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Newspaper Article, Shepparton News - John Gribben, "Connections to organised crime (POW)"
One full page article with 2 colour photos. A story of murder in a POW Camp near Sydney during WW1. One prisoner, an extortionist, was killed by a group of his victims. He is buried at Tatura War Cemetery. Newsprintpow, extortion, murder, ww1, german war cemetery, shepparton news -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... - 1946. pow internment camp sewage treatment murchison, victoria ...Sewage treatment pond, camp 13, Murchison. German, Italian, Japanese POW's held here between 1941 - 1946. Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Sewage treatment plant.pow, internment camp, sewage treatment, murchison, victoria, camp 13 -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... area. camp 13 murchison victoria pow internment camp Arthur ...Camp 13, concrete pit, rolled barbed wire, near site of Camp 13 administration area.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Concrete pit and tangled barbed wire.camp 13, murchison victoria, pow, internment camp -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... to fallen comrades. Concrete border (decorative) camp 13 italian pow ...Camp 13, Italian compound. Broken concrete slab near memorial to fallen comrades. Concrete border (decorative)Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Broken concrete slab, near concrete memorial to Italian Comrades, inscription.R.... I.... OSA.. OUR ..RE ...GEREcamp 13, italian pow, internment camps, murchison victoria, memorial -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... Tatura the-murray Photograph Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison ...Camp 13, German compound, concrete remains of kitchen complexCamp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Remains of concrete kitchen complex, large cactus mid distance, native bush backgroundcamp 13, pow, german pow, internment camps, murchison victoria, ruins -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... . Camp 13 Murchison Victoria POW Ruins Internment Camp Arthur ...Camp 13 goal. Towards s-sw of whole area. Ruins.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Brick, timber, cement sheeting, wire fencing, ruins of POW goal.camp 13, murchison victoria, pow, ruins, internment camp -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
Camp 13 artifact (photographed) red gum globe of world on carved stand made by POW. Purchased by Guard George Campbell. As at 1989 in Campbell's WW2 army collection.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Red gum globe of the world on carved standcamp 13,, murchison victoria, globe of world, wood work, pow, camp internees, carved wood, george campbell -
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Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
... Finnegan of Murchison. Camp 13, POW Murchison Victoria German POW's ...Camp 13 held German, Italian and Japanese POW's between 1941-1946. Has since reverted to grazing land. Owner Jim Finnegan of Murchison.Camp 13, Murchison, Victoria. Fence posts with concrete remains of kitchen and shower block beyond. German compound. Bare earth foreground, few eucalyptus.camp 13,, pow, murchison victoria, german pow's, internment camps -
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Photograph - copy, D. Clark, German Cemetery Tatura, 1989 copy
German War Cemetery showing gates and flag poles, grave in back ground. Remains from all over Australia for reburial. World War 2 section opened on 16 November 1958. Memorial service held every year. Original photo held by R & L Kuhnle.Black and white photograph of German Cemetery, Tatura, showing gates and flag poles, grave in back ground. on back - German War Cemeterypow, german war cemetery, tatura victoria, ww2 -
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Photograph - copy, copy 1989
... trees. Early stage at Camp 13. Camp 13 Murchison Victoria POW ...Early stage at Camp 13.B & W. "race" between compounds. Tents on left of picture. Huts in background, beyond trees.camp 13, murchison victoria, pow -
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Document, Account of shooting POW at Murchison, 1991 photocopied
... Tatura the-murray Document Account of shooting POW at Murchison ...Account of shooting POW at Murchison 21 September 1942. Added details of casualties, colonial inquiries, tunneling.Folder with clear plastic front and red back.pow, murchison victoria, pow shooting, internment camps -
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Document, Merle Reiffel, Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura
Fiction based on true story. Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura, Australia. He is billeted out to a farmer at Tylden, Central Victoria. Describes life on the farm. Returns to Italy after war but then returns to the Victorian farm. Marries and moves to Gilgarre. His son becomes a league football player, Adrian Batterson. Attached are two photos of people in the story.A4 folder with 8 pages. 2 photos included.italian pow, adrian batterson, billeting, farm life -
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Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
