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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Italian Fountain POW Camp, Murchison. 1943, October 2008
... Italian Fountain POW Camp, Murchison. 1943. ...This scanned copy was made of the original water colour which was painted in Camp 13, and presented to AWAS. Officer Elva Hurrell attached to the Garrison at POW. Camp 13.A4 Photograph on 150 gram per sq. metre paper. Folder with documents pertaining to Courage to Care touring exhibit hosted at Tatura Museum in 1998.Italian Fountain, P.W. Camp, Murchison. 1943, and W.J. Salter 1945.murchison pow camp 13, camp artwork, italian pows, photography, photograph, slides, film -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1940
... Italian POW camp ...Camp 2 aerial photoBlack and white photograph of Camp 2 (aerial) channel left hand side.camp 2 aerial photo, italian pow camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stone carving, Stone Carving of a pig playing flute, c.1943
Made by unknown Italian POW for the children of Cpl. McGlade.Painted figure of a pig playing the flute carved in to stone.sone carving, italian pow, camp 13, handcrafts, carving -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
POW Camp Money, POW One Lira Camp Money WW11, (estimated); 1942-1945
... signature. For use in in Italian Prisoner of War Camp No 106.... For use in in Italian Prisoner of War Camp No 106 Campo P.G. No106 ...Part of a collection of POW items by VX 8007 A.J. Roddy, AMMO Coy, A.A.S.C., 6 Division. POW in Greece CampaignLow Grade paper with printed information, camp commanders signature. For use in in Italian Prisoner of War Camp No 106Campo P.G. No106. PM 3100. No 2696. Buono per L. Una. Il Comandante. Vale solo presso lo spaccio del campocamp, ww11, pow, italian, money -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
POW Camp Money, POW 5 Lira Camp Money, (estimated); 1942-1945
Part of a collection of POW items by VX8007 A.J. Roddy, Ammo Coy, A.A.S.C. 6 Division, POW in Greece CampaignLow Grade paper with printed information, for use in Italian POW Camp. Has N6544 on it. Prigionieri Di Guerra/ Buono fiduciano da L.5/ Valevole soltanto Nell' interno del cmpo di concentramento/ N. 6544 / Lire Cinqueww11, pow, italian, camp money, 5 lira, a j roddy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, POW escapes from Camp 13 Murchison, 1991
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 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Unframed Photograph, Italian Prisoner's of War - WWI
Black and white photo of Italian prisoners of war.On back: 21 Italian prisoners awaiting transport to the internment camp in their own lorries. Publicity section Cairo.wwi, pow, italian -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Merle Reiffel, Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura
Fiction based on true story. Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura, Australia. He is billeted out to a farmer at Tylden, Central Victoria. Describes life on the farm. Returns to Italy after war but then returns to the Victorian farm. Marries and moves to Gilgarre. His son becomes a league football player, Adrian Batterson. Attached are two photos of people in the story.A4 folder with 8 pages. 2 photos included.italian pow, adrian batterson, billeting, farm life -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Rabbits & Spaghetti, 1995
Dedicated to the remarkable spiriit of kindness and humanity, which, in the middle of one of history's worst wars, enabled so many men and women to see strangers not as the enemy but as fellow human beings.Black/grey light card cover with cream rectangle encasing title and a picture of a truck loaded with produce.Rabbits and Spaghettiitalian pows, ww2 italians -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photo album
Three sections of photos in album. Section 1:Three photos of Italian War Cemetery, "Ossario" and Avenue to the POW who died at Murchison. Section 2: Nine photos taken at the Camp 3 Internment Camp at Rushworth. These photos were copied from originals borrowed from Gerda Kazenwadel (nee Decker) of Wangaratta. Section 3: Eight photos taken at Loveday Camps at Barmera S.A. These photos were copied from those borrowed from Mr A.E. Whitmore ("Ern") 4 Laffer St. Barmera S.A. 534521 Photo album with tan vinyl cover. Rectangular collection of photos both colour & b/w. 20 photositalian war cemetery,ossario, camp 3 internment camp (rushworth -
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
Document, Probably early 1940's
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 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Autobiography, Detained by the Enemy, 1942-1945, 1987
Personal history written by Bill Anderson of his experiences in the Australian Army in WW2. He volunteered at the age of 18 years after Japan entered the war, as an Ally to Germany and Italy, the aggressors. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in camps in Malaya and Singapore, enduring previously untold horrors at the hands of the Japanese captors. Written for his grandchildren to read and perhaps understand.Burgundy hard covered book with printed title in gold, containing photocopied handwritten material and printed material.Two photos and descriptions of the author, and his record of his Army Service. 1 - Bill Anderson aged 20 years and 10 months (May 1941); 2 - Bill Anderson aged 66 years and 10 months (May 1987). Service record. These items inside front cover of book.documents, reports, bill anderson, australian army, australian army personnel -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Hay POW & Internment Camp 1940-1947, 1991
