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

57 p.Articles submitted by member societies of the Association of Eastern (regional) Historical societies, covering one hundred years of holidays, picnics, excursions and sporting carnivals held in the Outer Eastern regions of Melbourne, 1865-1960. Note the article on "Empire Day Train Services to Surrey Hills 24th May, 1907" written by Jack McLean, a member of Box Hill Historical Society.bailey> william, cole> harry, haywood> charlie, gomm> henry t., head> isabel, head's tea rooms> ferntree gully, lilydale, ferntree gully, yarra flats sabbath school, bell's gulf station, yarra glen, mclean> jack, box hill historical society, surrey hills, hephzibah villa, wilson hill, albert hill, wilson> alfred, wilson> joseph, wilson> caroline (mrs.), smith's gully, hildebrand> mr., hirt> mr., harris> r.j. (mr.), dandenong ranges, herman> - (mr.), trains, duncanson> - (mr.), jones> - (mr.), ward> - (mr.), charman> - (mr.), electric tram, golf, huntingdale golf club, metropolitan golf club, reilly> j.l. (mr.), mcculloch family, eastern golf club, maroondah aquaduct, guest houses, sport, golf

100 years of holidays, picnics, excursions and sporting carnivals held in the outer eastern region of Melbourne. Compiled from articles submitted by local historical societies100 years of holidays, picnics, excursions and sporting carnivals held in the outer eastern region of Melbourne. picnics, land sales, blackburn lake, scout groups, eastern suburbs, melbourne, camping, holidays, excursions, open air school no 3850 blackburn

Mr Warwick Randall, Blackburn South author, has just published 'Weekend getaways - over 70 great escapes in Victoria'.Mr Warwick Randall, Blackburn South author. randall, warwick

Purchased by T & D Historical Society.Paperback account of Cowra breakout by Japanese POW's 1944.Escape to Deathcowra breakout, japanese pow's, hugh clarke, camp 13

Detailing some of the ingenious methods of escape and the camouflaging of tunnelling. In January 1945, 20 officers escaped from Dhurringile and Lt Edgardo Simone , the Italian P.O,W was the outstanding escapee in Australia. Others are noted in Barbara Winter's book "Stalag Australia"Clear plastic folder, red margin on which is a white strip of paper. A red back cover. On the top right hand corner on the front clear plastic is a white self adhesive label on which is printed " Security of Prisoners of war and Internees - and escapes - Australian War Museum Archives - Canberra.As noted aboveaustralian war museum archives