T Square

From the Collection of Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan S Tatura VIC

Description: Handmade T Square, wooden handle,adjustable steel balde
Size: 37.4 x 2.5
Object Registration: C7131
Keywords: tatura, trades, tools
Historical information: Made by internee, Camp 3 Tatura used as a hand tool.
When Made: 1940
Inscriptions & Markings: HAERINK
Last updated: 3 Jul 2018 at 2:08PM

Book - Captured Lives

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Soft covered book. Front cover has 6 photos of internees with their id numbers. In middle is title. Authors name at bottom. Spine is brown coloured with title, author and photo of internee. Back cover has two photos, Group of adults and children and a soldier with gun and five men with hands in air. 266 pages

Historical information

Story of the internees and pow's behind the barbed wire veil that was drawn around people deemed threats to Australia's security.

Inscriptions & Markings

Captured Lives Australia's Wartime Internment Camps

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Book - The Doctor, The Captain, The Poet and Others

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black and white cover featuring the Goulburn River and portraits of Doctor McMillan, Captain John Murchison and Orion Horne over and early plan of Murchison Township

Historical information

This book was printed to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the survey, naming of the town and sale of land at Murchison.

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DVD - E. Simoni Italian P.O.W Escape

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Clear DVD case with white disc

Historical information

Recording of ABC TV production in 1980 about escaped Italian POW from Camp 13

Inscriptions & Markings

ABC 1980

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Folder

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Clear front red folder containing documents in sheet protectors relating to Joachim Stahr's internment. Contains: Form of Application for Residence Order for Detention of Enemy Alien Report on Internees Internees - Service and Casualty Form Medical Examination Mobilization Attestation Form Service and Casualty Form Employment Company Form Determination of Demobilization Priority Application for Admission of Relative or Friend to Australia Report on Internee Internee - Service and Casualty Form Email correspondence

Historical information

Forms regarding Joachim Stahr, an internee aboard the Dunera.

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Photographs of Tatura - two photos and one concertina pictorial folder.

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Photo of Patricia and Gwen Clawes, daughters of Charles George Gordon who was a journalist at the local paper, circa 1925. On the back of the small photo folder showing pictures of street scenes in Tatura, is written "From the Anderson family".

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cut out plywood figures - Guarding Australia

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Cut out plywood subjects - two of our Garrison guards with guns, standing on cut out map of Australia. Borders and capital cities are marked. Guard tower and barracks are in the background. Two coloured photos of cut out map are included.

Historical information

Karl Streker cut out the map of Australia using a razor blade.

Inscriptions & Markings

All state borders and capital cities are marked on map.

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2 Presentation watches from Rosella, 2 Unilever brooches, 4 Rosella brooches

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

2 Rosella watches in blue velvet pouches,with trademark Rosella printed each pouch. 2 x metal Unilever brooches denoting 25 years of service and 4 x metal Rosella bird brooches.

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Booklet - Our Liverpool Boys

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Light olive cardboard cover with black printing "Our Liverpool Boys" on cover. Photo on cover shows six Liverpool boys titled "at ease at Liverpool Military Camp".33 pages. black & white/ sepia photos of the Liverpool Boys

Historical information

This publication presents the stories of soldiers who were born or bred in Liverpool and who have a strong connection with Liverpool.

Significance

This edition was supported by the Australian Government's Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund,the Liverpool City Council & My Library Liverpool.`

Inscriptions & Markings

Messages. from Mayor of Liverpool Ned Mannoun, Sue Dredge, Heritage Collections Curator and Julie Senior, Family History Officer. Sepia photo of Liverpool Army Camp from the station courtesy of Liverpool Heritage Collection

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Booklet - Our Liverpool Boys

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Historical information

This publication presents the stories of soldiers who were born or bred in Liverpool and who have a strong connection with Liverpool.

Significance

This edition was supported by the Australian Government's Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund,the Liverpool City Council & My Library Liverpool.`

Inscriptions & Markings

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Newspaper Article - Aussie on the run ... from Churchill

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Old Newspaper article of the Sunday Herald Sun

Historical information

Page 105 of the Sunday Herald Sun dated June 5, 1994. Tells the story of Tatura local Joe Ford who was a 28 year old RAAF Flight Sergeant shot down by the Luftwaffe in France in 1994.

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Article - Dr Leonhard Adam: An Anthropologist Arrives

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Printed article inside burgundy folder

Historical information

Article written about Dr. Leonhard Adam, a Dunera Boy interned in Tatura, detailing his life.

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Painting - Water Colour - Fryers Street Primary School

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Timber framed watercolour painting of Fryers Street Primary School

Historical information

The artist Be Colechin was born in Tatura. Not limited to just painting, Be is also a writer, music composer, playwright and has worked and acted in various reportory companies for 15 years.

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Painting - Water Colour - Furphy's Foundry

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Timber framed watercolour painting of Furphy's Foundry

Historical information

The artist Be Colechin was born in Tatura. Not limited to just painting, Be is also a writer, music composer, playwright and has worked and acted in various reportory companies for 15 years.

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Painting - Water Colour - Darvenzia's "Exelsior" Winery

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Timber framed watercolour painting of Darvenzia's "Exelsior" Winery

Historical information

The artist Be Colechin was born in Tatura. Not limited to just painting, Be is also a writer, music composer, playwright and has worked and acted in various reportory companies for 15 years.

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Painting - Water Colour - Shepparton Post Office

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Timber framed watercolour painting of old Shepparton Post Office

Historical information

The artist Be Colechin was born in Tatura. Not limited to just painting, Be is also a writer, music composer, playwright and has worked and acted in various reportory companies for 15 years.

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Autograph Book

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

fawn coloured autograph book filled with German poetry

Historical information

Autograph book of poetry gifted to internee Marianne Kirsch upon leaving Camp 3. Marianne has translated 2 of the poems into English for display at the Tatura Museum's Wartime Camps Collection.

Inscriptions & Markings

gewidmet vom präsidium des deutschen roten kreuzes

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Booklet - As I Remember The Loveday Internment Camps

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Yellow soft covered booklet with green printing- 43 pages. Description of the Loveday Internment Camps in WW2, their layouts and operations within the camps.

Historical information

Collected at the Book Launch at the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of the first internees to Camp 9, Loveday.

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Coins

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

8 coins from Japanese occupied territories during World War 2.

Historical information

Coins collected by Staff Sergeant H. Cubbin.

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Booklet - The Life Story of Yasukichi Murakami

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

A4 size booklet with blue cover featuring photographs which the author sent to his Mother. Text in Japanese. Two pages of translation.

Historical information

The life story of Yasukichi Murakami (1880 - 1944), a Japanese migrant from Wakayama to Australia, as seen through the photographs he sent to his Mother. includes referencesto Tatura Camp 4.

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Camera and case.

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Kershaw Eight - 20 Penguin Folding camera with leather case. Metal clasp and leather shoulder strap.

Historical information

Not directly related to Tatura but may be useful as a prop for photographic exhibitions etc.

Significance

Gifted to Tatura Museum by the Donaldson family.

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