An account of the author's family background & early life, more particularly those events leading to their internment in Tatura, Victoria, Australia during World War 2. The author's parents (author Hermine Wedel, nee Strauss) were of German nationality & practicing as missionaries in New Guinea. Upon the outbreak of WW2, those German nationals were ordered to the coast by the Australian authorities and the men were transported to internment camps in Australia. The women remained behind, reporting regularly to the authorities, until they too were brought to camps in Australia at the end of 1941. They were eventually reunited in a family camp for internees, Camp 3 at Tatura, in 1943. They were released from the camp to work in Australia in 1947 and the family returned to New Guinea in 1949, and eventually went back to Germany. The author also briefly recounts her marriage & married life in Brazil & Germany. 13 page document, A4 paper. 7 pages of English translation, 6 pages German original. world war ii, internee camps, civilian internees, german internees, camp 3, tatura, new guinea, strauss, stuerzenhofecker

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Woven burgundy, yellow, green, light blue and darker blue woollen scarf, with tassels at each endscarf, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, weaving, clothes

Used by internees at Camp 3Bow-saw handmade. Wooden frame, turned and shaped handles either end. Centre wooden strut across frame. Metal serrated edged blade made from gramophone spring. Adjustable metal rod at top of framesaw - bow, camp 3, tatura, ww2, trades, tools

Used by internees for washing and bathing babies at Camp 3Galvanised iron bath tub with fixed handles either endbath tub, bissinger g, weid, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, ablutions

Used by internees for washing and bathing babiesGalvanised iron bath tub with fixed handles either endbath tub, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, ablutions

Used by internee at Camp 3Pointed large one pronged metal and wood garden weeder. Tin tube around the lower end of wooden handle"KW" on the handleweeder, garden, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, gardening

Used by internees at Camp 3Pointed small one pronged metal and wood garden weeder. Tin tube around the lower end of wooden handle"KW" on the handleweeder, garden, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, gardening

Used by internees at Camp 3Pointed two pronged metal and wood garden weeder. Tin tube around the lower end of wooden handleweeder, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, gardening

Used by internees at Camp 3Metal washing (clothes) plunger with wooden handle. Metal hook screwed into end of handle. Plunger is funnel shaped with metal sections. Handle is flat on two sidesplunger, laundering, imberger w, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic

Handmade by internee at Camp 3Macrame belt in colours of navy blue, yellow, red, brown, green and pink. 1 tie yellow and navy blue, 1 tie red and green. Both ties finished with a knot and loose endsbelt - macrame, bissinger g, weid k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, macrame

Made by internee and used by children at Camp 3Tin doll's bath. Painted brown outside with black around the base. Cream inside. Slightly shaped at one endbath - dolls, wied, l, camp 3, tatura, ww2, toys, doll, furniture

Made by internee in Camp 3, Tatura workshopWood turned handle, polished, with metal end piece/shaft. Opening for inserting blade/chiselhandle, wood, bissinger g, wied g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

Made by internee in Camp 3, Tatura workshopWood turned handle with fine copper wire band at one end. Hole for inserting blade or chiselhandle, wood, bissinger g, wied g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

Nothing known but would have been used for photographs of Servicemen in WW2 by their families. Never been used.Brown cardboard, striped light and dark cord threaded through 2 holes at end.photos my boy, ww2 servicemen

Made and used by internees at Camp 3 , TaturaTop wooden frames shaped into handles (small), 2 wooden crossed legs at each end of cloth bag, which has elastic at each end and attached to the wooden frame through holes in the framesewing basket, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, domestic, sewing

Made by Internees at Camp 3, Tatura. The material was selected from firewood. Erich Bulach tuned the recorder to a perfect pitchHandmade wooden section (mouthpiece) of a recorder. End has been pluggedrecorder, frank r, doster h, vollmet h, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, musical, instruments, wind

Made and used by internees at Camp 3 TaturaPipe cleaner instrument consisting of 4 shaped parts (wire, nails, bicycle spokes) joined at one end by "pivot". Beige leather case is open at one endpipe cleaner, fischer g, streker k, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, personal, effects, smoking, accessory

used by internees at camp 3 as playing cards for a child8 buff coloured cards, 4 depicting infant in a cradle, blue cradle with a heart shape on end and flowers on side, purple dots on quilt and pillow. 3 cards depicting a girl dressed in a red dress and hat, blue apro. Carrying a basket. 1 depicting 2 red apples on a stem, pencil drawings coloured intoys, card game, gbissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, general

Photograph album containing photos of murals painted by POW Hans Von Gruenwaldt. Original murals were painted onto the walls of Camp13 Garrison recreation hall during WW2. When war ended the hut was sold to Murchison RSL and moved into the town. Red album with gold boarder. 7 black pages. tatura, photography, photograph, slides, film

Created by L. Hirschfeld-Mack while interned in Camp 2.Black framed print of a woodcut picture. Scene depicts the end of 11 huts. 2 people and a cart in the picture. Black & cream colourings.Tatura 1941. L. Hirschfeld-Macktatura, camp 2, ww2, illustrations, prints

Created by L. Hirschfeld-Mack while interned in Camp 2.Black framed print of a woodcut picture. Scene of the end of one hut and 3 other huts. A garden bed & 4 people.Tatura 1941. L. Hirschfeld-Macktatura, camp 2, ww2, illustrations, prints

Made by internee in Camp 3 TaturaBow Saw, Handmade, Wooden Frame , Varnished & Polished, turned shaped handles either end, centre strut across frame, metal serrated edged blade & adjustable metal rod at top of frame.R.H.tatura, ww2, trades, tools

Part of a collection of dresses for puppets from Beinssen family.Cream floral dress, red sash at waist. Cardboard hands at ends of sleeves. Drawstring at neck. Cotton & satin.camp 3, puppets, beinssen, ww2, puppetry, dr silke hesse, ekke beinssen, ww2 camp puppet theatre