... . camp 13 murchison victoria internment camps Internment camp ...Copy of original black and white photograph gardens tended by prisoners.Copy of black and white photograph of two men tending camp garden. Stone fence in foreground. Steps and landing beside hut top left hand corner.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens -
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Photograph - copy, German Eagle on stone, 1989 copy
... to German POW's erected in grounds of Camp 13. camp 13 murchison ...Copy of original black and white photograph of memorial to German POW's erected in grounds of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. German eagle surmounting iron cross set in stone work. Garden beds on both sides. Tree and hut in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, german pow's, interment camp memorials -
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Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
Copy of original black and white photograph of working party in Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Nineteen prisoners enjoying coffee break. Lightly clad. Trees in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps -
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Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
Copy of original black and white photograph of platoons being marched back to camp.Copy of black and white photograph. Five groups of prisoners/working parties, returning to camp.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps -
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Document, 1939-1965
... War. POW Camp 13 "Andora Star" Fritz Muller "Dunera"... original letters War. POW Camp 13 "Andora Star" Fritz Muller ...Information relating to Andora Star, POW's and Fritz Muller. Donated by his daughter.27 pages of documents relating to Fritz Muller, re German pre war life, rescue from the sinking Andora Star, time in Camp 13 and his description of the sinking of the Andora Star for journalists after the war. Typed and hand written original lettersWar. POW Camp 13 "Andora Star" Fritz Muller "Dunera"fritz muller, andora star, dunera, camp 13 -
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Book, Rabbits & Spaghetti, 1995
Dedicated to the remarkable spiriit of kindness and humanity, which, in the middle of one of history's worst wars, enabled so many men and women to see strangers not as the enemy but as fellow human beings.Black/grey light card cover with cream rectangle encasing title and a picture of a truck loaded with produce.Rabbits and Spaghettiitalian pows, ww2 italians -
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Folder, Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material, 1991
A large collection of events in regard to Camp 13. Documents include the names of 983 German POW's in Murchison August 1941 - January 1947. An interesting collection confiscated intelligence report. No 94 included 26 gall of wine, 9 drums of fruit in an advances state of fermentation, flex copper wire, clothing, petrol motor and miscellaneous cameras and wireless parts. A letter by the German Naval Commander to all families of the Kormoran crew. History of German POW's in WW2 by H. Wolf. Both in German. Map 13 B. the 21 September 1942 disturbance in D compound; report in German Sydney-Kormoran; weekly rations; dimensions of a tunnel 15 June 1942. Drawings by Heinz Dohmen - Arandora Star; royal Oak both sunk by u boat ace Gunther Prien, Collins gunner Kloppe; Kormoran at the memorial service for HMAS Sydney; Red Cross reports in German as are letters; Rudi Pruckners escape; the general conditions and the recently found tunnel.Foolscap size folder with pillar box red 3 cm wide flap which extends to the back. On the front red flap is the inscription below. Prominent centre left is Australia with gum trees and sentry box and anti clockwise POW 1941-194. A kangaroo and emu on the top right hand corner. Prison of war and beneath Murchison - Australian.Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material.gustav pohlig, camp 13, murchison victoria, hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, heinze dohman, rudi pruckner -
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Chest of Drawers, 1940's
Chest of drawers made by POW's and used in huts at war camps.Handmade wooden cupboard with 2 drawers at the top, 1 drawer beneath. 2 door opening to one shelved cupboard space. Cupboard is supported on 4 corner blocks of wood. Cupboard is painted brown, edged with white. Drawers and door have white paint handles. Handle missing from long drawer.chest of draws, internee wood work -
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Photo album
Three sections of photos in album. Section 1:Three photos of Italian War Cemetery, "Ossario" and Avenue to the POW who died at Murchison. Section 2: Nine photos taken at the Camp 3 Internment Camp at Rushworth. These photos were copied from originals borrowed from Gerda Kazenwadel (nee Decker) of Wangaratta. Section 3: Eight photos taken at Loveday Camps at Barmera S.A. These photos were copied from those borrowed from Mr A.E. Whitmore ("Ern") 4 Laffer St. Barmera S.A. 534521 Photo album with tan vinyl cover. Rectangular collection of photos both colour & b/w. 20 photositalian war cemetery,ossario, camp 3 internment camp (rushworth -
