Made and used by Internee at Camp 3.Blue corduroy velvet cover with red, yellow and blue crochet stripes around the top. Crocheted woollen cord through the topcover, flute, bulach v, camp3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, musical, instruments, accessory

Used by internee at Camp 3Material pink and burgandy check cover with white drawstringcover, flute, bulach v, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, musical, instruments, accessory

Used by Internees at Camp 3Red and white crocheted tea warmer. Red and white pompomtea warmer, colls, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, doll, accessory, volker bulach

Used by Internee at Camp 3Knitted blue and white striped woollen tea warmer, gathered at top with blue crocheted edgetea warmer, dolls, v, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, doll, accessory, volker bulach

Used by Internee at Camp 3Blue and white crocheted woollen tea warmer. Blue leaf design on toptea warmer, dolls, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, accessory, volker bulach

Owned and used by Anna Sawatsky, Mother of Helene Hoefer in Camp 3Cotton backpack, lightish brown in colour with 2 (outside) pocketsAnna Sawatskysawatsky a, glenk t, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, personal, effects, travel, goods

Made and used by internee in Camp 3White and mauve macrame belt, silver buckle. Button on back of tab on buckle end. Loop over belthoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, clothes

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Galvanised iron dipper with wide handlehoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Made and used by Internees at Camp 3Woooden handle and wooden head. 3 lines marked on headhoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Used by internees at Camp 3Handmade wooden carpentry tool/marker. Rectangular head with 3 wooden insertscamp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, tools

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Small metal and fine wire mesh strainerhoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Circular wire cake cooler, supported by 6 "feet"cake cooler, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, camp 3 rushworth

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Rectangular wire cake cooler, supported by 6 "feet"cake cooler, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cooking

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Rectangular wire cake cooler, supported by 6 "feet"cake cooler, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cooking

Made and used by Internees at Camp 32 handled press with mesh bowl and solid metal plate attached to a handle. Used for pressing soap trough meshgarlic press, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, food, preparation

Used by internees at Camp3, TaturaSilver plated table forkEPNSAfork, hoefer family, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cutlery

"Trix doing her 'stand fast' with the Colonel at Waranga Hospital." Drawing, coloured, original of Camp 1 Hospital rounds with Sister Beatrice Moore 1944Sister Beatrice MooreUnframed. Original. 3 army officers in uniform and a nurse.Bottom Right corner. D Albacenti. Waranga H 23.5.44sketch, albacenti d, moore b, camp 1, tatura, ww2 camp 1, illustrations, reproduction

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). White thread fastens a grey motley plastic button to the bar. For use as a cufflink.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (penny) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internee camps, numismatics, coins, accessory, internment camp currency

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). White thread fastens a plastic button to the bar. For use as a cufflink.Coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (penny) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, internment camp currency, else oertel, else lore hukins

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Internment camp Threepence with small metal bar soldered to back ("Threepence" side). For use as a cufflink, missing the other threepence for the set.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination (threepence) on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, else oertel, else lore hukins, internment camp currency

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The Internment Camp currency was manufactured for use in the camps by the internees. It is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the items.Penny with small metal bar soldered to back ("one penny" side). For use as a cufflink.coin has "Internment Camps" on the face & the denomination ("penny" or "threepence") on the reverse.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, numismatics, coins, else oertel, else lore hukins, internment camp currency

Made by a German POW in Camp 3 and given to Volker Bulach, aged 8, as a Christmas present. It represents an ice sail boat typical of East Prussia. Blue bow, mainly yellow ship. Sails, on red wheels, ladder and 9 rope rungsboat - sail, toys, wood, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, general, bulach

Book first published 1940, Reprinted 1942, Revised and enlarged by the author whilst interned in Tatura Camp 3 and on release at the University of Melbourne. Donated by a friend of the Adam family.Blue and white soft covered book. Black printing. 2 Pelicans on front cover. Picture of author and short history of his life. By Leonhard Adam.dunera, leonhard adam, camp 2 tatura, camp 3 tatura, camp 4 tatura

Creator Walter Kiessling was interned in September 1939, leaving his pregnant wife, Rosa, alone in Melbourne. After visiting Walter in Dhurringile Interment Camp and then Camp 1, wife Rosa then appealed to Camp 1 Commandant Major Schrader for permission to have Walter visit her and the baby in hospital under guard escort. Soon after, permission was given to take the baby to Camp 1 for a christening with a Lutheran Pastor. While inside Camp 1, Walter and his internee friend Rudolf Schultz crafted the cradle for the baby.Wooden cradle with painted floral decorations and heart shaped holes in the ends.INTERNMENT CAMP TATURA AUSTRALIA JANUARY, 1940kiessling, cradle, woodwork, internment camp woodwork, major schrader, walter kiessling, rudolf schultz

Individual accounts given to Tatura Museum by the author or their descendant.Black two ring lever arch folder with printed material in plastic sleeves, containing personal accounts of experiences in internment in Tatura Camps."dunera", hay internment camp, tatura internment camps 2, 3, and 4, documents, biography

Made in Camp 1 Tatura to contain type written diary by Dr Neumann who, from Germany, had been appointed lecturer at Sydney University c.1937 until interned 1939. This item remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she presented it to the Museum.Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 - to 20.01.1946.by Dr Neumann during his internment in Camp 1 TaturaOctober 1945 (inside)books - collections, camp 1 tatura, german internee dr gerhard neumann

Made in Camp 1 Tatura to contain type written diary by Dr Neumann who, from Germany, had been appointed lecturer at Sydney University c.1937 until interned 1939. This item remained in the possession of his daughter Ingrid until she presented it to the Museum.Scrap book made and bound in Camp 1 with diary entries written from October 1945 - to 20.01.1946.by Dr Neumann during his internment in Camp 1 TaturaOctober 1945 (inside)books - collections, camp 1 tatura, german internee dr gerhard neumann

Programme for Kleines theater Tatura Dreary Lane in April 1941Cream coloured paper. Black German text and sketches. Programme for play - Bunbury (die wichtigkeit ernst zu sein)kleines theatre tatura, dreary lane, camp 3 theatre programmes