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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, From Protectorate to Premier Smaller Town, 1985
... back to murchison... back to murchison books history local ...A brief history of murchison 1840-1985 incorporating "125 years of Education and Achievement" Murchison Primary School 1860-1985Yellow soft cover book. Green text and 2 pictures on the front. Picture of the town on the back cover.murchison, education, back to murchison, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, History Records - Early Murchison and Goulburn Weir, 1995
... Photocopied program of back of Murchison, 1937. Obits. Mrs... and Goulburn Weir Photocopied program of back of Murchison, 1937. Obits ...Newspaper reports collected and copied by Clive Miller and presented to Museum in 1995Photocopied program of back of Murchison, 1937. Obits. Mrs and Mrs. Sumner. Ref. to Goulburn Weir. In green back and spined folder with clear front.history records, murchison -goulburn weir, documents, biography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, K Gregory, B Pearson, W Stewart et al, From Protectorate to Smaller Town, 1985
... and achievement Murchison Primary School 1860-1985. Booklet for "Back... School 1860-1985. Booklet for "Back to Murchison" 18-20 October ...2nd book. L3518. Incorporating 125 years of education and achievement Murchison Primary School 1860-1985. Booklet for "Back to Murchison" 18-20 October 1985.Yellow soft cover booklet. Green test and 2 pictures on front. Top on of river scene. Lower scene of street buildings. Aerial scene of town on back cover. 79 pages -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Murray Views, Murray Views No. 17. Main Street, Marysville, Vic, c1940s
A black and white photograph of Murchison Street in Marysville in Victoria.A black and white photograph of the main street in Marysville in Victoria. This is now known as Murchison Street. This postcard was produced by Murray Views in Gympie in Queensland as a souvenir of Marysville.POST CARD STAMP REAL (illegible)/ AUSTRALIA BY MURRAY (illegible) Tuesday 1st/ Dear Ade,/ Well here I am/ as I said/ writing/ to you. I have 8 minutes/ before the dinner gong goes so/ I'd better hurry./ We're having a super/ time, but the weather is/ shocking. Today we put/ on our raincoats, golf shoes/ & umbrellas & walked to/ the Taggerty River & back/ via Talbot Drive. It/ was lovely (& wet(. It's about/ 6 miles or maybe more./ I didn't think you or John/ would come on such a / terrible day. How's work?/ Think of me eating, sleeping/ & playing won't you./ There are 17 people here. There/ were 30 when we arrived./ Doesn't the Main Street look/ beaut? That's how it really look./ Saw "Mad About Men" here on/ Saturday night. Extra good/ show. Must close. See you/ Friday week. Love Pat.murchison street, marysville, victoria, murray views pty ltd, murray views no 17, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, c1940s
A black and white photograph of the Marysville-Buxton Road in Marysville in Victoria.A black and white photograph of the Marysville-Buxton Road in Marysville in Victoria. This road leads into Murchison Street, which is the main street, in Marysville in Victoria.Buxton road Crossways in back/ groundmarysville-buxton road, marysville, victoria, murchison street -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Adolf Wilke, Study of Bearded Dragon Lizard, 1943-1947
Book is a compilation of notes on the study of bearded dragon lizards compiled by Adolf Wilke, former POW at Camp 13, Murchison. Separate article about the Goanna is from the magazine "walkabout" 1st October 1943.Hard cover loose leaf book with hand written notes in German script. Also features magazine cuttings/articles, in English. Held together with piece of thin white tape inserted through punched holes in cloth spine. 2 x separate articles in pockets on 3rd from back end page.bearded dragon lizards, adolf wilke, pow camp 13, goanna, walkabout magazine -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Chair, 1940's
made and used by internees at Camp 13. Mr Berwick Snr was responsible for organizing prisoners of war into work gangs picking tomatoes in Murchison, Toolamba area.Wooden box like seat, chair, 2 arms, 2 slats forming back. Varnished.camp 3 wood work, wooden chair -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Nightingale M/S Jill, Wartime Art Murals Camp 13, 18 June 1972
