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Kitchen scales, Crane Foundry Co
Made in England, exported to Australia. Used in early Victorian kitchens. Pre decimal.Kitchen scales with imperial weights. 2 lb, 1 lb, and 1/2 lb. Large dish. size of weights as above. Crane Foundry Co. Wolverhamptonkitchen scales, imperial weights -
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Spinning loom, early 1950's
Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, set up a spinning mill in Tatura in 1958 (Shepparton 1949) for approx. 30 years. When closing down some items were given away. These were given to Mr and Mrs A. Knee. The mill employed many locals.8 spinning looms, wooden. Long with metal caps on ends (like tyres). Appear like heavy duty cotton reelswool mills tatura victoria, cleckheat wool mill, spinning looms -
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Functional object - Pencils
Pencils handed in from 3 business houses who had them endorsed with their name, type of business and phone number for advertising purposes - garage, pharmacy and draper.6 black lead pencils with rubber on end, with business house names on. Used as give away for advertising. Some unused. 3 as new unsharpened, 1 sharpened slightly used; 1 with rubber end used; 1 with rubber unsharpened.With compliments of: Vic and Nita Gross Men's and Boys Wear Tatura 241581; Ladeyres Pharmacy Tatura; Wilson's (Tatura) Garage Tatura Phone 31.vic and nita gross, ladeyres pharmacy, wilson's garage, advertising pencils -
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Ink Stand, Pre 1950
Used in private home of Mr George Sayers, Tatura. Donated by local Anglican Priest. Unknown how he got it. Wooden stand, grooves for pens. Metal pen holder along back. Two glass ink wells with lids. On 4 legs.ink well, ink stand, george sayers -
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Rectifier, McKenzie & Holland, 1925
This object was installed at the Victory Hall, Tatura, to change main power (AC 240 v), to DC (direct current 30 volts). This supply was required to run the hall's picture show.An electrical devise which changes AC power supply to DC supply.Makers name; title object; Ref. to voltage, amps. AC and DC.rectifier, victory hall tatura, electrical converters -
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Nails, 19th century
Nails removed from roof timbers of Museum during renovation in 2008. Building dated from approx 1880. Good example of early building material. Holding case made by Museum member Bill Doller.15 old handmade nails of varying sizes. House in glass fronted case.nails, building supplies, building construction -
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Rope Making Machine, post 1911
Donated by Ralph Newnham Tatura blacksmith. 1930- 1990.Metal encased cog with 4 turning hooks, drawn by manually turned handle. Rope making machine mounted on timber base.The New Era Rope Machine. Keep oiled. Patend 18 July 1911.rope making machine, ralph newnham -
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Cash Box
Made at Shepparton High School in 1965. Found in Jim Stewart's shed, Tatura.Varnished wooden box, silver handle on lid. broken lock. Holes from original handle. Silver handle added. Lock but no key.CUBShigh school wood work, cash box, wooden cash box, jim stewart, boy scouts, cubs -
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Suit case, 1940's
Used as school case, then container for keeping Methodist and Uniting Churches treasurers correspondence and records. These include Montogomery (builder) tender for new Methodist Church, Tatura late 1950's.Small brown leather suit case. Metal clasps, plastic handle, reinforced corners and joins.school case, uniting church of tatura, methodist church tatura, montogomery builder -
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Matchbox holder, A W, 1940
Made in camp 1 by A. W. for Mr F J Haslinger. Given to Helmut Ruff as a memento when released from camp. 1947.Beaten copper holder for matchbox. Holds box of Crown safety matches.match box holder, crown match box -
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Book, Hidden Lives: war, internment and Australia's Italians, 2018
Tells the stories of those immigrants who experienced detention during World War 2 as enemy aliens in these allied nations. Some Italian families whose husbands were arrested as "security risks" were sent to internment camps such as Loveday S.A hundreds of miles away leaving their wives and families to cope alone during W.W.2Cover has colours of the Italian flag, green, white and red. Across the centre of the flag is a photo of Italian internees arriving at a camp.For our surrogate mother, Lurline Knee. Thank you for bringing the Tatura story to us. beast wishes from Claudia (Marsella) Barker may 2018.world war two, italian internees -
