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Macrame belt made by German refugees from Palestine in camp 3
Physical description
Made by German internees from Palestine .Macrame belt made from cotton - metal
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Macrame belt made by German refugees from Palestine in camp 3
Made by German internees from Palestine .Macrame belt made from cotton - metal
The inn was located on the SW corner of the intersection now known as Dhurringile Rd and Hogan St. There is now no trace of the pictured building. This was the northern boundary of the James Winter estate and was called " Nelson Gate ". The town "whim " ( water pump ) was near the Brown St / Albert St round-a -bout
Black and white print in a black plastic frame with white card surround. Inn with horses and carts, people in the carts, people standing under verandah and off to the side. Wide section of road in front and trees behind
Gifted to John / jack Yeoman who was a guard at Camp 13
Camp 13
Ashtray carved from sandstone, ( cream with dark pink stripes ), slightly triangle in shape, undulating surface. Heart shaped ashtray carved with a cigarette holder in one edge. Monkey is cream in colour, carved with holes to hold spare cigarettes. Monkey attaches with a spike on it's bottom to the ashtray corner.
Ricordo Pirgionero = record of my imprisonment / memory of a prisoner is carved on the top and the bottom of the ashtray
Gifted to John / Jack Yeoman who was a guard at Camp 13
Camp 13
Ship has 3 decks, portholes, windows, masts, flags, funnel. Colours of cream, tan and green, also blue sea, and blue and yellow on some flags
Bottle top is black with M and J written in green. bottom of bottle has a crown and u690 embossed in glass. Piece of paper in bottom of bottle Murchison 7 . 5 . 945
China used at the Tatura - Rodney Masonic Lodge
4 x Soup Bowls White China, 4 x Cups and Saucers white China from Tatura -Rodney Masonic Lodge
All have the Masonic Lodge emblem with Rodney 219. On bottoms " Steelite" vitrified Globe Pottery Co. Ltd. England 31/ 61
Sir John Monash served in WW1 and fought at Gallipoli
Black plastic folder, spine bound,contains clear plastic sleeves which in turn contain 9 printed pages of information with regards the Tatura Water Tower Mural. The first two pages are in colour the remainder in black and white. First page is a full colour front page of the Tatura Bulletin Volume 37 No 7 July 2021.
Spine of booklet Sir john Monash, L1046
Hand Tatted Lace Collar, Circa 1870. Design is mainly tiny flowers. Fine Cotton in a very dark cream colour. Although collar is round, it seperates in one place to allow it to be attached to the neckline with ease
Assumed used at an Internment camp
Internment Camp
Large spoon, stainless steel, with German Ensignia ( Eagle ) with Swastika underneath
Engraved on underside of handle German Eagle Ensignia with Swastika in a circle underneath. T.W.S. 41. Might be a table spoon for measuring or serving spoon. Handle has bevilled edges and is scooped close to spoon bowl. Well used appearance, with scratching from cleaning, dark grey appearance.
Opaque Red glass lamp base and clear glass topDark metal top on base which houses the base for the top and the opening for the wick to raised and lowered by the round wheel also on this metal base. Grecian urn shaped base. Black tape around bottom edge of base, also strips of black tape on inside bottom of base. Perhaps to assist with repairs where base is damaged
Small light blue pocket dictionary.Spine damaged and torn. English section page edges have been cut and alphabet A - M written in pencil to mark change of letter. Some pages loose. Whole book unstable could be easliy damaged
non-fiction
Small blue pocket dictionary Italian -Dutch. Navy blue with red page faces
dictionary
Owned by Arthur McCann a guard at Camp 3
Camp 3
Wooden Jewellery Box, with corner feet attached with tacks and a double hinged lid , 4 x section lift out insert. Light colour wood, insert lined with green felt. Lid in 2 sections and glued to a surrounding edge. Lid also appears to have been sanded down
Numbers on bottom written in pencil 4....32.....18 .... 2 .......30 .... some writing un readable
Plain paper, folded, 7 Documents. 3 - Accounts. 3 - Variation of Salary. 1- Invitation to opening of Campaspe Pumping Station. Fullscap size paper
non-fiction
Documents for Goulburn Valley Water major works construction
accounts, salaries, invitation
Mediun size, Yellow and Orange Front Cover. Brown fabric Spine. White back. Heavy white envelope inside back cover that contains maps
non-fiction
Report on public land use in the Murray Valley area in 1983
soils and land use
21 type written pages entitited The Arts Behind Barbed Wire: the Dunera Internees at Hay. Tells the story of the Dunera internees who were sent to Hay NSW from England. It covers how the internees made life in Hay bearable by setting up a school, theatre, visual arts, etc. Tells some of the stories of several of the internees during their internment.