The large twelve murals are caricatures mostly depicting Army personnel from various parts of the world. Painting high on the walls of the garrisons recreation hut by Von Gruenwaldt. The hut was later transported to Murchison and became the RSL Hall. M/s Diane McLeod, Shepparton Art Gallery insisted they be preserved as the RSL was to be demolished and Loel Thompson was unable to preserve the building as a museum. The murals have been preserved and decorate the community centre and D Jones Nursing Home.clear plastic cover with a red margin and back coverWartime Art Murals PG 40 - News Friday 18 June 1972camp 13 murals, rsl hall murchison, david jones nursing home murchison victoria, hans von gruenewaldt, jill nightingale -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Australian War Memorial , Canberra, Camp 13 Murchison Pyrethrum Growing, 12 January 1943
12 January 1943 the C.O Camp 13 Rec an urgent letter was rec. to employ POW's growing pyrethrum major ingredient in insecticides for the control of mosquitoes. as all previous supplies previously came from Japan.A clear plastic front cover, red margin and back. Top right front "Camp 13 Murchison - Pyrethrum Growing - a Matter of National Importance."as abovepyrethrum growing, camp 13 mosquito control, mosquito control -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Lieut Kenneth Frederick Young, Lieutenant Kenneth F. Young, 1992
A thirty page history of Bendigo's Private Kenneth Young subsequently promoted to Lieutenant. Captured and interned in Crete, wounded 1st May 1942, was threatened with amputation, nursed to health by the Sisters of Mercy in a German hospital. Repatriated 1943, granted the authority to wear one gold wound stripe, subsequently employed in AMF Australian Inf at Murchison POW between which a broken fibula and tibia. Finally a stint as Guard of POW, accidentally shot in the leg by a German sentry when lying in bed. A unique service record from the horror of Crete. The manuscript was compiled from material provided by Lieut Young's sister, Mrs Russell.Clear plastic folder with a photo of Lieutenant Kenneth Young AIF with a red border on the front page and red back cover.Lieut. Kenneth Young AIF on the margin. Lieut Kenneth F. Young enlisted Sept 39 AIF captured Crete 1941 Repatriated 1943 Garrison Guard Dhurringile POW lieutenant kenneth f. young, mrs russell, internment camps australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Australian Military Forces, Australian Military Forces - Administrative Instruction, 6 September 1939 - 8 January 1945
An interesting insight of the precautions, management, location and distribution and re organisation and number and nationality of the 13,021 POW's in Hay, Cowra, Yanco, Murchison, Tatura, Dhurringile, Graytown, Myrtleford, Loveday SA, Woolenook and Marrinup WA. With a capacity of 23,465 less unguarded good and with token guard 1000 as at 8 January 1945A plastic folder, clear front page, 3 cm border left side extending as the back cover.top of page: "Australian Military Forces 3rd District command" top right hand corner: HQ 3rd District Base SECRET -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Sailing Ship in Bottle, POW- Pedereul, Sailing Ship Wendy, 1944
Made by a POW as gift to Guard Clement Williams to celebrate the birth of a daughter A 3 mast sailing ship inside a spirits bottle. Polished wood with white sails. The name "Wendy" on the hull. A distant scene is painted on the back inside of bottle. A dark stained wooden stand is provided to hold the bottle."Wendy" on hull. "POW Pedereul Murchison POW 7231 Murchison" on bottle.pow, camp 13, murchison, ship in bottle -
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Document, POW escapes from Camp 13 Murchison, 1991
... Tatura the-murray Document POW escapes from Camp 13 Murchison ...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 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Account of shooting POW at Murchison, 1991 photocopied
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 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
... being marched back to camp. camp 13 murchison victoria ...Copy of original black and white photograph of platoons being marched back to camp.Copy of black and white photograph. Five groups of prisoners/working parties, returning to camp.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material, 1991
A large collection of events in regard to Camp 13. Documents include the names of 983 German POW's in Murchison August 1941 - January 1947. An interesting collection confiscated intelligence report. No 94 included 26 gall of wine, 9 drums of fruit in an advances state of fermentation, flex copper wire, clothing, petrol motor and miscellaneous cameras and wireless parts. A letter by the German Naval Commander to all families of the Kormoran crew. History of German POW's in WW2 by H. Wolf. Both in German. Map 13 B. the 21 September 1942 disturbance in D compound; report in German Sydney-Kormoran; weekly rations; dimensions of a tunnel 15 June 1942. Drawings by Heinz Dohmen - Arandora Star; royal Oak both sunk by u boat ace Gunther Prien, Collins gunner Kloppe; Kormoran at the memorial service for HMAS Sydney; Red Cross reports in German as are letters; Rudi Pruckners escape; the general conditions and the recently found tunnel.Foolscap size folder with pillar box red 3 cm wide flap which extends to the back. On the front red flap is the inscription below. Prominent centre left is Australia with gum trees and sentry box and anti clockwise POW 1941-194. A kangaroo and emu on the top right hand corner. Prison of war and beneath Murchison - Australian.Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material.gustav pohlig, camp 13, murchison victoria, hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, heinze dohman, rudi pruckner -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Waranga Conservation Study 1988. Volume 1, 1988