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Multi ringed folder, Kaye Watson, Internment camp No 3. Rushworth Migrant camp
The camp sites today are on private property, and as they were dismantled after the war, and on the closure of the Migrant camp, very little physical evidence remains today.Camp 3 held 1000 internees, Germans, Jews and Italians, including German Lutheran families from New Guinea, German families from Palestine (Templer settlement) and Austrian Jewish refugees. After the war camp 3 became the first camp for Displaced persons in Victoria, where families could live until work and accommodation was found for them.Many pages, with 12 photos on each page, of scenes showing the remains from camp 3camp 3 rushworth -
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Book, Damien Finlayson, Time to Reflect. The centenary of Sacred Heart Church : Tatura 1912 - 2012
The centenary of Sacred Heart Church Tatura: 1912 - 2012Cover of book shows the alter and stained glass windows of the Church. There is a copy of the Last Supper on the back cover. Includes photographs of past priests and scenes of the church. 33 pages.The Forward : written by the Parish priest Fr Michael Morley 18/10/2012. A page of "Acknowledgements" is also included.catholic church history -
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Book, Haywire - The Wartime Camps at Hay, 2006
A collection of first hand reports, artworks, newspaper articles, photos and other documents from files of Hay Historical Society.White card cover, WW Camp scene on cover. "Hay Historical Society". Back cover has a picture of a member of the Garrison Battalion at Hay, Hay Railway Station and remarks written by internees. 2 copies.With Best Wishes to Tatura Historical Society. A donation from Hay Historical Society. April 13th, 2006. Elizabeth Gibsonhaywire, hay historical society, tatura, ww2, hay internment camps -
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Book, Stalag Australia, 1986
Stalag Australia vividly and accurately reconstructs the story of Germans and their experiences as prisoners of war.Black hard cover book, white dust cover with black and red text and a photo of the monument in Murchison POW Camp 13 on the front cover.stalag australia, german pows, camp 13, dhurringile, ww2 camp 13 -
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file, State Rivers & Water Supply Commission
This collection was owned by Keith Daniel, an accountant with SR & WSC. Resident in Tatura 6-7 years until 1965File containing - Victorian Government Gazette March 6, 1968. - - Map, Goulburn Irrigation System - Murchison A, SR & WSC Journal "Aqua" April 1966 , Lake Eppalock Boating Guide, "Aqua Summer 1991, Brochure & newspaper adv. re: Waranga Lakeside estate.1974 -
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Book, Heritage Concepts P/L, Greater Shepparton Heritage Study Stage 11C, June 2017
This report describes the key tasks and the methodology for the Greater Shepparton Heritage Study stage 11C and the conclusions & recommendations that have arisen from its completion.A 4 size, & bound with a photo of a weir on the cover.Prepared for Greater Shepparton City Council by H29cms X 21.5 cmseritage Concepts Pty Ltd -
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Pamphlet, Classic Californian Bungalow. 48 Casey Street Tatura
House was built by Mr Montgomery Snr. First owned by father of jack Montgomery, sold in 1958 to jack Keane and then later purchased by G.M.W.A Ruralco Property ad in colour for the sale of a Californian Bungalow. -
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Newspaper clipping, Tatura Guardian, Blast from the Past 1951, 1951
Debutantes with partners. From back left: Kath Mulcahy (Peter Barber), Anne Leslie (Phillip Crawford), Fay Longworth (James McCann), Rhonda Dick (Jack Marshall), Helen Pogue (Bruce Barber), Heather Gurden (Phillip Mactier), Shirley Lovett (Leslie Leaf), Middle : Val Ryan (John Stewart), Theresa Noonan (Donald Stephens), Faye Beddell (Leslie Gavey), Doris De Lai (Ted Gavey), Mary Young (Terry Joyce), Ella Bunn (Neil Morgan), Patrick Dick ). Front: Betty Forbes (Thomas Atley), Madeline Mc Mahon (Neil Thomas), Mrs Pearl Dick (Chaperone), Patricia Pearce (Don Whyte), Edna Hampton (Ian Henderson)Photo of 18 debutantes, with names of their partners in brackets. 1951 -
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Book, Under Suspicion, 2008
Citizenship and Internment in Australia during the WW2. Two copies (C8301)Olive green soft cover book with picture of Masuko Murakami on the cover. Pink and white textunder suspicion, beaumont j, o"brien im, trinca -
