Folio - Dr Georges Morel's Report.

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

Description: Black white bound folder containing printed archival matter, reports and newspaper articles in plastic sleeves.
Size: 305 x 235 x 29 mms.
Object Registration: C1863
Keywords: documents, reports
Historical information: Material obtained from Australian Archives.
Last updated: 5 Jul 2018 at 2:50PM

Book - The Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small green material covered book with black writing (title, author, price and publisher) on front and spine (title).

Historical information

Book written by Major John Langdon-Davies for the Home Guard. Gives instructions on various subjects relating to training of the Home Guard. Text nnd black and white drawings and photographs.

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Photograph - Work Party

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black and white photograph stuck on coreflu depicting a group of Japanese men leaving the camp. Barracks and trees in background. The men are just coming through the sentry guard gate.

Historical information

Black and white photograph of Japanese men leaving the camp on a work detail. Taken at Camp 13.

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Photograph - Japanese Officers

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black and white photograph stuck on coreflu backing depicting a group of men walking through a camp. Guard on the left, trees in background and hug to the back right.

Historical information

Group of Japanese POW officer's being transferred to POW Camp 13 in August 1944 after the suicidal breakout from Cowra POW Camp.

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Booklet - The Europeans

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small booklet with a black and white picture of a man and a flag on the shore line. Title and Emigre artists in Australia 1930-1960 in white print at the bottom. Back page maroon with white printing.

Historical information

Printed by the National Gallery of Australia it is a programme for an exhibition which travelled Australia depicting life and culture of the many Europeans in Australia.

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Book - Erinnerungen. Lebensgeschichten von Opfern des Nationalsozialismus (Lives Remembered. Life Stories f Vicctims of National Socialism)

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

3 books contained in a cardboard box. Box has black and white picture of Sydney Harbour Bridge and a ship on front with title (Erinnerungen) in red print and rest of title in black print. Bottom right corner has Band 5: exil in Australien in white print. Title on side in red and black. Back has map of Australia and Asia with countries in blue and ocean in white. Book 1 has same picture on it. Book 2 has a picture of man in army uniform. Book 3 has a picture of a woman and a billy can. Book is written in German and English.

Historical information

Volume 5 of a series of books written by the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism. This volume tells the stories of victims exiled in Australia.

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Book - Study and Survey of Prisoner of War Facilities in Western Australia

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

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.

Historical information

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.

Inscriptions & Markings

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".

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Book - Cowra on the Lachlan

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Hard cover book, green with gold writing on spine (title and authors name). Dust cover, yellow, with picture of The Cowra Bicentennial tapestry on front cover. Back cover has picture of Cowra. Inside front of dust cover has what the book about and inside back of dust cover tells about the author, Joan Marriott.

Historical information

Tells the story of Cowra from early settlers to when book written. Includes the 1944 prison break out and the resulting Cowra War Cemetery, Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre.

Inscriptions & Markings

Presented to Tatura H S by Cowra H S 7/5/1994

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Book - HMAS Sydney Loss and Controversy

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Hard cover blue book with title on spine in gold. Dust cover has picture of HMAS Sydney on front with title above and authors name below. Spine has title and authors name in white print. Back cover has a picture of HMAS Sydney. Inside front of dust cover has what book about and inside back dust cover has information about the author.

Historical information

Tells the story of the controversy around the sinking of HMAS Sydney by HSK Kormoran on the 19 November 1941.

Inscriptions & Markings

Donors name inside front cover

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Binder - Tatura Museum World War 2 Wartime Camps Collection Significance Assessment

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

A4 size binder of 166 pages plus clear front cover and black back cover. Black multi ring binder. 5 pictures of camp related items on front along with 2 red squares one containing the name of the document in white and black print. The second square has black print "Historical cultural heritage projects. prepared for the Tatura & District Historical Society June 2010.

Historical information

Prepared for the Tatura & District Historical Society in June 2010.

