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Book, Missing Presumed Drowned
Tells the story of the internment of Italian residents in Britain during WW2.Blue soft covered book with white writing. Front has title, short description of book, authors name and picture of author. Spine has title and authors name. Back has a short description of what the book is about.arandora star, italian prisoners of war, stefano paolini -
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Book, Four Years in a Red Coat
Soft covered book. Front cover divided into 3 sections (2 at top and 1 larger at bottom). Top left is gold in colour with Japanese writing in black; second section very soft pink with book title in brown. Bottom section has a photograph of a hut in background with 7 Japanese men in front and some writing in brown. Joining the three sections is a red square divided into 4. Spine is very dark brown with title in white. Back is lighter brown that spine with white writing.non-fictionloveday internment camp, miyakatsu koike, hiroko cockerill, peter monteath, yuriko nagata -
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Book, Joe's Fruit Shop and Milk Bar
... Tatura Internment Camp..., Western Creek QLD, a camp with no history. Tatura Internment Camp ...All covers have fruit boxes with apples in them. Hanging on them is a picture in a wooden frame of a man holding a baby and a lady. Title and authors name on front. Back is a narrative about the book. Spine has title in brown and authors name in red.non-fictiontatura internment camp, millmerran qld, zoe boccabella, annibale boccabella -
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Book, Captured Lives, 2018
Story of the internees and pow's behind the barbed wire veil that was drawn around people deemed threats to Australia's security. Soft covered book. Front cover has 6 photos of internees with their id numbers. In middle is title. Authors name at bottom. Spine is brown coloured with title, author and photo of internee. Back cover has two photos, Group of adults and children and a soldier with gun and five men with hands in air. 266 pagesCaptured Lives Australia's Wartime Internment Campsaustralian internment camps, australian pow's, peter monteath, loveday internment camp -
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Book - Monica's War, John P Mcmahon, Monica's War, an Australian Army Matron in Australia, New Guinea and Japan, 2016
... , Internment Camp at Tatura, and her struggles to have the AANS members ...True story of an Army nurse who served in a hospital ship, New Guinea, Japan, Internment Camp at Tatura, and her struggles to have the AANS members to be permitted to care for soldiers suffering tropical illnesses and post traumatic stress disordersFront cover is blue top & bottom witha sepia coloured strip featuring women in uniform, also a colour photo of matron Monica McMahon wearing a white matron veil, red cape with white collar. Epaluts on her shoulders feature army badges, also her ribbons are pinned on the chest. An army badge is pinned at her throat. Underneath is a grey dress with metal buttons. Back cover is blue and brown with white writing re the subject of the book. Front cover is printed as follows : Monica's War. An Australian Army Matron in Australia, New Guinea and Japan. John P McMahonTrue story of an Army nurse who served in a hospital ship, New Guinea, Japan, Internment Camp at Tatura, and her struggles to have the AANS members to be permitted to care for soldiers suffering tropical illnesses and post traumatic stress disordersaustralian army nursing service, camp nursing staff -
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Photograph, Camp Tents
Depicts the tents used when the first camp was being put together for the internees. Black and white photograph of two tents in foreground, two tents behind and in between the front two. Trees behind them and a bigger one behind the left front tent. internment camp tents, gustav pohlig -
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Photograph, Die Nibelungen performance
Scene from a theatre production performed in the internment campsBlack and white photograph of group of 8 actors in theatrical dress on a stage with theatrical props.internment theatre, gustav pohlig, die nibelungen, theatre performances -
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Photograph, Kazenwalder and Decker Wedding
Gerda Decker and Albrecht Kazenwalder were married in camp 3 during their internment in WW2.historical Sepia photograph of bride and groom (groom is carrying the brides train) standing in a doorway.gerda decker, albrecht kazenwalder, camp 3 weddings -
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Photograph, Murchison Cemetery
Graves at the Murchison Cemetery of Templers who died during their internment in WW2 at Tatura.historicalBlack and white photograph of graves in foreground, 4 pencil pines and trees in the background.murchison cemetery, templers, internee graves -
