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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Otto Jurgensen, 1940'sw
Photo of POW Otto Jurgensen at Camp13Copy of B&W photograph of member of Kormoran crewphotography, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Gefreiter Franz Rapp, 1940's
Photograph of Franz RAPP a POW at Camp13.B&W Photograph orf Gefreiter Franz Rapp. Died in action on the Finnish front 1941. Photo on a foamboard backing.franz rapp, murchison camp 13, german internee -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German Buriel
German POW funeral, Murchison Cemetery.Black and white photograph of burial of German comrade in Murchison cemetery. 2 placing laurel wreath on grave. An officer in centre of photo, 3 soldiers. Faint photo of officers peak cap on right.On the Italian tombstones EG + Ferrari Francesco.camp 13, german pow funerals, murchison cemetery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1941
POW's in Victorian Camps (13 or 7?)Black and white photograph of 10 men, 5 standing, 5 seated. The number 81 left front of picture. Trees and huts in background.81 left front of picture.victorian pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Carved Stud Box, 1940s
Made by German POW for "Soda" Martin.Small carved round wooden jewel box featuring a leaf design around the sides and spiral pattern on the lid with small spiral knob on the top.jewel box, wood -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Cigarette Case, 1940's
Made by POW at Camp 13 MurchisonHandmade wooden inlay cigarette case with sliding interior panel. Inlay on front depicts a rising sun.camp 13, murchison, cigarette case -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940s
Carved by German POW at Camp 13Bas relief stone carving. A map of Australia, flanked by a kangaroo, boomerang and a kookaburra and "Tatura 1940 Australia" on the boomerangTatura 1940 Australiacivic mementos - plaques, internee stone carvings -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Box - Tin, 1940 - 1946
Made and used by POW in camp 13Tin box with detached lid used to store bathroom requisites. Hand made in camp. Corners soldered. Mirror in box (see C0226)camp 13, murchison, tin box, hygiene, pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Mirror, Fritz Muller, 1940 - 1946
Made and used by POW in Camp 13.Mirror with wooden backing and tin surround. Comes with tin box (C0225).pow, camp 13, murchison, handcrafts, muller -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Map - Plaster Cast, Map of Australia, 1940's
Made by POW at Dhurringile Internment CampMap of Australia, plaster cast, bell shaped, in which is a copper penny and a rosella atop Cape York. Dated 1940 words "Tatura Vic" below map of Australia1940 Tatura- Dhurringile intern Campplaster caste, map of australia, layton family, dhurringile camp, tatura, camp, ornament, plaster -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Mug, Tin Mug, c1940
Found at POW Camp 13 Murchison.White enamel mug with flip top lid to keep beverage hot or cool.enamel mug, camp 13, beverage holders, pow camps victoria, harold newton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Knife
Object found at POW Camp 13 Knife metal handle with long sharp pointed blademurchison, camp 13, tatura, personal, domestic, items -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Camp 13 Reunions
Material given to Museum by ex POWs.Dark blue open fronted folio with photos and printed matter in plastic sleeves.documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Picture - Silk, 1940's
A crayon drawing done by a Japanese POWBeige coloured parachute silk on which is drawn and coloured a Japanese lady dressed in a pink kimono, holding a mauve and pink umbrella. A snow covered mountain on the left and a weeping tree and light on the right. Japanese characters bottom right, grasses bottom leftpicture, silk print, wallace i, camp 4, tatura, ww2 camp 4, illustrations, prints -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Graytown Camp for German
Copied from "Prisoners of War & Metal Detecting by Gary Benson. Graytown Camp for German (including Kormoran Crew) & Italian POW. Photo 1 Camp Huts. Photo 2. Group of German POWs.photograph, people -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PORTRAIT, FRAMED WW2, Vincent Kelly Bendigo, Pre 1941
