Physical description
Soft yellow card cover booklet with black printing front and back. Volume 55, 1960. Includes copies of some aboriginal art carvings
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Soft yellow card cover booklet with black printing front and back. Volume 55, 1960. Includes copies of some aboriginal art carvings
Certificate of Nationality for Viktor Aaltonen, Finnish seaman interned in the Australian Prisoner of War camps during the Second World War
Photocopy of a Certificate of Nationality. Black and white photograph of Viktor Aaltonen in top right corner.
viktor aaltonen, finnish
Philip Hampton was a local man who was killied in Action in France 8/10/1918
Buff coloured card with Pink and purple flowers painted on front of card with silver glitter script Fond "Love" from Tatura. Hand written nt on back "with best wishes and kisses and lover Philip Hampton xxxxx" In a plastic envelope.
Printed in Germany.
Photocopy of booklet "The History of Dhurringile 1845-2020" by Prison Supervisor Roger Jorgensen. Colour photo of Dhurrigile Mansion on cover. 44 pages A5 size.
non-fiction
A brief history of the Dhurringile Mansion
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
Artist Robert Hofmann was a Dunera Internee and a former Austrian Court Artist.
Portrait of an unknown "Dunera" internee in Tatura. Subject has a full head of wavy dark hair. The copy is Laminated
Wedding dress of Isabella Margaret Fitzgerald (nee Colliver) married 11 April 1934 to Robert Frederick Fitzgerald. Reception held at Young's Café, Hogan Street, Tatura.
Satin & Lace gown, cream colour, Round neckline with lace bodice and sleeves with satin insert. Floor length
wedding dress, isabella margaret fitzgerald, robert frederick fitzgerald, isabella margaret colliver, young's cafe tatura, tatura weddings
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
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