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Film - USB, Folk Dancing Camp 3 1942
... Society during their internment in Camp 3 Tatura, Victoria. Copy... at the Temple Society during their internment in Camp 3 Tatura, Victoria ...The USB is a copy of a 16mm format film labelled TATURA LAGER 1942 with the name G RUFF on it. This nine minute film shows three folk dances performed by young girls at the Temple Society during their internment in Camp 3 Tatura, Victoria. Copy given to the Museum by Doris Frank when the Templers visited the Museum in November 2022 for a Templer reunion.HistoricPink covered USB with black writing on front. In a glad bag. Also sheet of paper with the story of the folk dancing.Camp 3 Folk Dancing 194216 mm film, tatura lager 1942, g ruff, camp 3 tatura, folk dancing, templers, usb, doris frank -
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Photograph, Camp 13 Army Garrison
Shows the huts used for the garrison and the gardens that embellished the areaBlack and white photograph of several huts going across centre of photograph, tree in front of one in middle and other trees behind huts. Hut on left with a garden in front of the huts.army garrison, army huts, internment camp gardens, norm appleby -
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Painting - Painting - Water Colour, Camp 3 with girls
The two girls in the painting are Hedwig Vollmer and Aline Zollinger of Camp 3. The painting is believed to be by J Wolfgarten a German Wooolbuyer. Colour photograph of this painting is filed in the V internee file.Water colour painting of camp huts. Hut painted blue surrounded by gardens. The garden are outlined with bricks. The two window are open. One window has white curtains. Two girls are standing at the door. Both in pale dresses. One girl with blond hair standing on the threshold facing the other girl with dark hair girl who is standing just outside the doorway. 1942 Tatura (a mark before the date perhaps a stylised R)camp 3, german internees, german woolbuyer, camp huts, internment camp gardens, camp water colours -
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Document - Documents, Ludwig EICHBAUM
... Tatura internment camp... internment Camp Tatura internment camp HMT Dunera 5 documents in 4 ...Certificate of Internment x 2; Deed poll; Certificate of Naturalization; Certificate of Discharge. Ludwig EICHBAUM was an refugee from England who was sent to Australia on HMT Dunera and interned in Hay NSW and then Tatura Victoria.5 documents in 4 plastic sleeves pertaining to Ludwig 00 (later known as Leslie Ernest EVERETT). certificate of internment, certificate of naturalization, certificate of discharge, deed poll, ludwig eichbaum, leslie ernest everett, hay internment camp, tatura internment camp, hmt dunera -
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Painting - Painting - Water Colour, Hut 45 Tatura Camp 1
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT e was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.Coloured water colour painting of a hut, number 45 on side, power pole behind hut. coloured section in front of hut. Framed in a light coloured wood and under glass. label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023herman bernhard schmidt, queensland foundry owner, camp 1 tatura, gunther schmidt trust, gaythorne camp queensland -
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Painting - Painting - Water Colour, Hut 45 Tatura Camp 1
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT e was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.Coloured water colour painting of a hut, number 45 on side, bushes in front and side. Orange gravel road to the front and right hand side. Framed in a light coloured wood and under glass. Under the picture is TATURA 1940-194 in black ink.label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023herman bernhard schmidt, queensland foundry owner, camp 1 tatura, gunther schmidt trust, gaythorne camp queensland -
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Drawing - Sketch, Hut 45 Tatura Camp 1
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT e was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.Black and white sketch of a hut, number 45 on side, bushes in front and side. Fences and gardens in foreground. Tree to the left. Framed in a light coloured wood and under glass. label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023herman bernhard schmidt, queensland foundry owner, camp 1 tatura, gunther schmidt trust, gaythorne camp queensland -
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Drawing - Sketch, Tatura Camp 1
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.Black and white sketch Camp 1 Tatura showing boundary of camp and location of huts. Framed in a dark coloured wood and under glass. Has a light plum coloured mount.label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023herman bernhard schmidt, queensland foundry owner, camp 1 tatura, gunther schmidt trust, gaythorne camp queensland -