Black plastic display folder with 21 typewritten pages. On front is a label with name and donor being a school teacher, taped on
dunera, dunera internees, hay camp
3 Typed pages stapled at top left corner, type colour is purple. Also a handwritten post script on last page.
non-fiction
WW11 history
8 type written pages, a personal story of his life as a Rookie soldier during WW11 in the Pacific Also a copy of a report on phone tapping the Japanese. All 9 pages are stapled together at top left
Original
Age
LARGE book. Bound in dark red leather with embossing. Websters New International Dictionary wth Reference History including Webster insignia all in a circle on the front. Spine has writing ( hard to read ) and raised strips in silver. Inside there is some moth damage at the front, some page edges are damaged, and clear tape has been used to repair near front. Inside front and rear covers have mottled colours of red, yellow.
Websters New International Dictionary on front and spine, other words are worn and hard to read
A historical look into Tatura's past
Copied Disc is tdk gold in colour. Cover is Black and Grey with white writing. Grey scale photo of Tatura Butter Factory at top, Colour photo of Arnott's Biscuits van at bottom. Back has 4x black & white photos and list of music used. Made by Mishka Media productions in 2012
On front Tatura's Historic Past, on back list of music used
4 X War Savings Certificates Valued at One Pound each. Numbered in numerical order
War Savings Certificates X 4. Each is cream background, with dark green writing, front and back each to the value of 1 pound. Each dated 23/12/1948. at top. Signed and date stamped at Tatura. Continuous numbers AA591359 ,AA591360, AA591361, AA591362
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates, plus values, entitlements and values, face value when paid. Rear has rules etc pertaining to regulations etc
Made at Camp 3 Tatura 1946, by Helga Wied aged 8 years
Camp 3
Hessian Bag with Green, Blue and Red Fancy Stitching. Stitching is of straight and cross stitches. Has side seams and handles. Lined with cotton fabric in orange, green, yellow and purple paisley design.
Decorative patterns in red, blue and green stitching
Hard cover is black. Slip cover is mainly white , Front has I Wonder & edited by Peter Browne and Seumas Spark in blue, Life and work of Ken Inglis in black. Rear of slip cover has writing in blue and black, brand etc.
non-fiction
Programme of events for a play put on by the Tatura Dramatic Club on Tuesday 28 July 1925
A4 piece of paper folded in half and trimmed smaller, soft blue/grey colour with blue print. Printed on 3 sides.
tatura dramatic club, eliza comes to stay, play programmes
Contains pictures of various members of the committee, Shire and Governor General and Victory Hall
2 pages of A4 paper folded in half to make a small booklet. Cream coloured paper with blue writing and faded black border. Inside pages are printed in blue with pictures.
victory hall, opening concerts, 1926 opening concert
Mid sized book with soft cover, brown spine with off white cover. Black writing on back and front. Contains maps. Tech Bulletin No 14.
non-fiction
goulburn valley, soil studies victoria, victorian maps
Item used in the home of the Glover family in Tatura in the early days. Used for salt or other condiment.
Pink well crafted glass dish with tiny silver spoon with "Tatura" and 2 boats on it
Tatura
glover family, salt dish, condiment holder
Black leather hard cover book, with dark page edges.
non-fiction
health
Large hard covered black leather bound book with colourful page face. Gold lettering on front and spine.
non-fiction
Mid sized soft cover book, black spine, off white front and back, black writing on back and front
non-fiction
land use, soil use, deakin irrigation area
A social history of the humane internment and POW camps set up during W.W.2 at Tatura, Rushworth, and Murchison in Central Victoria. Tatura camp was one of the largest internment camps in Australia holding approximately 12,000 - 13,000 people of multicultures from almost every country in the world.
Hard cover, with Asiatic children from Tatura camp 4 enjoying a picnic at Waranga Basin. Front photo surrounded with a sketch of wire. B\W photos and sketches.
Dedication to the memory of the author's husband, Alan Hammond.
prisoners of war and internment camps - victoria - history
Contains the list of internees who were members of the 2nd Shepparton Rover Crew during WW2.
One A4 sheet of paper, laminated, with names of internees who belonged to the 2nd Shepparton Rover Crew.
scout members, scout internees, 2nd shepparton rovers
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