mr John Clemens was born in 1913 to Australian parents. His father worked in building roads which led to the family's move from Sunnyside Gen Willis to Beechworth. His father was part of the road making team on the Buffalo River Road between Myrtleford and Beechworth. John worked as a motor mechanic in his early years, having left school in sixth grade. He later worked carting wood (independently) and drinks for Murray Breweries/Billson's Breweries. He delivered drinks and wood to the Old Hospital after its relocation in 1940, to Bonegilla Migrants Camp and got to know most of the townspeople. He recounts his interactions with various members of the community, highlighting the importance of the Zwar Tannery, which John recounts as employing approximately 200 people (dating this recollection to approximately 1938). This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.John's interview demonstrates the dynamics of the Beechworth township in the 1920s-1940s, showing the important industries and connections of the town which he was involved in. His mention of the Model T Ford, produced 1908-1927, shows his experience with early cars in the town, which were owned by the richer people. He talks about the dominance of the Zwar Bros. Tannery over the town, by employing hundreds of people (dating John's recollection to approximately 1938). John's interview shows the changed that the town has gone through through his experiences as a driver for wood and drinks. It can be interpreted as historically significant to the Beechworth local area but also to a wider audience; Zwar Tannery supplies leather to General Motors Holden, the brewery was one of the largest in the country, and the Bonegilla Migrants Camp was the largest and longest running migrant camp in Australia. John's everyday interactions with all of these places and people within makes his story significant. The project is significant for its recording of stories from members of the local Beechworth community before they are lost. It tells of the everyday stories of the people and their memories of the town. The recordings were done in 2000, with interviewees such as John being in their 80s when interviewed. The interviews were recorded to cassette, before being digitised in 2021. This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side. john clemens, burke museum, beechworth, bonegilla migrants camp, beechworth hospital, murray breweries, billson's breweries, zwar bros. tannery