Handmade by internees of Camp 3Beaten silver oval brooch with small grey green stone in centre. Rim is indented with small dots. Handmade.brooch, helmut ruff, internment camp jewellery, jewellery making

Else Oertel was a German internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. The brooch was made for her by another internee in the camp. This silver daisy brooch is an example of the ingenuity of the internees in making use of anything at hand & repurposing it for much more than originally intended. Else's daughter, Else-Lore Hukins donated the item.Silver daisy brooch, made from melted down silver coins. Copper safety pin soldered to reverse to enable wearing.tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, costume, accessory, jewellery

Else-Lore Oertel, with her mother, was a German internee in Camp 3A as a child, from 1940-1945. The pendant was made for her & inscribed with her initials.Hand carved wooden heart pendant for use as jewellery. Small hole in carving on decorative piece on top of heart for inserting thread, chain, etc. to wear. Initials in black (ink?) on front."EL"tatura, ww2, camp 3, internment, internee camps, costume, accessory, jewellery, handcrafts, woodcarving, else-lore hukins, oertel

The Wied family were settled in Palestine upon the beginning of WWII. Being of German nationality, they were considered a threat to security by Allied forces & were interned in temporary camps, before being shipped to Australia. In Australia they were interned in Camp 3, Tatura, a family camp for enemy nationals. Many of the internees came with few possessions. This item is just one of the handmade domestic items fashioned in the camp from largely scrap materials to give some home comforts in the initially barren surroundings of the camps, particularly to those interned with families and young children. Butterfly shaped brooch made from Paua shell. Fixed to a brass safety pin. world war ii, camp 3, palestine, tatura, jewellery, internment camps