Recommendations and guidelines. A study of historical data on local conservation for Waranga Shores, includes early photos of houses in Murchison and RushworthWhite plastic back, Clear plastic on front. Picture on cover of Rimes farmhouse, Bakers Bridge Road Wanalta c 1874-8. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document W.W.2 camps 1939 - 47 Vic & SA
An interesting record, briefly numbers of internees in Dhurringile, Tatura Nos 1&2, Rushworth Nos 3&4, Murchison 13, Myrtleford No 5, Loveday 9&10 where internees 1939 to Jan 1940, then 150 German officers and 50 OR at Dhurringile-Tatura No 1. 1000 Geman & Italian internees, Tatura 2 1000 G. POW. Later known as T 19 Rushworth3 1000 family groups, 1940 - 46. Rushworth 4 Asian family groups1940 - 46, Murchison 13 4000 officers, Myrtleford 1000, Italian officers. Loveday 4000 Italian internees. Clear plastic front, blue margin and back with a white strip, top right hand corner "Prisoner of War and Internment camps Vic & SA 1939 - 1947". Notes on Internment camps in the Tatura - Rushworth area.As above numbers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, William Day's House, 1987 copy
... , near Murchison. Built 1858. on back: Description taped to back ...Copy of photograph of William Day's home, built adjoining the flour mill in 1858. The iron lacework on the balconies was added later. Classified for preservation by the National Trust. Photographs courtesy of Mr R. Day.Black and white copy of photograph of exterior of William Day's House, near Murchison. Built 1858.on back: Description taped to backwilliam day -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, William Day's Flour Mill, 1987 copy
... Flour Mill, near Murchison. Built 1858. on back: Description ...Copy of photograph of flour mill l built by William Day in 1858. The earliest flour mill in the Goulburn Valley. Overlooking the Goulburn River, where a punt carried people, livestock and mill products to and from the mill. Classified by National Trust. Photographs courtesy of R. Day.Black and white copy of photograph of exterior of William Day's Flour Mill, near Murchison. Built 1858.on back: Description taped to back -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Postcards and Cards, 1909 to approximately to 1920
Personal Stationery belonging to Kitty (CE) Crawford, Mother of John Lawry. Dance Programmes|Person stationary belonging to Kitty (CE Crawford) mother of John Lawry.|GROUP l. Dance Programmes - Some with pencils attached| l. Tatura Military Ball - July 21 ?| 2. Rushworth Military Ball - June 20, 1913| 3. Tatura Military Ball - July 17, 1913| 4. Murchison 3rd Squadron Annual Ball - August 11, 1909| 5. Tatura Golf Club Annual Ball - 1914|GROUP 2 - Perfume Cards| 1. Divinia (1913 Calendar on back) 6 cards| 2. Eau de Cologne Francaise (1 card)| 3. Rose de L'Empire (2 cards)| 4. Californian Poppy (1 card)| 5. Muguet (2 cards)| 6. Lierre Fleuri (1910 Calendar on back) (1 card)| 7. Floramye (1 card)| 8. Phul-Nana (1 card)|GROUP 3 - Bible Texts - Memory Verses| 4 cards with texts and colourful pictures. - Isaiah 12:2,| Psalms 51.15, Isaiah 26:4, 2 Timothy 2:3|GROUP 4 - Greeting Cards to Miss Kitty Crawford (mainly birthday)| 18 postcard size cards, most have letters included.|GROUP 5 - Greeting cards with no writing (unused)| 15 cards, same vintage as others (2 have writing but not to K Crawford)|GROUP 6 - Miscellaneous - including| Nestle's "Wonders of the World" - 32 cards| Cigarette Card - Wills (1 card)| Butterflies - Allens Irish moss Gum Jubes (1 card)| Victorian Footballers (J Bissett), Hoadley's Violet Nut Bars (1 card)| Ships of the World (Empress of Britain) (1 card)| No Category (3 cards)|GROUP 7 - Puzzle|Ribbons on a lggage tag|Perfume Cards|Bible Texts|Greeting Cards to Miss Kitty Crawford - Mainly birthday|Greeting Cards - unused|Miscellaneous|Puzzle|Tatura|1938 Military Ball Debs|Pearl Maskell|Myrtle Dick|Pauline Brady|Mabel Wilson|Margaret Hastie|Jean McIntyre|Madge Wells|Beth Bitcon|Mollie Arnold|Melvie Nicholson|Kitty Crawford|May Crawford|Christmas Card - To Miss Katie Crawford from J Powell|New Year Card -To M Hall From S Boyer|Crawford Centenary 1871-1971 Invitation - WoodlandsBlack plastic archive boxVariousdances and birthdays, documents, cards, postcards -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, native woman carrying a baby - caricature, 1941-1946
Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt was a German POW who used his artistic ability to paint several large mural caricatures while he was held at Camp 13 at Murchison. The technique he used was colourful house paint, painted directly onto the walls of the German mess hut, reading room and recreation hall in compound 13D. The paintings were completed over a duration of six years (1941-1946). Colour photo of a caricature painting by Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt depicting a native woman carrying a baby on her back.hans walter von gruenewalt, german pow's, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, caricatures -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Dog
Josef Thum was an Austrian artist in Camp 13 as a POW. Ken Hill was a member of AAAS - Mobile Cinema Unit 36, around 1946-47 and based at Murchison. After hostilities ceased, Thum was permitted to assist in the presentation of "pictures" as was the common term of the period, each time there was a screening at MurchisonBack and white pencil sketch of a dog, head and shouldersdog, thum j, hill k, camp 13, tatura, illustrations, pencil -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Treatment of Aliens in Australia During World War 2, 1988
Presented to the Museum by the Author, Frank Pronesti. An interesting comment of the treatment of Aliens, Australian Government attitude and Major Layton.A4 sized document in plastic cover, Clear front cover with a blue grey margin 1.7 cm wide extending to the back page. A vague photocopy of Murchison camp 3, Dept of Social Science - Gippsland College of Advanced Education 9 December 1988Treatment of Aliens in Australia during WW2 (1939-1945) by Frank Pronesti. Research project history/politics.tatura internment camps, internment camps, frank pronesti, major layton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Waranga Conservation Study. Volume 1, 1988
Recommendations and guidelines. A study of historical data on local conservation for Waranga Shire. Includes early photos of houses in Murchison and RushworthWhite back cover, clear plastic over front cover. Picture on cover of Rimes farmhouse, Bakers Bridge Road, Wanalta C 1874-8waranga shire, documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Rodney Water Rate Book, 1940
Rodney District Rate Book for irrigation water supply. Including Wyuna, Tongala, Kyabram, Toolamba, Murchison, Waranga. 1940-41-42-43Large book, red leather bound spine and corners. Blue cardboard cover covered with cloth front and back. White label, black writingirrigation, books, history, local, rural, industry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Japanese Officers
Group of Japanese POW officer's being transferred to POW Camp 13 in August 1944 after the suicidal breakout from Cowra POW Camp.Black and white photograph stuck on coreflu backing depicting a group of men walking through a camp. Guard on the left, trees in background and hug to the back right.camp 13, murchison camp, cowra camp, japanese internees, cowra breakout. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German POW's
Group of German internees from Murchison POW camp 13 who were attached to the No 6 labour detachment. Back row: Bogner, Feud, Brackmann, Albers, Koefer. Front row: Schiefler, Leutzech, Schuber, Prange, Bortels.historicBlack and white photograph of 10 German internees, dressed in uniform. 5 standing, 5 seated. 733 in front. Hut behind.german internees, german pow's, murchison camp 13, no 6 labour detachment, bogner, feud, brackmann, albers, koefer, schiefler, leutzech, schuber, prange, bortels, 733 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German POW's
Group of German POW's at Murchison camp 13 who were attached to the no 6 labour detachment. Back row: Hubsch, Marmann, Ruff, Krebs, Schoepf. Front row: Winter, Freiberger, Dring, Wendroth and Trettel.HistoricBlack and white photograph of 10 German internees in uniform sitting in front of a hut. 739 in front of them.german pow's, murchison camp 13, no 6 labour detachment, hubsch, marmann, ruff, krebs, schoepf, winter, freiberger, dring, wendroth, trettel, 739 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Literary work - Autobiography, John Malcolm WELLER, 1970
An excerpt from the autobiography written in the 1970's by John Malcolm WELLER. a guard in Camp 13 and Graytown in 1942-1945. Clear front, grey back and side plastic folder containing 8 sheets of an excerpt from the autobiography of John Malcolm WELLERon side: donors name and address; Record of "Saddler Weller army guard at Camp 13 and Graytown 1942-1945.john malcolm weller, saddler weller, camp 13 murchison, graytown internment camp, army guards internment camps