Blue front cover with photograph of Rod Wells, title in green print at top and in the middle, a building at the bottom, authors name bottom right. Back page has description of book over a backdrop of a tiger.

Book telling the Story of Rod Wells and his survival as a POW in WW2. Written by his wife Pamela Wells.

Shows the men working on the constrution of the Waranga Basin.

Black and white photograph of a large group of men who worked on the construction of the Waranga Basin. Contained in brown wood frame with white mounting frame and under glass.

waranga basin

Shows a group picture of the men involved in building the Waranga Basin.

Black and white photograph of a group of men working on the sides of the Waranga Basin. Contained in brown wood frame with white mount and under glass.

waranga basin

Found by Kerrie Estough at a market at Cecil Plains, Canberra. Contacted Keith Russell who donated on her behalf.

Coloured pencil drawing/sketch of young lady with short blond hair, looking to her right. Blue and white frill top. Picture in cream frame and under glass.

on bottom right of picture: Kurwin 1948 To Robyn from Kurt Winkler

kurt winkler, kurwin, kerrie estough, cecil plains canberra, keith russell

Used by John Burke at the State Rivers Tatura in the 1960 - 1970's.

Compass: black and silver rimmed round container with removable lid. Bottom section has a clear glass with black rim covering the compass pointer and directions. Has 8 gold screws in black rim. Attached to rim is a hinged section with middle section see through. Opposite hinged section is another hinged section with sight on it. On outside rim of container under second hinged piece, is a black metal ring for holding. Bottom of the container has a flanged circle which attaches to a stand. Case: is tan leather with stitching around all edges. Two pieces, one large which holds the compass and the other is joined to bottom piece to form a lid. A leather strap is joined to the large section to hold the lid down and to make a carrying strap. Inside is red felt.

compass, john burke, state rivers tatura

The certificate of gratitude was present to Mr A Ransom by the Greek Government. It was awarded to Australian servicemen who served in Greece against overwhelming number of German air and land troops.

Piece of white paper with black writing, enclosed in a brown wooden frame. Attached to document is a bronze medal with a stripped ribbon. One band of navy blue, one band of light blue and one band of navy blue.

certificate of gratitude, mr a ransom, greek government, australian servicemen, greece, german air and land troops

Photograph was taken on the 10 March 1945 of two family groups of German internees at no 3 camp Tatura Victoria. Back row (left to right): Helga Girschik, Rudolf Girschik, Lothar Streker and Daniel Streker. Front row (left to right): Peter Girschik (standing), Elfriede Girschik holding baby Herbert, Elisabeth Streker and Liselotte Streker. AWM number 030245/04

Black and white photograph 3 men and a girl standing behind a boy standing and 3 ladies sitting. Lady on left is holding a baby. Tree stump to right of photograph with a tree behind the men and barracks behind that.

818 in front of ladies

camp 3 tatura, helga girschik, rudolf girschik, lothar streker, daniel streker, peter girschik, elfriede girschik, herbert girschik, elisabeth streker, liselotte streker, german internees ww2, 030245/04

The CD tells the story of the Templer Society of Australia and how they came to Australia. The story of 10 Templer families. The typed sheets are a transcript of what is on the CD.

Black multi ring folder containing CD and 9 pages of typing. Round CD with coloured picture of hut and trees. Writing in black. In black and clear case.

Temple Society of Australia 80 Years in Australia German Internment 1941 -1947 by Doris Frank (MP4)

templer society, ernst lewandowsky, alfons konig, lothar bohmer, dr wilhelm eilers, rudolf girschik, fritz lippmann, wilhelm eppinger, hedwig schnerring, wilhelm fugmann, dr martin winkle, doris frank, camp 10 loveday sa, camp 1a internment camp, richard graze, oscar hahn, ekkehard beinssen, werner glockemann

The story is written by Ingrid Stephen, daughter of Hans Barth who was an internee in camp 1 during WW2. She wrote the story for her children as part of their knowledge and heritage, the history of how and why she arrived in Australia and her life in this wonderful country which has been so good to her and her family. Tells what her father went through from capture to release.

A white book with a sepia colour photograph, in centre, of a lady and child. Title at top and author below, in black writing. Family photograph on back in colour.

ingrid barth, ingrid stephen, hans barth, john stephen, camp 1 internees

Typed copy of original document which was hand written in a letter to Lurline Knee (Museum Researcher). Tells of her memories of being in the Camp 1 Hospital.

2 plastic sleeves with 3 pages of typed material titled "Recollections of Sister Pat Slater AANS at Camp 1 Hospital 1944".

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sister pat slater, camp 1 hospital

Photograph depicts the garden at the AWAS quarters at Camp 13 Murchison.

Black and white photograph of a garden. Stone wall at bottom of the picture, flowers and lawn behind. Huts to the right. Left of centre is a flag pole with a hedge behind. Trees in distance.

awas quarters, camp 13, murchison pow camp, camp gardens

AWAS sisters from Tatura Group internment camps. Rear: Sisters S O'Shannessy, M Morrison and E Chalmers. Seated: Sisters Robinson, D Evans, M Peck and Lorraine Danson.

Black and white photograph of 7 nursing sisters, 3 standing, 4 seated, in uniform. Building behind them and a tree on the far right. Sister on right has a hat on.

sister o'shannessy, sister morrison, sister chalmers, sister robinson, sister evans, sister peck, sister lorraine danson, awas

Sisters Trix Moore and Vi Elliott were AWAS sisters at Tatura Internment Group during WW2.

Black and white photograph of two AWAS Sisters, in uniform, standing together with a hut directly behind them.

sister trix moore, sister vi elliott, awas, tatura internment group

The girls are members of the AWAS who were at Camp 13 Garrison during WW2.

Sepia photograph of 9 women, some in bathers, some in uniform, with huts in the background.

awas, camp 13 murchison

Corporal W E Brown was recruited to continue to serve in the AMF for a period of two years from 30 April 1946. He served at Murchson Camp 13 during WW2.

Black and white copy of a document from the Australian Army. ID no, name and rank and signature of person being recuited.

corporal w e brown, amf, camp 13 murchison, australian army, australian army recruitment

Story is of the ball held to commemorate the second anniversary of the Battalion.

Piece of white paper with black writing, Photocopy of an articles in "POW WOW". Page has two sections, representing two pages of the article. Heading across the top and date with line under that. Story, photograph of a chef and an officer standing either side of a cake. Right hand section continues the story. Under the story is a fire and chimney, smoke coming out the chimney. An officer standing in front of the fire with hands on hips. Under him is a poem.

lieutenant colonel tackaberry, victory hall tatura, pow wow

Gerhard Schneider was a POW during WW2 . Photograph is of him and his wife in 1940.

Black and white photograph of a woman standing in front of a man in a German Uniform. Both are looking to the right of the photograph.

gerhard schneider, pow ww2

Book presented to the Museum from Tatura RSL showing the work that went into creating the Tatura Water Tower Mural. The Water tower on the north side, depict a full size picture of Sir John Monash in uniform. The south side of the tower depicts a thread of poppies. Sir John was the engineer who designed the water tower which was opened in 1912. A letter from Tatura RSL is in the book.

White hard covered book. Front has two pictures of a water tower. One has poppies on it and the other a man in Army uniform. Back cover has to picture of part of a building with Victory Hall on it and the Australian flag up a flag pole flying.

tatura rsl, tatura water tower mural, sir john monash, water tower engineers