Songbook used by internees in Camp 3German songbook, typewritten - duplicated. Handrawn cover featuring tree, person and guitar "Liederbuch" " Lager 3, Tatura Australien"songbook, glockemann l and b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, music

Made by internees at Camp 3, Tatura to be taken to Germany, but the maker stayed in AustraliaHand crocheted blanket in grey wool. One edge bound with a strip of grey cotton materialwool, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, manchester, bedding, m wagner

Printed as a celebration of 150 years of the Melbourne Trinity Lutheran ChurchLight brown coloured card covers. Pictures of Church buildings releating to the Melbourne German Lutheran Church. Text in German and Englishcalendar, 150 years, lutheran church, steiniger d, camps, tatura, ww2, documents, calendars

Donated to the Tatura Museum by a descendant of one of the authorsHard cover German naval history book of the WW2 warship "Kormoran" B&W picturews and edrawings. Has separate protective cover with painting of ship at sea. Black,red & white printing. 264 pagesTo the Tatura Museum in kind remembrtance. Ursula Detmersbooks, history, local

Property of internee at Camp 3, Tatura and read there to Camp childrenHard cover childrens book in German/Gothic Script with a black and white illustration. Front cover has small colour picture of woman seated surrounded by group of children.List of names and addresseson back end page. 1/- Gisela Wied, Tatura. Weihnachten 1945un doch glucklich, schumacher t, camp 3, tatura, ww2, books, childrens

No.1 (November, 2006) TSA Heritage Group intends to publish additional supplements in the Templer Record on subjects of interestBlue soft cover booklet. Black and White photo of Yossi Ben-Artzi on front cover. Text in black. 2 COPIEStemplers, yossi ben-artzi, palestine, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, reference

Property of internee at Camp 3, Tatura. Read there to Camp childrenHard cover, illustrated (B & W) chldrens' book in German/ Gothic script. B & W illustrations. Cover picture of young girl seated with dog (mostly worn off)S 4 a Grisela Wied 28.11.46meine herrin und ich, wied g, bissinger g, unnis saregaard, camp 3, tatura, ww2, books, childrens

Sent to Internees by German Red CrossIllusttrated booklet, black and white and coloured pictures and sketches. Front cover shows head and shoulders of male sculpture.brucke zur heimat, westermann vg, aberle g, red cross, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, periodicals

Dr. Leonhard Adam sudied both anthropology and jurisdiction as a young manMottled brown light cardboard cover. Black printing on cover. German textww2 camp 2, books, history, local

Hans - Wolter von Gruenewaldt, German P.O.W (Ex South African - Mining engineer) painted these scenes and figures as murals on the walls of the Camp 13 Recreational hall. After WW2 the hall was purchased by the Murchison R.S.L as its headquarters in 1955. These paintings can now be seen at the David Jones Nursing Home in Murchison.Small photo album, with a collection of painted scenes and figures as murals on the walls of camp 13 Recreational hall. The album also includes photos of visitors to the Internment camps, Japanese Chan, Oki and Takamura families at the Tatura Historical Society, and visitors to the German War Cemetery during 1992/93.

Made by internee at Camp 3. Made to be taken to Germany but the maker stayed in AustraliaHand crocheted grey woollen blanket. One edge bound with grey cotton materialwool, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, manchester, bedding, margaret wagner

Book sent to Internees at Camp 3, Tatura by German Red CrossBooklet , soft cover with watercolour scene. Mostly shades of green beneath title. On front cover illustrated sepia pictures, sketches of country scene. A stream meandering in centre, some shortish trees on tall darker tree right of centre, hills either side and in the background. 96 pages.1943 HEFT 2 (bottom centre of front page)book, brucke zur heimat, red cross, camp 3, tatura, ww2, german red cross, books, periodicals

Gift to Helmut Ruff from German Red CrossShaped wooden handle with white hair bristlesSpree Vulkani Siertbrush - shaving, ruff h, red cross, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toilet, requisites, shaving

Gift to helmut rufffrom German Red CrossWooden rectangle with two small marbles embedded and slot, used to sharpen safety razor blades. 2 pieces which are fitted together by 2 small paices of dowell Form a holder for razor bladesH Ruffww2 camp 3, personal, effects, cosmetics

Supplied at "Dhurringile". No POW's were allowed to take anything, from the Camp, back to Germany. Gunter Knop smuggled this and other items with him under his shirt, as well as his diary.Round clear glass saucersaucer, knop, g, schwarz, m, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, crockery

Supplied at "Dhurringile". All POW's were not allowed to take anything, from the Camp, back to Germany. Gunter Knop smuggled this and other items with him, under his shirt, as well as his diary.Metal table forkSutler Art Plate Afork, knop g, schwarz, m, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cutlery

Supplied at "Dhurringile". All POW's were not allowed to take anything, from the Camp, back to Germany. Gunter Knop smuggled this and other items with him, under his shirt, as well as his diary.Very badly worn and stained metal knifeknife, knop g, schwarz m, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, domestic, cutlery

A book of German folk songs, made and used in Camp 3. Originally owned by Rudolph and Luise WiedLigh brown soft cardboard cover with black pen sketch of a tree and limbs, boy with a guitar, hills in the distance and sun in the background. Pages held into cover by stringleiderbuch, andersonh, wied l, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, books, school, education

The Red Cross gave parcels to the German prisoners. This was part of one of those parcelsOrange/red square plastic tooth powder dispenser box with matching lid. 3x stickers on bottom as follows : Tooth Powder. 396617 EVERETT = Army Number. Intelligence BranchRosodont embossed on outside of base, AMA BERGMANN, A.H.A.B, WALDHEIM. SA. embossed inside of basebox, tooth powder, towart g, awas, camp 13, tatura, ww2 camp 13, toilet, requisites, bathroom

Visitor's guide recording history of the German Lutheran Church in Victoria and describing points of interest within the churchWhite soft cover booklet with picture of a church on the front in black. Black text.steiniger d, steiniger h, camps, tatura, ww2, lutheran church

Used by .. MenzMaroon hard cover, brown cloth spine. 41 loose pages of sheet music, not attached, inside the hard coverTranslation "German Menns' Choir" " Internment Camp"ww2 camp 1, performing, arts, concert

Material made during WW2 and sent to museum from Germany by Peter Mueller.Blue plastic folder with photos etc. in plastic sleeves.documents, reports

Written post war by a German National who was working as a wool-buyer in Sydney when WW2 was declared. Describes initial internment in temporary camps then mainly in Camp 1, Tatura, where he relates the conditions therein, and the activities which the prisoners undertook in order to relieve the monotony of imprisonment.older donated by E. Schuster.Written by a former German held as an enemy alien in Camp 1, Tatura, The work is of historic, social and educational significance. it provides a complete description, of how German males working in Australia at the outbreak of war were captured and held in internment. It describes the conditions and many of the features existing in Camp 1. Grey side bound plastic cover containing printed matter in plastic sleeves. CD included.Eberhard Schustereberhard schuster, german woolbuyers

Material collected by Bern Brent.Document contained in plastic sleeves in a black binder with "B" on spineww2 camp 2, bern brent, gerd bernstein, enemy aliens

Produced post war and donated to Museum. Mrs Beinssen and her 3 children joined her husband in Camp 3 to keep the family together.Open fronted white folio containing 25 roneoed printed pages in German, together with photos. Personal recollection of internment in Tatura Camp 3 during WW2.Recollections of Mrs. Irmhilde Beinssen.documents, biography, mrs irmhild beinssen, camp 3, internment families