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

Booklet "The Unusual Village" - Das Seltsame Dorf "The Unusual Village"

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Handmade book with buff coloured front and back covers and lined pages inside. Held together with multi - coloured wool threaded through punched holes. Each page is handwritten in German and illustrated on each page. (Translation included). Child's sketch of the camp on the cover.

Historical information

Book written by nine year old Marianne Kirsch about everyday life in the Internment camp

Inscriptions & Markings

Das Seltsame Dorf ("The Unusual village")

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Report on Prisoner of War, Selini Selino (Pte) - 6 pages of information detailing the war records of Sileno Sileni (Pte), PWI 56949

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

6 X A4pages of information with details of Pte Sileno Silenis' war record.

Historical information

These pages have been copied from Volume 75 (part 3 ) from the National Archives of Australia - fact sheets nos 7 & 8

Significance

War records of Pte Sileno Sileni PWI 56949

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Carving - Eagle & Swastika

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Carving on local stone of an eagle & swastika. The word "Tatura" is carved on the bottom edge and '1940' above the eagle.

Historical information

Found at camp 13 Tatura

Inscriptions & Markings

1940 , Tatura

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book - Five Stories by W.W.Jacobs

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small book with hard cover, covered with brown paper. The left side pages are in Dutch with English on the right side

Historical information

This book was provided to "Dunera" boy Werner Haarburger by International Student Services to help Internees learn English. He was most appreciative.

Significance

This book is a series of five stories in Dutch and English.

Inscriptions & Markings

Werner Haarburger, Tatura. November 1944

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Book - Growing Up With The Trees. A Shepparton Story

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Soft cover book, with colourful front cover, featuring a montage of family photographs. 169 pages with many B/W photos

Significance

Life on a farm in the Shepparton area

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Book - Disturbance Camp 3

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black cover A 4 booklet containing photocopied pages.

Historical information

This book contains copies of the official Reports of the Disturbance camp 3.

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Poster - POW and internment camps across Australia

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

1 laminated sheet of paper depicting POW and internment camps across Australia. 1939-1947. Is contained in a large white cylinder.

Historical information

Poster depicts scenes of the various internment camps around Australia, including camp layouts and geographic information. Mad as part of the project Temporal Cities led by Professor Anoma Pieris.

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Document - Camp School Tatura 4, section C

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

1 cream coloured foolscap page of a timetable used in the camp school at Tatura, for the period beginning October 22. Type written.

Historical information

Timetable drawn up by the lecturers who were conducting a school at Tatura 4, section c. Lists the lecturers, what they were lecturing on and times of the day, Sunday to Friday, that the lecturers took place.

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Folder - biography - Andrew Crawford 1887-1974

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black covered multi ring folder containing 32 plastic sleeves with typed information.

Historical information

The story of Andrew Crawford covering his time in the army life before the war, his role in the war, the 8th Light Horse regiment, covering many of the battles he was engaged in, his promotions through the ranks, and life after the war. Includes many graphic photographs and maps. In the back is a copy of a letter he send his mother in September 1918.

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Warship - Japanese warship

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Handmade wooden model on a stand. Japanese inscription in front of warship as well as "Tatura Australia" below Japanese inscription both standing on this stand beside the warship.

Historical information

Given to Corporal Taylor, a guard at camp 4 in appreciation of his treatment

Inscriptions & Markings

As in the physical description, with inscriptions on stand.

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Model - Broom Pearling Lugger - Tatura No 6

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Wooden hull painted white with bottle green trim. Brown coloured sails (2 large, 3 jib). Fine thread connecting sails and the wooden rungs of the ladder. The words "Tatura No. 6" painted on both sides of the bow and on the stern. Painted in black paint. A black triangular flag on top of mast. Sitting on a wooden stand.

Historical information

Given as a gift to Corporal Taylor, a former guard in Camp 4 in appreciation of his treatment.

Inscriptions & Markings

Tatura No. 6

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Badge - Peronne 1918 - 2018

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Circle - pin on badge. White with red white blue writing

Historical information

Centenery of Battle of Peronne, given to Tony when he attended the service. Tony is a great nephew of Robert Mactier VC

Inscriptions & Markings

100 1st et Septembre 2018 Peronne 1918 - 2018

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2 x Ice cream tins

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

2 tins of Streets Vanilla ice cream, half gallon tins, made of metal

Inscriptions & Markings

Decorative markings of winter snow on sides and bowls of icecream on front of each tin. Made by Streets,Australia

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Metal kitchen safe

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Australian perforated and painted metal kitchen meat safe. Painted green on top with cream sides. One shelf inside.

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Book - In God We Trust English edition

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Brown, soft covered book with photo of man and woman on front. English edition.

Historical information

Letters written, 1942-1944 by Ewald Steiniger, while interned, to and from his wife Annemarie Steiniger. Ewald was a Lutheran Pastor in East Melbourne when he was arrested and spent time in Loveday Camp South Australia and Camp 1, Tatura.

Significance

Letters, written in German, relate Ewald's experiences while interned.

Inscriptions & Markings

"For Tatura Museum with good wishes Anne Steiniger;Dieter Steiniger (children of Ewald Steiniger) Oct. 2015". ISBN 978-00646-94026-7

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Booklet - Mass of Thanksgiving Centenary of the Arrival of the Sisters of Mercy and Catholic Education in Tatura 1900 - 2000

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Light yellow booklet with photo of Tatura convent on cover. 14 pages with b/w sketches throughout.

Significance

Mass of Thanksgiving

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Jew's harp

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small metal harp

Historical information

Made by a camp 13 POW and given to Private Alan Cunningham, V17394, a guard at camp 13

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Duty pass - Royal Visit 1954

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Mid blue card with black print on front. Reverse has been hand - written with bearers details. Stamped and signed by official.

Historical information

Pass needed to enter Tatura Railway station, Royal Visit 1954

Inscriptions & Markings

Royal Visit 1954. Mr Kevin Patrick Harford , Junior Postal Officer is entitled to enter Tatura Railway station on 5th March 1954.

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Certificate of Appreciation

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

A decorative certificate of Appreciation presented to W.M Culkin. Signed and sealed by President N.Doonan, Councillor R Ponting, and W T Martin, Secretary of the Shire of Rodney.

Historical information

Presented to W.M Culkin in appreciation of his service in the Armed Forces in W.W.2

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Photos

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

photos of Junior Deb set C1958 - one photo of girls and the second of boys.

Historical information

Girls: Anne - Maree Mactier, Josephine O'Toole, Jane McKenzie, Margaret Lally, Barbara Dowell, Judith Mitchell, Bev Rollinson, Suzanne Cummins, Meridith Cheatley. Front: Pauline O'Toole, John Deane, Angela Ioranni, Carol Rollinson. Boys: I. Richardson, Kevin Lally, R.Cheatley, D Van Every, Peter Francis, Gerald Mulcahy, Peter Harnetty, Ian Thomas, Michael Wilson, Ross Stammers, Peter Steen, Terry Fletcher.

Inscriptions & Markings

Junior Deb set. Girls were on stage standing in boxes (meant to be dolls). Boys came along, bowed, and the dolls came alive.

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