The main sepia photo is Francis A Burchnall VX58285 POW. The small inset photo is Francis R Burchnall 1666 and VX64477 WW1, WW2, POW WW2. Refer Cat No,s 1116P and 1117P for their service details.Main photograph sepia tone of a soldier in uniform minnus a hat, small B & W photo glued on top left hand corner, frame is metal with a plastic covering protecting the main photo, Small photo is not protected.“Vincent Kelly Bendigo”photopaper, framed, pow, sandakan -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - DOCUMENT, SOLDIERS STORY WW2, Brenda M Tranter, "FROM GLOEGOER", 2013
Refer to Cat No. 7944. Item in the collection of "Arthur E. Tranter", V50166 - VX52843 2/29th Bn. P.O.W.Document - copy of a soldier's story from WW2. White colour paper with black print. Illustrated front page - black and white portrait of A.E. Tranter; and a colour cartoon on Page 30. 66 pages - cut, plain A4 paper. Loose pages stored in plastic sleeve.Information on title page (front page); "From Gloegoer/ A book written for his little daughter Brenda,/ between June 21, 1943 and / December 17, 1943/ by Lieut. Arthur E. Tranter, VX52843/ whilst a POW in Gloegoer, North Sumatra". "(included are two lectures by Lieut. Wessels, a Dutch POW, in October and November/ 1943, his notes)".document, booklet, ww2, arthur e tranter -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
Photograph of soldiers taken circa 11 October 1914 All enlisted on the 17th of August, 1914 at Wangaratta unless stated otherwise, assigned to the 7th Battalion C Company and identified as follows:- Colour Sergeant William Baker 290 - Prior to enlistment at Essendon was serving with the 58th Battalion. He embarked Australia on the 21/10/14. Brothers Charles POWLEY 347 and John Hall POWLEY 348 from Boweya - Embarked 19/10/14 on HMAT Hororata. Charles aged 21 years KIA 25/4/15 at Gallipoli and John returned to Australia on 31/10/15. Charles attended Wangaratta High School. John Crocker 346 was born at Clunes and enlisted at Broadmeadows. He was 36 years old, a butcher by trade and served with the 2nd Scottish Horse in the Boer War. His mother was listed as next of kin residing in Bracknell Tasmania He was wounded at Gallipoli and discharged on 19/1/1917 Nelson Albert Hardy 363 Born in England and a butcher by trade .KIA 23/8/1915 at Gallipoli aged 22 Edward Fahey 364 Ovens Street Wangaratta, Aged 29 years, a Painter by trade. He returned to Australia in December 1915 and appointed a Recruiting Sergeant. He resigned from this position on 8/5/1916, went AWOL and on 21/7/1920 discharged due to desertion. Joseph Cowham 360 enlisted at Broadmeadows on 19/8/1914. Thomas Peter Williams 404 - Aged 24 and a Blacksmith. He received a gunshot wound to the wrist on 26/5/1915 and returned to Australia. Joseph Nathaniel O'Brien 376 or John William O'Brien 365 both of Rowan Street Wangaratta Handwritten on rear “Wangaratta Boys C Company 7th Battalion October 11th 1914 From Private John Crocker 346”Sepia photograph of 11 men six standing and five kneeling dressed in military uniform wearing forage cap with row of pine trees in background. Photograph is mounted on brown cardboard with handwriting across top border.Rear - Wangaratta Boys C Company 7th Battalion October 11th 1914 From Private John Crocker 346 Front - list of names handwritten in ink J Powly, Col Serg Baker? Corp Naldress?, Private Couham?, C Powly, L Williams N Hardy J Crocker, E Lahy?, J?? K Jarrot? wangaratta, c company, joseph cowham 360, nelson hardy 363, john crocker 346, charles powley 347, john powley 348, hororata, gallipoli, edward fahey 364, thomas peter williams 404, william baker 290, joseph nathaniel o'brien 376, john william o'brien 365, ww1, 7th battalion -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, SONGS AND LYRICS, Humphrey Milford for Oxford University Press, The Golden Treasury
Selected & arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave.Hard blue cardboard cover without dust jacket. 587 pages with cut edges, black print. Collection of songs & lyrical poems no illustrations. Stamped on front fly leaf & inside back cover: "AIF W A AUX for POW JAPAN" Inside back cover: "J312/97" in blue inkbooks-poetry, military history, personal effects -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Piper of Pax
The Piper of Pax The Life Story of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Bt. Of Pax Hill, Bentley, in the County of Hampshire Author: E K Wade Publisher: C Arthur Pearson Ltd Date: 1924Label on spine cover with typed text RH 923.6 POW Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, the piper of pax, sir robert baden-powell, baden-powell, e k wade -
Orbost & District Historical Society
shakers, after WW11 (?)