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Album - small photo album
... of Camp 13 Recreation hall murchison pow recreation hall german ...The artist of the sketches Hans - Wolter von Gruenewaldt - ex South African Mining Engineer served in the North Africa campaign. This album also includes photos of visitors to the Tatura Museum, Memorial service German War Cemetery 1992 and visitors to Camps 1, 2, 4 and 13 Photos include Murchison R.S.L clubhouse,which was Murchison P.O.W Camp,13 Recreation Hall, Colonel Walter Tinsley D.S.O who was appointed Commandant camp 13 1946, Folk Dancers from Hungary,Scotland, Yugoslavia, Russia, Spain, Holland, German waitress, African Mother and Child,, Asia, Australian swagman, Australian A.W.A.S, British Army W.O, British Naval Officer. Visitors to Memorial service German War Cemetery 1992 Photos show a collection of the art work painted on walls of Camp 13 Recreation hall Small, green coloured photo albumHans-Wolter von Gruenewaldt, German P.O.W. painted these scenes and figures as murals on the walls of the camp 13 Recreation Hall. The hall was transferred to Murchison after WW2 and was purchased by the Murchison R.S.L. as its headquarters in 1955. These paintings can now be seen at the David Jones Nursing Home in Murchison.murchison pow recreation hall, german war cemetery -
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Book, Geoff Adams et al, Service and Sacrifice, 1957
Written to detail history of Murchison RSL. Includes history of POW Camps WW11 in district near Murchison. Also includes Roll of Honour.White plastic cover, blue letters title. RSL logo in centremurchison rsl, roll of honour, pow camps ww2 -
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Document W.W.2 camps 1939 - 47 Vic & SA
... strip, top right hand corner "Prisoner of War and Internment... hand corner "Prisoner of War and Internment camps Vic & SA 1939 ...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 -
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Document, Personal recollections POW camp 13 guards - George Campbell and Gerald Peacock, 21/11/84
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 -
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Document, Probably early 1940's
Detailing some of the ingenious methods of escape and the camouflaging of tunnelling. In January 1945, 20 officers escaped from Dhurringile and Lt Edgardo Simone , the Italian P.O,W was the outstanding escapee in Australia. Others are noted in Barbara Winter's book "Stalag Australia"Clear plastic folder, red margin on which is a white strip of paper. A red back cover. On the top right hand corner on the front clear plastic is a white self adhesive label on which is printed " Security of Prisoners of war and Internees - and escapes - Australian War Museum Archives - Canberra.As noted aboveaustralian war museum archives -
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Book - Exercise, 1940's
Trigonometry excercise book used by Helmut Ruff at the Internment Camp 3 SchoolSchool exercise book "The Pencraft", Grade 4 with patterned (green on buff) front cover. Back cover has arithmetical tables. Pages lined. White label on front cover with words written in biro : Helmut Ruyff, Trigonometry, Int. Camp 3 SchoolName Grade V1 Subject Handwritten in ink. Stamp "War Prisoners aid, etc.education, trigonometry, book, ruff h, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, school -
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Photo
Ken Hill was a member of the Australian Army Amenities Service - AAAS Mobil Cinema Unit No. 36 around 1946-47. He was based at Murchison Camp 13 where Josef Thum, an artist, was a Prisoner of War. Hill was a Mobile Cinema Operator during this period, after hostilities had ceased and Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "Pictures", to use the common term of the period, each time pictures were screened.Black and white photo of an army truck which was used by Australian Army Amenities Service around 1946/47 which was based at Murchison Camp 13photography, photograph, slides, film -
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Book, 150 Ans de Memoire Collective Caledonienne, 2003
A short history of the diverse nationalities that make up the society of New Caledonia after French possession, including various groups, including Japanese migrants who were interned in Australia, Camp 4. in WW2.|Single men of Japanese origin were held in Loveday Camp in South Australia and prisoners of war in Cowra, NSW. The book was published for the Exposition in September, 2003Orange, grey and white soft cover with green, black and orange text on the front cover. Grey and white back cover with repetitive phrase on the backww 2 camp 4, cowra, loveday -
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Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
... of rock used for landscaping at POW camps. camp 13 murchison ...Copy of original black and white photograph of rock used for landscaping at POW camps.Copy of black and white photograph. Working party at the quarry loading rock onto truck. NCO supervising in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens