Photograph

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

Description: Black and white photograph of Mrs Yusiko Nabe Shima with David Tanji and baby Teresa, born in camp 1 hospital. Mrs Nabe Sima is seated holding the new baby and David standing in front and to her right.
Size: L 17.5 cm x W 12 cm
Object Registration: C1128
Keywords: camp 1, camp 4, camp hospital staff, japanese internees, japanese babies
Historical information: New life in an internment camp.
Last updated: 3 Jun 2018 at 3:18PM

identity Disc - So Kwee Tien Nio

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Round bakelite (brown) disc with hole at top centre. One side plain. Reverse side has four lines of identification (see inscriptions). Used as identification of POW. Contained in a "by air mail" envelope.

Historical information

Identification disc issued to POW's at Australian internment camps during WW2.

Inscriptions & Markings

Line 1: I J F Line 2: (identification number) 50517 Line 3 and 4: (identification name) SO KWEE TIEN NIO Envelope inscription: Internment camp 4 Rushworth - Tatura Group WW2 Identity disc So Kwee Tien Nio Date of birth 15-12-1899 No 4 A Camp Tatura

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identity Disc - So Tjeng Leng Hoej

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Historical information

Identification disc issued to POW's at Australian internment camps during WW2.

Inscriptions & Markings

Line 1: I J Line 2: (identification number) 50518 Line 3 and 4: (identification name) SO TJENG LENG HOEJ Envelope inscription: Internment camp 4 Rushworth - Tatura Group WW2 Identity disc So Tjeng Leng Hoej Date of birth 4-8-1934 No 4 A Camp Tatura

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identity Disc - So Tjeng Leng Tjay

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Historical information

Identification disc issued to POW's at Australian internment camps during WW2.

Inscriptions & Markings

Line 1: I J Line 2: (identification number) 50520 Line 3 and 4: (identification name) SO TJENG LENG TJAY Envelope inscription: Internment camp 4 Rushworth - Tatura Group WW2 Identity disc So Tjeng Leng Tjay Date of birth 6-9-1930 No 4 A Camp Tatura Major Jim Sullivan- courier '98

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identity Disc - So Tjeng Leng Boen

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Historical information

Identification disc issued to POW's at Australian internment camps during WW2.

Inscriptions & Markings

Line 1: I J Line 2: (identification number) 50215 Line 3 and 4: (identification name) SO TJENG LENG BOEN Envelope inscription: Internment camp 4 Rushworth - Tatura Group WW2 Identity disc So Tjeng Leng Boen Date of birth 3-5-1922 No 4 A Camp Tatura

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Poster - Subdivision of Township Allotments

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Single sheet of paper, laminated. Advertising land subdivision for sale in the township of Rushworth. Being sold by Martin Cussen and Co, auctioneers for J S Darby. Shows map of land subdivision.

Historical information

Poster depicting the land which was being sold by J S Darby on the 3 December 1890. Auctioneer was Martin Cussen and Co. Map shows location of land.

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Painting - Watercolour - Reflections, Jalomitca

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

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Painting - Watercolour - Waranga Basin 6.1.42

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Significance

Original Painting depicting the camps, colours and changing conditions of the Australian landscape during the artists time in internment at Tatura.

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Painting - Watercolour - 100 deg Fahrenheit

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Significance

Original Painting depicting the camps, colours and changing conditions of the Australian landscape during the artists time in internment at Tatura.

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Booklet - Tatura Care and Share Community Group Inc. Recipe Book

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Cardboard cover. Front yellow and black with yellow and black writing. Drawing of fruit and vegetables on front. Back has a drawing of a house and the group name.

Historical information

Recipe book produced by members of the Tatura Care and Share Community Group Inc. to raise funds for the centres building fund.

Inscriptions & Markings

Proceeds to Tatura and District Family and Community Centre Building Fund

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Book - Fieldcraft Sniping and Intelligence.

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Red cover with black rectangular border on front and title, authors name and printers name in the rectangle. 213 pages

Historical information

used for training Battalion Intelligence Officers and others who are primarily responsible for the training of Scouts, Observers and Snipers.

Inscriptions & Markings

inside front cover: T Bock Toolamba (in pencil) page 1: Technical book and Magazine Co (stamp) C.PL. T. Bock No 3 Sec 18 P.L. Engs Toolamba (in pencil) 11/- Inside back cover: T Bock cpl Eng (in pencil)

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Booklet

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small brown covered booklet with 17 lined pages. Writing on 7.

Historical information

Used by H Bock to record how to do demolitions and relevant information containing the demolition requirements.

Inscriptions & Markings

inside front and back cover: 29 Jul 1936 (stamped); written Toolamba 37 Bailiff H Wong (Wong is crossed out and Bock written above in pencil;

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Book - Manual of Field Engineering

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Book, covered in brown paper, 125 pages plus plate diagrams.

Historical information

Book used by Corporal T Bock, of Toolamba which he used as a member of the VDC.

Inscriptions & Markings

Manual of Field Engineering H J P ????? Rushworth Inside on sticker: V.D.C. letters, records memorabilia Cpl T Bock, Toolamba. Donor Frances Bock

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Books - Parliamentary Papers

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

13 blue leather bound books with gold embossed writing on spine.

Historical information

Papers which were presented to Victorian Parliament 1897, 1898, 1899-1900, 1900, 1902 and 1906. Originally belonged to Mr Mason, Member of Parliament, who left them in his house "Paringa Vale" when he sold it to Mr McIntosh, approximate 1930.