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Newspaper clippings, Sydney Morning Herald, post WW2
Sleeves contain: "Aboard the Hell Ship Dunera to Sydney" 8/9/1979; "Dunera Remembers"; The Day Hitlers Choirboys were Trapped in Australia" August 1964; a printed prayer and a hand typed copy. These clipping belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was a wool buyer in Sydney when war broke out. He was interned in camp 1.Blue back and side A4 folder with clear front containing plastic sleeves which house newspaper clippings as listed below. -
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Audio - Audio CD, John Anderson, Italian Internees and POW's, 2005
CD of italian pow's in Loveday and the Africa CorpWhite fronted cd.Italian Internees & POW's 20 minutesitalian pow's, loveday camp, afrika corp -
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Audio - CD, John Anderson, Nic Cua returns to Camp 2 1991, 2005
CD of Nic Cua, an internee in Camp 2 in WW2, when he revisited the camp in 1991. CD and usbnic cua, camp 2 tatura -
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Medal, Best Bird Tatura Show 1914, 1914
This is a Victorian Government medal give by the Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club. They conducted their show in conjunction with the local Agricultural show and provided a variety of prizes. This attracted a large amount of entries from State wide. This arrangement was repeated at many other country shows at that time if the local Show society wished to affiliate. The show at Tatura attracted over 300 poultry entries in 1914. Round bronze Medallion with scroll on one side with inscription; other side has emblem of emu and kangaroo, and inscription.scroll: won by J B Brooks best bird Tatura Show 1914; other side: Australia in outer circle, The Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club. victorian poultry and kennel club, j b brooks -
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Photographs - Copy, Camp 3, 1952
Photographs taken by Helmut Neef on post war visit.2 x Camp 3 photographs taken after the camp closed. approx 1952; 1 x camp 3 showing 2 water tanks and after huts were removed.helmut neef, camp 1 tatura, camp 3 tatura -
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Photograph - copy, Neef Family, 1942 (original) 2019 (copy)
Left - Neef parents Edith and Roland Neef with children Helmut, Manfred and Herbert. Right - Steller parents Eugen and Elli Steller (nee Lippman) with children Anne, Inge and Reiner. The wives are sisters.A4 size picture, copy taken of Australian War Memorial site, depicting the Neef family in Camp 3, approx 1942.roland neef, edith neef, eugen steller, elli steller, elli lippman, edith lippman -
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Memorabilia - Dagger, WW2
Made by the brother of Bruno Weinmann. The camp children collected toothpaste tubes, melted them down and poured into moulds carved out of wood, sand and clay.Small zinc dagger made from a melted toothpaste tube and cast into a mold. Housed in a 4 cm square plastic container with lid and sitting on yellow foam.bruno weinmann, dagger, toothpaste tubes -
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Badge, Stokes and Sons, Tatura Fire Brigade Long Service
Long service badge given to Roy DickBrass and enamel badge with lugs attached. Centre white circle has shield in maroon and gold surrounded by blue band with gold Country fire Brigades Board Victoria. This is surrounded by a gold wreath which is mounted on a back plate with 8 points. At top of point is the axe and hose and helmet of a fire fighter. At the bottom is a blue enamel scroll with long service in silver.as abovetatura fire brigade, tatura cfa, tatura cfa long service badge, tatura cfa long service badge recipients -
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Functional object - Dolls Pram, 1941
The pram was made by Otto Gottlieb, for his daughter Ruth's fifth birthday. Otto and family were internees in camp 3. Artwork by unknown artist. Originally had a hood but this is missing.Timber pram on metal rectangular "Wheels". Red metal handles. Sides are painted grey and trimmed in red. Hand painted animals, sea creatures, boats and a lighthouse. otto gottlieb, ruth gottlieb, internment camp wood work -
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Photograph - Photocopy of Painting, Bank Director, 3 August 1943
Heinz Kuehlenthal, Dunera refugee, internee in camp 3 during WW2. His name is on the door as the Bank Director.Painting depicting a bank director in is office.heinz kuehlenthal, peter dein