These items were owned and used by Alice Pow (nee McWilliam), known as Maccie. Maccie was a nurse who came to Orbost in 1936. She was highly respected in Orbost for her nursing skills particularly during the 1938 outbreak of polio, Most patients were cared for in their homes and Miss McWilliam was sent out to care for them. Over 14 months she travelled 9560 miles supervising their treatments. She eventually married Mr Hec Pow who had been left to bring up his three daughters after his wife died.. The Pows lived in Orbost where Hec Pow was worked with his father Fred at the saw mill in Cabbage Tree. Maccie Pow was a member of the Orbost Bowling Club, Red Cross and Orbost Golf Club.Three vase shaped pottery shakers. Each has a cork stopper i n the base and sprinkle holes on the top. They are pale green coloured to half way and the rest is pale green with pink flowers. The surface is dimpled. On the base : ANDOVER Made in Japanchina tableware shakers pow-maccie mcwilliam-alice -
Orbost & District Historical Society
food cover, 1940's (?)
This item was owned and used by Alice Pow (nee McWilliam), known as Maccie. Maccie was a nurse who came to Orbost in 1936. She was highly respected in Orbost for her nursing skills particularly during the 1938 outbreak of polio, Most patients were cared for in their homes and Miss McWilliam was sent out to care for them. Over 14 months she travelled 9560 miles supervising their treatments. She eventually married Mr Hec Pow who had been left to bring up his three daughters after his wife died.. The Pows lived in Orbost where Hec Pow was worked with his father Fred at the saw mill in Cabbage Tree. Maccie Pow was a member of the Orbost Bowling Club, Red Cross and Orbost Golf Club.An oval shaped metal food cover made of pressed tin painted tan. It has a loop handle on the top. The sides slope outwards and it is seamed on both sides. The bottom edge is rolled. The sides have a perforated design for air flow.food food-protection kitchen-ware pow-maccie mcwilliam-alice -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Suitcase, 1940
Made by POW's in Camp 13, at Murchison, VictoriaGreen painted hessian covered handmade wooden suitcase with metal handle, clips, lock and corners.suitcase, handmade suitcase, wooden suitcase, pow crafts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Programme, Journey Round The World, 1941
Programme & revue produced by POW's at Camp2 MurchisonSingle foolscap copy of the programme performance revue Journey round the World. Title hand written, programme typed6th November 1941 Taturadocuments, programmes -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Hermann Ortmann, 1940's
Photo of POW Herman Ortmann at Graytown campCopy of B&W photograph of member of Kormoran Crew in a plastic framephotography, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
German memorial WW2 POW camp TaturaBlack and white photo engraved stone and brick construction, with sculptured eagle. Hut in background surrounded by garden beds. German inscription, cross and stars.internment camps, pow's, camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, Dhurringile, 1940
Made by POW at Dhurringile Internment Camp, Tatura.Green painted plaster cast wall hanging of Dhurringile (mansion) Internment Camp Tatura. Shows the mansion, a hand to the left and trees on right. wording on bottom.Kdhurringile, plaque, pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Pastor PG Strelan and Pastor Otto Albrecht
Letters to and from various internees at POW camps.Black cardboard folder with 2 metal rings to hold contents.ww2 camps 1, 2 and 3, documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Glass
Object recovered at POW Camp 13 siteGlass with heavy base. Etched into glass: Refreshment rooms SARdrinking vessel, camp 13, south australia railways -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Family Letters Written Camp 13-Berlin
Letters written while in POW Camp, to and from.Open fronted red folder containing copies of hand written letters.documents, letters