Documents and newspaper articles concerning POW escapes from Camp 13 Murchison. Gustav Polig compiled this collection of articles of numerous escapes from camps around Tatura. Heinrich Pexa, Rudi Pruckner and Kurt Freidrick and Italian prisoner Joe Pagliari, all captured. Also the murder of POW Karatchali. Also included is a copy of Intelligence report no 94, for the period of 10 June 19944 - 17 June 1944. Notification from the Apostolic Delegation to POW Cpl Paul Fuchs, informing him of the accidental death of his father.Blue backed clear plastic folder. camp 13, murchison victoria, gustav polic, heinrich pexa, rudi pruckner, kurt freidrick, joe pagliari, karatchali, italian pow, internment camps, camp escapes, paul fuchs, intelligence report

An account of Geo Campbell's stint as a guard compressed to 3 pages. Also approved application overseas escort V1522 4 W.O. 2 Woof P. R.. Christmas cards and W.O. 2 Woof's diary commencing Tuesday 21 January 1947 of a reasonably placid trip on the H.T. Orantes. A 21 page diary and to conclude the contents, General Birdwood and Australians Anzac Day 1947 Trafalgar Square London and the service of commemoration at St Martins in the field Trafalgar Square.Clear plastic cover, black margin on which is printed on a white paper strip "Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 on H.T. Orantes - Warrant Officer 2 P. R. Woof. Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 - Orantesgeorge campbell, p. r. woof, h. t. orantes, repatriation

Account of shooting POW at Murchison 21 September 1942. Added details of casualties, colonial inquiries, tunneling.Folder with clear plastic front and red back.pow, murchison victoria, pow shooting, internment camps

Diary of WW2 experiences as internee in Australia. Finnish Merchant seaman translated into English by Tor Lindquist. finnish merchant seaman, internment camps, pow

A concise and interesting story of the Loveday internment group Barmera SA with first hand knowledge and donated to the Museum by its author Ern Whitmore, born 1899. The forward by Lt. E. T Dean DSO VD is particularly worthy of note.A 32 page manuscript each enclosed in an individual clear plastic envelope. The top half of the front page "internment in South Australia" which is superimposed on an indistinct plan of probably be an internment camp. The lower half has a sentry with rifle in a sentry box overlooking a camp at night. On the bottom right hand corner a self adhesive sticker for the inscription on it and that inserted over the 3 cm red flap extension of the back plastic page.Internment in South Australia on the self adhesive sticker hand written "History of Loveday POW and Internment Camps" by Ern Whitmore and on the border the same as in inverted commas plus Bert Whitmore recollections.internment camps, loveday internment camp, barmera south australia, ern whitmore, lt e t dean

Books written after the war concerning the Raider Kormoran and HMAS Sydney's battle in the Indian Ocean with the loss of the Sydney and her crew.Green Back clear plastic folder. Photocopied pages from the book entitled The Raider Kormoran by Theodor Detmers and the Secret Raiders by David Woodward.The Raider Kormoran kormoran, hmas sydney, theodor detmers, david woodward, secret raiders, the raider kormoran

Interesting document presented to the Museum by former internee and assistant (later) Shire of Rodney Executive by Stefan Asboth.Clear plastic cover with red margin and red back cover. White printing on back back ground. Inscription top right hand corner.Re Internees Remaining in Australia If They So Desire. Presented to the museum by Stefan Asboth.stefan asboth, internees, tatura camps

Photos and notes of Japanese families interned in Camp 4, also reunion in 1993.Green plastic file, clear front with plastic sleeves containing photosJapanese Familiesjapanese families, internment camps, camp 4, interment camp reunions

Folder with black plastic cover, clear front containing printed articles "Famous Men of Malvern" and "Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal" "Famous Men of Malvern" and "Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal" karl duldig, camp 3, singapore group, internee camps

A small booklet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Dunera Boys arrive in Sydney, NSW.Predominently white booklet with England HMT Dunera and Australia in black. Commemoration booklet1940-1990 50 years in Australia dunera, 50th anniversary, internment camps, tatura

Used at Officer Camp, Dhurringile, during WW2.Linen finish cover, dark green, gold embossed, German text. 383 pages."Buecherei Offizierlager Dhurringile" stamped in red on flyleaf. Enc. greeting card - looses pages 384-385. B 8 70 in pencil on fly leaf. 2/6 in pencil.dhurringile, ww2, internment camps

Brown paper cover, 78 pages. Soft cover. Written in German1/- in pencil. 66 in red pencil. underlined.

Former possession of local ex serviceman.Soft cloth covered book, black and white illustrations. Cover is brown, black printing on spine and front cover. 172 pages. Price 1/6 net.The Home Guard Training Manualhome guard, civil defence

Former possession of local ex serviceman.Blue cloth covered book with black printing. Text has black and white illustrations. Book sellers label (Melb) on bottom right hand corner of front cover. Price one shilling. 142 pages.Advanced Training for the Home Guardhome guard, wheeler

Former possession of local ex serviceman, sergeant. Soft covered card, fawn coloured book, red printing on cover, English coat of arms, lion and unicorn, black and white illustrations. 3 holes at spine with 2 staples in between."B" Coy HQ 16 BNVDC 13 Oct 1942 C. J. MILLER SGT

Soft blue coloured covered booklet with black printing. Black and white illustrations. Book lists it prices on back. Price 1/3 on front cover. 49 pages.home guard

Children's book brought from Jaffa, Palestine in 1941 by the Drescher family, internees in Camp 3.Hard cover story book with coloured illustrations of girl drawing back curtain disclosing wolf in bed. Grey cloth spine.drescher, grimms, internees camp 3, children's books

Used as type of autograph book. 1st entry Mrs Hainbirger, on the occasion of the dedication of the German War Cemetery at Tatura, Sunday 16th November 1958Small dark green vinyl covered memo book with signatures/autographs. Spine has been reinforced on outside by strip of biscuit coloured adhesive tape.Memorandum on cover. Judith Mitchell, Tatura Vic.hainbirger, german war cemetery, tatura, internment camps, autographs

Made by internees Rudolf Hofer and Rosa Hermann at Camp 3 Tatura.Fawn coloured cards on each of which are picture postcards. e.g. the month of July depicts a farmer walking behind a black and white horse pulling 2 wooden implements. Calendar dates and picture postcards on each side of card and held together by red tape, threaded through punched holes. rudolf hofer, rosa hermann, calendar, camp 3 tatura, internees

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