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Document - Motor Spirit Consumer's Licence

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Piece of paper printed on front with information and on back with squares marked with months. Perforated on one edge. Also 3 small 6d (pence) war saving stamps and 2 x 1 gallon motor spirit ration tickets.

Historical information

Licence issued to R B Lazarus of Tatura for a stationary engine 6 hp. Licence issued by the Commonwealth of Australia. Motor Spirit Consumer's Licence.

Inscriptions & Markings

R B Lazarus Tatura. Stationary engine 6 hp. 22 (a) 16806 1/10/40 (6) on front. Back has 4 of the squares stamped with Byrneside Vic and the date.

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Himmelhoch

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Blue A4 multi ring binder containing plastic sleeves. Black spine.

Historical information

Contains letter from Ivan Himmelhoch who did an essay on the camps. Included is a bibliography. 16 pages.

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Folder - Holocaust

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Green A4 folder with 7 plastic sleeves containing printed articles on the Holocaust in Germany.

Historical information

Articles collected on the holocaust of Germany in WW2.

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Book - Grass Seeds and Thistles

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

264 page book by Alan McLean. Picture of trees and remains of a stone building on front. Title in blue, authors name in white. Back cover has two photographs of Wanalta Creek weir.

Historical information

Book about the early years of Moora Gobarup and Wanalta. Written by local historian Alan McLean.

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Book - Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering Annual Report 1997

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

184 page book. Brown cover and back page with brown binding. Picture of physics emblems on front and title in white print.

Historical information

Annual Report 1997 of the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Institute of Advanced Studies at the Australian National University. Professor Erich Weigold is the director. Erich was an internee in the Tatura Camp 3.

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Booklet - The School Paper

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

16 A4 pages folded in half to form a booklet entitled "The School Paper Grades V11 and V111. Education Department - Victoria No 672 February 2, 1959. Picture of Common heath on front. Black and white. Various topic within.

Historical information

Booklet put out by the Victorian Education Department for various grades of schools. Various topics on the state.

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Document - Heritage Tourism in Shepparton

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

64 page document bound with a multi ring black binder. White writing on a brown page with picture of Shepparton Museum in centre. A feasibility study of the City of Greater Shepparton December 2012.

Historical information

A heritage tourism study on the City of Greater Shepparton.

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Emil Wittenberg

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

A single piece of white paper with print on both sides and folded to form booklet. Front cover has a black and white sketch of man in corner of a barbed wire fence. "An exhibition of work from the Dunera Voyage and internment in Hay and Tatura." "A biographical note". on front in black ink. Back page has a piece of paper stuck on it advertising the exhibition times and dates.

Historical information

A booklet put together for an exhibition of Emil Wittenberg's work. A short biography and picture of Emil is inside.

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The Australian Army at War 1939-1944

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small booklet with black and white pictures with red writing. Pictures depicting men at war. Back cover has black and white picture and red Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge. 72 pages.

Historical information

Booklet containing information on all aspects of war during 1939-1944. Includes pictures.

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The Dunera Experience

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

The booklet has a white cover with a blue design of an exhibition of various camp items in glass cases with people looking at the items. Title of booklet "The Dunera Experience an exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia 3 September 1990 - February 1991" and "Sponsored by the Victorian Ministry for the Arts" is in blue print.

Historical information

Booklet printed for the Jewish Museum of Australia exhibition. Contains lists of items displayed, information on the camps in Hay, Orange, Tatura and the Dunera Boys.

Inscriptions & Markings

Back cover has signatures of various Dunera men with the date 1976 in top left corner.

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Folder - Early Tatura Business Invoices

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Black A1 multi ring folder containing plastic sleeves, which contain invoices, advertisements, Rate notices that were issued to different Tatura residents.

Historical information

Invoices, advertisement, Rate notices that were issued to different Tatura residents from various retailers.

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Folio - Dr Georges Morel's Report.

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