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Drawing, Foundry Drawing
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.Coloured drawing on fawn paper of a foundry. Framed in a dark coloured wood and under glass. In German across the top is Technisches - Zeichnen (Technical Drawing) Orthographische Projektion (orthographic projection) Blatt 14 (sheet 14). Across the bottom is gezeichnet (drawn by) B Schmidt November 1943. Gepruft (checked).label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023herman bernhard schmidt, queensland foundry owner, camp 1 tatura, gunther schmidt trust, gaythorne camp queensland -
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Photograph, Camp 2 Army personnel
Army personnel at Camp 2 Tatura during WW2.Black and white photograph of 4 men standing and 4 men seated. All Army personnel in uniform. Hut to the left of the men.army personnel camp 2, camp 2 soldiers, lieutenant hardy, ww2 internment camps -
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Photograph, Camp 4 Army Wardens
Female Army Wardens were assigned to the internment camps during WW2. These two were at Camp 4 TaturaBlack and white photograph of two Army wardens, seated. One on the right is holding a cat, whilst the one of the left is stroking the cat. Army wardens standing behind them.camp 4 army wardens, female army wardens, internment camp wardens, frances sproat -
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Photograph, Joyce Montgomery
Joyce Montgomery was an AWAS nurse assigned to Camp 13, Murchison during WW2. Black and white photograph of an Army nurse, in uniform, sitting on the edge of a cement pond with fountain. Ti tree fence and trees in the background.joyce montgomery, awas nurse, camp 13, murchison internment camp, army nurses -
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Photograph, Internment Camp Wardens
... Tatura the-murray WW2 internment camp wardens. wardens army ...WW2 internment camp wardens.Black and white photograph of 3 women standing and 3 women seated. Brick background to right and bushes to left behind them.wardens, army wardens, internment camp wardens, female wardens -
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Artwork, other - Carl von Brandenstein Collection, Tatura Camp 1A
... 1946. Camp 1 Tatura Carl von Brandenstein Internment camp ...Dr Carl von Brandenstein was born in 1909 in Hanover, Germany. He studied oriental languages and the history of religion at Berlin University (1928-1934) and Leipzig (1938-1939). His doctoral thesis was a dissertation on the iconography of Hittite gods. He was arrested in Persia in 1941 and sent to Australia where he was interned at Loveday Camp South Australia and in Camp 1 Tatura from January 1945 until his release in August 1946.Four artworks in a dark wood frame with terracotta coloured matte. Item 1: Hospital Waranga. Tall gum trees in foreground, blue sky . Staff standing under the veranda and a red cross vehicle parked in front. A barbed wire fence surrounds the hospital. Item 2: Inside the Library. Item 3: Camp Barracks. Four huts in a row . A tree and garden in front. Item 4: Reading Room. A table in centre of the room with a single chair. Books and stationery items on the table. A lamp hangs from the ceiling. Bookshelves along the walls and paintings on the wall. Item 2: "am letzten Tage deiner Internierung dem lieben Hans Wulff fur Errinnerung an gemeinsam gebautes" (English Translation: On the last day of your internment to dear Hans Wiulff for remembrance of what we built together. camp 1, tatura, carl von brandenstein, internment camp loveday, waranga hospital, library, hans wulff -
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Book, A Story is Told by Sister Mary Cabrini Fontana
Tells the story of interned persons in the concentration camps of western and south Australia, including personal experiences of internmentsoft covered book in green and pink with title in orange print, pictures in orange and an orange strip across the middle with writing in it. Back is green with the same orange strip and orange pictures. richard bosworth, sam maroochi, luigi camporeale, adelio calligaro, harvey wa, udine italy, orkney islands, sister mary cabrini fontana -
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Decorative object - Girl Bavarian Doll, Friedel Dehnel, 1040-1945
