Historical information
Made by a camp 13 POW and given to Private Alan Cunningham, V17394, a guard at camp 13. Harp was made in England.
Physical description
Small harp shape made from metal.
Inscriptions & markings
Made in England
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Made by a camp 13 POW and given to Private Alan Cunningham, V17394, a guard at camp 13. Harp was made in England.
Small harp shape made from metal.
Made in England
These fuel price signs were used throughout Australia.
petrol, service stations, sign
Sister E Chalmers; Sister M Peck; Sister S O'Shannessy; Sister D Evans; Sister L Danson; Sister Robinson; Sister M Morrison
Sister D Evans; Sister Robinson; Sister E Chalmers; Capt P Gorman MD; Sister M Morrison; Sister M Peck
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13
murchison, camp 13, italian, pow, monkey
Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13
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Item made by an Italian POW held in Camp 13
Sandstone hand-carved monkey and ashtray. Monkey has decorative markings. Ashtray has a diamond shaped recess carved into the top and decorated with two brown and black painted snakes and green and white leaves
Ashtray: Prisoner of War on top Monkey: Ricordo on side and Ricordo POW on bottom
camp 13, murchison, pow, italian, monkey
Carl Wied was an internee in Camp 3
Small ring made from a silver coin by Carl Wied, Camp 3. The band splits in two at the top on each side with a heart on top
silver, handmade, wied, ring, heart, carl wied, helga anderson
Tatura Rural Services operated in Tatura for many years and was located in Ross Street, virtually opposite the water tower. Business was owned by Bill Brown and later sold to Ritchie Trevaskis.
small brass plaque with black background, gold rim around edge and gold writing
Built by Tatura Rural Services Constructional Engineers
tatura rural services, constructional engineers, ross street tatura, bill brown, ritchie trevaskis
Photographs and letters written to Doreen Jeffery by her husband Bruce whilst away at WW2. Compiled by Jeanette Thompson, one of his daughter
Soft covered book with photograph of a man in the middle, title above, letters in background and author at bottom. Back has family photograph with letters in background.
doreen jeffery, bruce jeffery, jeanette thompson
The dolls house and furniture was made by Heinrich August Ernst KOCH, who was interned at Orange NSW on the 6 June 1940. In 1941 was taken to Tatura VIC for an appeals tribunal hearing. He was released in 1943 to the Civil Alien Corp. The donor of the dolls house, John Smiles, is the grandson of Heinrich. Heinrich made the dolls house and furniture which he made for his daughters in Sydney NSW. It was sent to them whilst interned. The furniture is copies of real life size items and the house has features common with the family home in Sydney.
Wooden, painted dolls house, made from packing crates. 5 main pieces with additional pieces (roof, chimney, stairs, outside roof area, furniture) which go together to form this long single story dolls house. Painted in cream with green features and red roof. Windows and doors open. Several windows have glass in them. Original piece of Lino in kitchen area. 2 rooms are wallpapered. Original pieces of furniture are included (see list attached to worksheet). These include dining table and four chairs, side board, dressing table, bed, tall boy, low boy, entrance table, entrance bench, entrance hall stand, kitchen table, 4 chairs and 2 benches.
heinrich august ernst koch, john smiles, orange internment camp, tatura internment camp, civil alien corp
Story written by Haakon Nilsen, an internee in Australia during WW2. Tells his story as a child, his mother, father and eventually finding other relations in America and life at sea prior to WW2.
Soft cover book, with white cover. Front is divided in three. Top section depicting riverbank and river and trees; middle has title and authors name; bottom has a picture of a ship "Touraine"
haakon nilsen, australian internee, touraine
Blue soft cover book with title and authors name in gold. Also on spine. Back has "copyright" in gold in centre.
Written history of the Bossence and Honeychurch family by the author W H Bossence.
White hard cover. Cover design by Anne Bossence. Dust jacket red, white and black. Title and author in black print. Sketch on front is of a shield in red and black with two red stars and dragons head. Back cover white
bossence w, honeychurch, family history of honeychurch family, family history of bossence family
Written history of the township of Numurkah, covering squatters, the aboriginals, churches, hospitals, railways etc.
Black hard cover. Cover design by Anne Bossence. Dust jacket green, white and brown. Title and author in black print. Sketch on front is of an aboriginal drawing depicting a leaf with an animal on it in green. Back cover white
bossence w, numurkah, numurkah squatters, numurkah aboriginals, numurkah churches, numurkah hospitals
Written history of the township of Kyabram, covering squatters, the reform movement, churches, hospitals etc.
Red hard cover. Cover design by Anne Bossence. Dust jacket green, white and brown. Title and author in black print. Drawing of a water wheel in green and brown. Back cover white
bossence w, kyabram, kyabram reform movement, kyabram churches, kyabram hospitals, kyabram squatters
Written as a memorial to his friend JG Kenny
Orange and white dust jacket. The JG Kenny memorial history. WH Bossence. Aboriginal figure. Brown hard cover. Cover design by Anne Bossence.
murchison, history of murchison, bossence w, tatura, pioneers of murchison, books, history, local
Maurice Hogan was a local Tatura man who joined the Australian Army in 1940. Documents include his mobilization attestation form, medical examination, oath of enlistment, service and casualty form, photograph, group photograph, attestation form, statutory declaration,
Plastic folder containing Army records and photographs relating to Maurice Hogan. Copies from NAA.
