Certificate of Registration of Viktor Aaltonen, Finnish Seaman interned in POW Camp 13 at Murchison during World War 2

Copy of Certificate of Registration of Alien Seamen. Includes personal details such as: name, date of birth, hometown, physical description and fingerprints.

camp 13, finnish, finnish seamen, viktor aaltonen

Satin & Lace gown, cream colour, Round neckline with lace bodice and sleeves with satin insert. Floor length

wedding dress

First article written in Swedish about 3 Finnish prisoners of war interned at Graytown Camp, Viktor Aaltonen, Olle Hellsten and Walter Soderholm (Söderholm). Details their time chopping down eucalyptus trees to keep Melbourne supplied with firewood, while hunting rabbits in their spare time. Second Article is a list of names from the FInnish Red Cross of Finnish Internees released from Australian Camps.

Photocopy of 2 newspaper articles Australiens okända fångar (Australia's Unknown Prisoners) and Australiassa vapautettuja suomalaisia (Finns released in Australia)

finland, graytown, aaltonen, hellsten, soderholm, söderholm

Cream silk, frayed at one end and torn at the bottom. Embroidered black and red picture of a man & woman embracing under a street lamp. Red embroidered inscription underneath picture

Beider Laterne Wollen Sir Stehn, Wei Einst. Lili Marlen

Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood working

Awl and wooden handle with metal ferrule at end, thin metal shaft , slightly bent coming to a sharp point. Spare handle in a light wood with a brass ferrule

kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets

Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood working

Metal Wedge long and tapered at one end, worn and flattened at top end ( maybe from being struck with a hammer )

kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets

Made by internees at camp 3, using wood sourced from under the barracks ie : stumps. Used for wood working

Metal Wedge long and tapered at one end, worn and flattened at top end ( maybe from being struck with a hammer )

kazenwadel, blacksmith, wood, tools camp 3, chisels, mallets