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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Accessory - Handbag, 1940's
Used by internee at Camp 3Bone coloured macrame handbag, lined with olive green cotton material. Diamond knobbly pattern 2 handleshandbag, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2, costume, accessory, female, handcrafts, macrame -
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Knitting needles, 1940(Approx.)
... them. knitting camp 3 tatura internees nurses handcrafts Eilene ...Made by Internees at Camp 3 Tatura for Metz twins from wire surrounding the camp.Maia and her twin sister,aged 18 trained as nurses at Mooroopna Hospital with an armed guard beside them at all times.Both girls were keen on craftwork hence the need for knitting needles and the ingenuity to make them.Two knitting needles,pair,wire,with cork on one end of each needleknitting, camp 3, tatura, internees, nurses, handcrafts, eilene ubergang -
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Vase, 1944
... internees handcrafts woodcarving utensils Zum Geburtstag Mai 1944 ...The vase, made from red gum,was turned by an Internee at Camp 1,TaturaWooden vase with incorporated base and lip. Has glass insert, ridged/ringed at top with inscription and outline of kangaroo in flightZum Geburtstag Mai 1944 Tatura|(and outline of kangaroo in flight)geburtstag, redgum, glass, camp 1, tatura, internees, handcrafts, woodcarving, utensils -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Craft - Cigarette holder, c1940
hand made and used in Camp 3 by interneeturned wooden cigarette holdercigarette holder, camp 3, tatura, woodturning, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Rolling Pin, c1940
Handmade and used by internees in Camp 3 Tatura during WW2Handmade wooden rolling pin. Wooden handle at each end attached to a central pivotal shaftrolling pin, camp 3, tatura, woodturning, handcrafts, woodcarving, domestic, items, cooking -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Tray, c1940
made in Camp 3 by internees with wood from wood heapOrnate carved edged wooden rectangular tray.TATURA tray, camp 3, wood, tatura, o'toole, ivy, domestic, trays, food, drink, consumption, handcrafts, carving