maurice hogan, tatura, australian army, oath of enlistment, service and casualty form
A4 book of 164 pages
non-fiction
History of Colbinabbin area and it's families
colbinabbin and district
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. The doll, named Karl by Else-Lore, was hand-carved by internee Alfons Koenig. Friedel Dehnel "Tante Fiffi" made the authentic Bavarian clothes. Friedel, wife of Walter Dehnel, arrived as a young woman from Austria, working in the Victorian snowfields as a chef and was a champion skier. She then became a dressmaker for Melbourne society and insisted that she be interned to be with her husband. She made costumes for the internment camp plays and took over her husband's duties as a cook for Camp A when he was locked up for "insubordination". She was deported with her husband back to Germany after the war and cared for her orphaned nephews and nieces in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Body, head, arms and legs carved from wood. Blue eyes, yellow hair, pink lips and skin all hand painted. Wearing a grey crochet hat with orange feather and grey crochet jacket with two metal buttons. Jacket and hat have green trim. Grey felt shorts with leather braces and green trim. White shirt and tan color tie. White socks and brown leather sandals.
doll, alfons koenig, camp 3, internee, oertel family, else oertel, friedel dehnel, else-lore hukins, dressmaker, costumes, plays, chef
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out.
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Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. The coffee pot was made by internees in the Camp.
Small metal coffee post with spout, handle and lid made as part of a child's tea set. Embossed with the letter "E" on the front.
"E"
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Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. Friedel Dehnel "Tante Fiffi" made the authentic Bavarian doll and clothes. Friedel, wife of Walter Dehnel, arrived as a young woman from Austria, working in the Victorian snowfields as a chef and was a champion skier. She then became a dressmaker for Melbourne society and insisted that she be interned to be with her husband. She made costumes for the internment camp plays and took over her husband's duties as a cook for Camp A when he was locked up for "insubordination". She was deported with her husband back to Germany after the war and cared for her orphaned nephews and nieces in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Hand made Authentic Bavarian doll. He wears a bottle green woolen hat with light green band and white feather. Bottle green jacket with red trim on front opening and pockets. Red jumper with white pointed collar. Leather lederhosen with flower embroidery on waist and braces. Arms and legs made from hessian? Leather boots with laces. White knitted socks with green band. Hand sewn and painted face.
else oertel, friedel dehnel, bavarian, doll, dressmaker, else-lore hukins
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out. Friedel Dehnel "Tante Fiffi" made the authentic Bavarian doll and clothes. Friedel, wife of Walter Dehnel, arrived as a young woman from Austria, working in the Victorian snowfields as a chef and was a champion skier. She then became a dressmaker for Melbourne society and insisted that she be interned to be with her husband. She made costumes for the internment camp plays and took over her husband's duties as a cook for Camp A when he was locked up for "insubordination". She was deported with her husband back to Germany after the war and cared for her orphaned nephews and nieces in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Doll dressed in authentic Bavarian costume. Black wool hat trimmed with gold lace and dried flowers. Gold coloured skirt on dress with sash. Bodice is black with traditional embroidery. White long sleeves with lace trim at cuffs. She is holding a basket with dried flowers.
"Merry Christmas Else-Lore" on base
else oertel, else lore hukins, friedel dehnel, dressmaker, chef, camp 3
Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out.
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Else Oertel and her daughter Else-Lore were interned in Camp 3A from 1940. Her husband was not interned as he was on a business trip to Germany when war broke out.
Olive green linen cover with embossing on edge and spine. Gold printing on spine. 256 pages. The front of the original dust cover has been attached to the inside of the book. It is colour picture of four children in a farmyard with chickens and two cats. Painted by Ettel Kate Burgess.
Hand written inside: Else-Lore Oertel from the Red Cross, Christmas 1942, Tatura Internment Camp 3A.
else lore hukins, children's books, camp 3, christmas, red cross, internees
Tells the story of interned persons in the concentration camps of western and south Australia, including personal experiences of internment
soft covered book in green and pink with title in orange print, pictures in orange and an orange strip across the middle with writing in it. Back is green with the same orange strip and orange pictures.
richard bosworth, sam maroochi, luigi camporeale, adelio calligaro, harvey wa, udine italy, orkney islands, sister mary cabrini fontana
Alfred Landauer was Born in Vienna 13/06/1910. He was a commerical artist who arrived in Australia on board the "Dunera".
Pen & Ink and watercolor of three camp huts. Large trees at the rear of the huts. Several internees are reclining in chairs outside each hut. A guard tower is in the distance . A fence runs along the side of the painting and a garden and green grass follow the length of the fence.
A. Landauer 1942
camp 2, dunera, landauer, watercolor, 1942
Purchased in 1973 in Mount Hagen, Territory of New Guinea while working for the Commonwelth Bank. Photocopied notes accquired at same time as above.
3 x original one shilling Japanese Occupational currency notes 2 x original one shilling coins - Territory of New Guinea 1936, 1938 2 x copies of one pound occupational currency
currency, japanese occupation, new guinea, coins, notes
Originally used by Mauarie Hogan in the 58th/59th battalion WW2
Steel bayonet with a wooden sheath. Used with an SMLE Enfield rifle.
MX 1907 1 9 44 (broadarrow symbol) XOA
bayonet, enfield, hogan, ww2
The zinc 1 Reichspfennig coin was minted by Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1945 during World War II, replacing the bronze version. It is worth 1/100 or .01 of a Reichsmark. Made entirely of zinc, the 1 Reichspfennig is an emergency issue type, similar to the zinc 5 and 10 Reichspfennigs, and the aluminium 50 Reichspfennig coins from the same period.
Obverse: Reichsadler with swastika. Lettering: Deutsches Reich 1943 Reverse: Denomination and two oak leaves. Mintmark below the denomination and between leaves. Lettering: 1 Reichspfennig A
beck, coin, currency, third reich
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