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

The Australian Magazine Australia 1942. What We Didn't Know. The lead article of the magazine concentrates on the most dangerous year, when 50 years ago the north part of Australia was in far greater peril than most people were led to believe.battle of coral sea

Copy of photograph of early stages of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph of pre fabricated huts behind fences. Sentry box and guard in lower left hand corner. Trees in background. Row of light poles in foreground.camp 13, internment camps

Copy of original black and white photograph of early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Occupied barracks. Trestle table in middle of picture, fence in foreground.camp 13, internment camps, interment camp buildings, murchison victoria

Copy of original black and white photograph of early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Occupied barracks. Clothes lines beside hut, fence in foreground, row of huts in background in front of trees and hills.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph of monument built by "Kormoran" survivors in grounds of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Memorial to fallen comrades - iron cross mounted on stone base. Trees in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings, kormoran, monuments

Copy of original black and white photograph early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Race between compounds. Huts in right hand corner of picture and in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings, rod thompson

Copy of original black and white photograph early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Camp goal under construction. Two workers wearing peaked caps.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph. Interior of goal under construction. Workhorse in mid picture.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph of search light over race between compounds. Huts in background. Single building among trees at rear.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph early stage of Camp 13.Copy of black and white photograph of race separating compounds. Huts in bottom right hand corner. Trees in background. Single building on hiss in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

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

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

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

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

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

Copy of original black and white photograph of camp orchestra.Copy of black and white photograph. Eleven members of Camp Orchestra, piano, accordion, drum and other instruments. Hut in background. camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp orchestras

Copy of original black and white photograph of AWAS personnel on admin staff of POW camp.Copy of black and white photograph. Three prisoners with guard, building stone gateway to quarters of Australian Women's Army service. Quarters in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, awas personnel, awas personnel quarters

Copy of original black and white photograph camp 13 compound.Copy of black and white photograph. Search light over race between compounds. Trees scattered through compounds.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps

Copy of original black and white photograph hut used for assembly of POW's.Copy of black and white photograph. Interior of camp assembly hall. Map of the world covering end wall. Decorations hanging from ceiling rafters.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph. Huts appear to be part of administration section of camp.Copy of black and white photograph.Camp buildings - wood heaps in background. Australian flag flying in foreground.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp buildings

Copy of original black and white photograph. Names on headstones indicate Italian section of cemetery.Copy of black and white photograph. Burial scene at Murchison cemetery. Indexed as "burial of a German Comrade" - one officer and five O/r's.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, murchison cemetery, german graves, italian graves

Copy of original black and white photographCopy of black and white photograph. Administration staff quarters. Early stages of garden.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens

Copy of original black and white photograph Camp HQCopy of black and white photograph. Administration buildings (camp HQ) with well established gardens and Australian flag flying in foreground. Large tree in background.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens, internment camp buildings

Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt was a German POW who used his artistic ability to paint several large mural caricatures whilst he was held at Camp 13 at Murchison. The technique he used was colourful house paint, painted directly onto the walls of the German mess hut, reading room and recreation hall. After the war, the recreation hall paintings and all, was moved from the camp to the nearly town of Murchison and used as the RSL local dance hall for 50 years. When the hall was demolished the paintings were restored and framed by citizens of Murchison. The von Gruenewaldt murals presently hang in the David Jones Nursing home and other public buildings in Murchison.Photograph of caricature painted on mess hut wall. Female office in mustard uniform with green hat. The office is accompanied by a dog (coloured). hans walter von gruenewaldt, german pow, internment camp 13, murchison victoria, caricatures