Published t coincide with the Special Reunion of the Italian Ex-Prisoners of War, which took place at Griffith November 10-12, 1991Orange soft covered book with sketch of guard tower on front.ww2 hay camp, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Literary work - Folder, The Internment of Italians in Second World War Australia
Tells the story of the Italian and Australian involvement in WW2 and the Italians internment.Green back, clear front folder containing 15 pages of printed materialThe Internment of Italians in Second World War Australia by R J B Bosworth The University of Western Australiaitalian pow's, italian internees -
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 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German & Italian POW's
Copied from "Prisoners of War & Metal Detecting" by Gary Benson. Camp 13 for German & Italian POWsphotograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Fork and spoon
... Items from Italian Prisoners of War held in Camp 13... of War held in Camp 13, Murchison Italian POW's Camp 13 Murchison ...Items from Italian Prisoners of War held in Camp 13, MurchisonSteel spoon with steel fork attached with a rivetitalian pow's, camp 13 murchison, domestic utensils, camp cutlery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper - Newspaper Article, A Prisoner of War Camp
... Camp. Italian pow's Murchison camp Camp 13 italian internees ...Newspaper article of 7 photographs with captions entitled A Prisoner of War Camp. 1 page of a 4 page spread from The Leader newspaper on September 29 1943 with 5 photographs of Italian POW's and 2 photographs of Army administration staff. Also 4 copies of some of those photographs on coreflue and 2 not on coreflue.italian pow's, murchison camp, camp 13, italian internees, the leader, army administration staff, carpenters shop in murchison camp, blacksmith shop in murchison camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Work on paper - Story, Wartime Memories by Ivy Williams
A story written by Ivy Williams, nee Gorman, now Botheras, in 1994. It tells of 6 prisoners of war, who were sent to help her and her husband Fred, harvest their crop of peaches in 1941. Three of them were Ezio Neri, Hans Holsbauer and Osker Fleischer.HistoricOne piece of A4 paper with a typed story and poem. Has been laminatedivy williams, fred williams, ezio neri, hans holsbauer, osker fleischer, fruit pickers, italian pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Study and Survey of Prisoner of War Facilities in Western Australia
Written by E Polis after reading Stalag Australia and realising what was written was not entirely correct. No mention of the Italian prisoners of war and the importance of of the internment camps in Western Australia.White pages, yellow plastic outer cover front and rear. Name of book and author (Enest Polis) and date (1996) on first page in black ink.On acknowledgements page inscription reads: "presented to Arthur and Lurline with many thanks for all their generous help with my research. E Polis 29 July 1998".internment camps in western australia, italian pow's in western australia, major hector foley, marrinup prisoner of war camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Missing Presumed Drowned
Tells the story of the internment of Italian residents in Britain during WW2.Blue soft covered book with white writing. Front has title, short description of book, authors name and picture of author. Spine has title and authors name. Back has a short description of what the book is about.arandora star, italian prisoners of war, stefano paolini -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Photos taken by John Weppner, April 2001.Italian Osario internal photositalian osario, italian internees, italian prisoners of war, photograph, people -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio Wartimes Camps, Italian Internees and Prisoners of War, c. 2000
... Tatura the-murray Folio Wartimes Camps Italian Internees ...Lists of Italian Pow's interned in Australia during WW2.List of names of prisoners of war held in Australia during WW2. Recollections "Voyage of an Alien" by Vittorio Tolaini.Black two ring folder with printed material enclosed in plastic sleeves. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, Camp 13 Goal, 1989
Camp 13, Murchison. Property owned by Jim Finnegan. German, Italian, Japanese prisoners of war held between 1941 - 1946. Shows the remains of what is left of the goal used by Camp 13 Murchison during WW2.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison. Camp 13 goal. Solid brick building showing individual cells, roofless, tree right mid-distrance. murchison victoria, goal, prison cells, pow, camp internees, jim finnegan -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Guardhouse, post war
... for German & Italian POWs.|Photo 1. Guardhouse, post war.|Photo 2 ...Camp 13 for German & Italian POWs.|Photo 1. Guardhouse, post war.|Photo 2. Gaol.photograph, people -
Orbost & District Historical Society
poison pot, Smith, R. & E, 1940's