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. Friedel Dehnel "Tante Fiffi" made the authentic Bavarian doll and clothes. Friedel, wife of Walter Dehnel, arrived as a young woman from Austria, working in the Victorian snowfields as a chef and was a champion skier. She then became a dressmaker for Melbourne society and insisted that she be interned to be with her husband. She made costumes for the internment camp plays and took over her husband's duties as a cook for Camp A when he was locked up for "insubordination". She was deported with her husband back to Germany after the war and cared for her orphaned nephews and nieces in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Doll dressed in authentic Bavarian costume. Black wool hat trimmed with gold lace and dried flowers. Gold coloured skirt on dress with sash. Bodice is black with traditional embroidery. White long sleeves with lace trim at cuffs. She is holding a basket with dried flowers."Merry Christmas Else-Lore" on baseelse oertel, else lore hukins, friedel dehnel, dressmaker, chef, camp 3 -
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Decorative object - Boy Bavarian Doll, Friedel Dehnel, 1940-1945
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. Friedel Dehnel "Tante Fiffi" made the authentic Bavarian doll and clothes. Friedel, wife of Walter Dehnel, arrived as a young woman from Austria, working in the Victorian snowfields as a chef and was a champion skier. She then became a dressmaker for Melbourne society and insisted that she be interned to be with her husband. She made costumes for the internment camp plays and took over her husband's duties as a cook for Camp A when he was locked up for "insubordination". She was deported with her husband back to Germany after the war and cared for her orphaned nephews and nieces in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Hand made Authentic Bavarian doll. He wears a bottle green woolen hat with light green band and white feather. Bottle green jacket with red trim on front opening and pockets. Red jumper with white pointed collar. Leather lederhosen with flower embroidery on waist and braces. Arms and legs made from hessian? Leather boots with laces. White knitted socks with green band. Hand sewn and painted face.else oertel, friedel dehnel, bavarian, doll, dressmaker, else-lore hukins -
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Model - Doll House, Koch's Doll House, 1941.1942
... Tatura internment camp... Tatura internment camp Civil Alien Corp Wooden, painted dolls ...The dolls house and furniture was made by Heinrich August Ernst KOCH, who was interned at Orange NSW on the 6 June 1940. In 1941 was taken to Tatura VIC for an appeals tribunal hearing. He was released in 1943 to the Civil Alien Corp. The donor of the dolls house, John Smiles, is the grandson of Heinrich. Heinrich made the dolls house and furniture which he made for his daughters in Sydney NSW. It was sent to them whilst interned. The furniture is copies of real life size items and the house has features common with the family home in Sydney.Wooden, painted dolls house, made from packing crates. 5 main pieces with additional pieces (roof, chimney, stairs, outside roof area, furniture) which go together to form this long single story dolls house. Painted in cream with green features and red roof. Windows and doors open. Several windows have glass in them. Original piece of Lino in kitchen area. 2 rooms are wallpapered. Original pieces of furniture are included (see list attached to worksheet). These include dining table and four chairs, side board, dressing table, bed, tall boy, low boy, entrance table, entrance bench, entrance hall stand, kitchen table, 4 chairs and 2 benches.heinrich august ernst koch, john smiles, orange internment camp, tatura internment camp, civil alien corp -
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Photograph - German Internees, Orderlies 28 Camp Hospital
... internment camp 1 Tatura Internees Danson Black and White photograph ...German Internees who worked as Orderlies at the 28 Camp hospital. Black and White photograph of four German Internee orderlies at 28 Camp Hospital Tatura. Each internee is wearing a white apron.german, orderlies, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, tatura, internees, danson -
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Photograph - No 28 Camp Hospital, Staff
... Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...No 28 Camp Hospital TaturaBlack and white photograph of seven No 28 Camp Hospital staff pictured beside the Adminstration Block. Left to Right: Sgt "Blosson"; Sgt ?; Sister N Hamilton; Pte Mulrogue; Cpl (stores); Pte Malick; Sgt Sarsfieldtatura, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, 28 camp hospital, hamilton, -
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Photograph - Tennis Court, No 28 Camp Hospital staff
... Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street ...The tennis court at 28 Camp Hospital TaturaBlack and White photograph of a tennis court, Two men and two women player each holding racquets. The court is surrounded by tall poles some appear to have lights on them. small shrubs in the foreground.tennis, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, camp hospital, tennis court, tatura