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

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

As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.

Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the back

Joyce Hammond 19/8/77

irrigation, books, history, local

As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.

Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the back

Joyce Hammond 19/8/77

irrigation, books, history, local

Includes details of construction of Waranga system

Buff soft covered book with map of Waranga Basin and text in brown Written by Joyce Hammond giving historical information from aboriginal presence to the situation in 1977 with reference to members of the Gunn and Hammond families

irrigation, boat club, books, history, local

Presentation of day-to-day happenings in Warange district by a member of Soldier-Settlement family. Research period 1865-1965

Gold dust jacket. 1860 goldfields depicted thereon. Printing in white and red. 147 pages

Ron Johnson Hunter. Xmas 1965

waranga, forster hw, tatura, books, history, local