This item was used on P.C. Toby Nixon and Grace Nixon's farm, "Rolling Downs" at Bete Bolong. During WW11 the farm grew carrots, red beet, cabbages, beans and maize. Because of labour shortages the government built a Prisoner of War Camp on Russell's Hill. The manager, Dick Northrope, used three Italian prisoners to frill ring small trees and shrubs between crop harvesting. The introduction of ‘frill ringing’ and poisoning with arsenical tree killers in the 1940's and 1950's helped reduce the amount of labour required and trees on more country were treated. This enabled the hill country at Bete Bolong to become more productive. The dead trees and shrubs were later cleared by Erle Broome's D7 caterpillar bulldozer. This was the first big area of 230 acres to be cleared in the Orbost district. Soon after entering World War 11 Australia was asked by Britain to accept and guard large numbers of 'enemy aliens' and prisoners of war. The British government felt that it could not afford to feed large numbers of prisoners and it was believed that once in Australia the internees would have no chance of escape. Eager to show solidarity with Britain's cause, Australia readily agreed and decided to place the prisoners in a number of different camps scattered around the country and guard them with reservists and soldiers too unfit to serve overseas. There was an internment camp at Bete Bolong, Orbost. This item is an example of an item used by the Italian P.O.W.'s residing there. It is also an example of an agricultural tool not commonly used today.A galvanized iron watering can which has been used to hold poison for ring barking trees (possibly arsenic). It has a narrow spout. There is a handle at the back and a folding handle on the top. The top is conical with an opening for a cork. agriculture prisoner-of-war-camp tree-removal land-clearing -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, The Curlip - P.O.W.Camp Bete Bolong, Vic. 1943-1946, August 2007
This is Issue No. 5 of "The Curlip". The magazine is a compilation of research from a trip by the Orbost & District Historical Society to Bete Bolong. The Bete Bolong Prisoner of War Camp was located on the south side of the Buchan - Orbost Rd. From November 1943 to November 1945, Italian prisoners of war were based at Bete Bolong, cultivating maize, peas, beans and other vegetables on local farms. Unlike other 'farming' prisoners of war, those at Bete Bolong did not live with the farming families, but at a Prisoner of War Control Centre on Crown land overlooking the Snowy River Flats. About fifty Italian prisoners lived at the centre, along with an Australian Military Force staff of approximately seven people. The prisoners were driven to and from the farms each day. Three of them apparently simply swam across the river to work. They worked a six day week, with Sundays off. Although they were provided with rations, both prisoners and staff maintained vegetable and flower gardens. They were also skilled at cooking 'anything' they could catch, and at making illegal "grappa". Very few of the Italians were experienced farm workers. Some of them used their skills to make things for the families they worked for; a cabinet-maker made furniture , a cobbler made shoes, etc. They interacted with the local community and, although they were not supposed to go within one kilometre of town, some were found at local dances on Saturday nights. As recreation the prisoners were allowed to walk along the road to the west of the camp. Local people from both sides of the river could hear them sing as they walked. The prisoners also helped to construct an 'ant bed' tennis court on a property adjacent to the centre. Although now overgrown, the site of the tennis court can still be discerned as a flat area above the site of the centre. (ref./vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au)This item is a useful reference tool on the history of the Prisoner of War Camp at Bete Bolong, Orbost.A spiral bound book with a clear plastic cover. On the front is a coloured photograph of a view from the site of the P.O.W. camp at the intersection of Bete Bolong and Buchan Roads at Bete Bolong. Above is the title "Prisoner of War Camp Bete Bolong, Vic. 1943-1946" in black print on a white background. p.o.w.-camp-orbost ww11 bete-bolong -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, The Curlip No : 5, August 2007
... of Orbost. orbost-history bete-bolong ww11 prisoner-of-war-camp ...This book was compiled after an Orbost Historical Society bus trip to the site of the Prisoner of War Camp at Bete Bolong.This is a locally produced history book which is a useful reference for research into the history of Orbost.A 26 pp spiral bound book with a pale grey cover titled THE CURLIP NO 5, PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, Bete Bolong, Vic. 1943-1946. On the front cover in the top right hand corner is black sketch of a large paddle wheel with the P.S. Curlip in front of it. There is a coloured photograph of the view from the site of the P.O.W. Camp at the intersection of Bete Bolong and Buchan Roads.orbost-history bete-bolong ww11 prisoner-of-war-camp italian-prisoners -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coin, Arendsen & Sons, WW11
For security reasons, tokens were used in Australian WW11 Internment Camps. They were introduced in 19433 to replace the paper canteen coupons. This token was used at the internment camp at Bete Bolong just outside Orbost during WW11. This camp was established in 1943 and was there until 1946. The internees had been transferred from the camp at Murchison East to provide farm labour. The coin was given to Lindsay Thomson when he was a student.This token was used at the Bete Bolong POW camp from 1943-1945. This camp housed Italian POWs, some of whom remained/returned after the war to settle in Orbost.An internment camp coin. This is a one penny coin token with a hole in the centre. It is made of brass.ONE PENNY INTERNMENT CAMPStoken ww11 bete-bolong internment-camp