Camp 2 waterclour. Donated Lieut Frederick Ferdinando Hardy b 1881. Served in Boer War, migrated to australia in 1909, enlisted WW!, with number VX7. Re-enlisted in 1940 for WW2 and served as Paymaster in camp 2

Framed watercolour of Camp 2. Four huts, two in foreground and two behind. Two large gum trees and the end of the row infron t of a barbed wire fence. Corragated iron ssurrounds a small garden. Other gardens have frame work constructed from tree branches for climbing vines. Some washing hangs from another branch. Two gentlemen sit on a bench at a table appear to be studying.

Tatura 1941, Theodore Engel

camp 2 tatura, theodore engel, watercolour painting, camp huts, 1941, hardy

The two girls in the painting are Hedwig Vollmer and Aline Zollinger of Camp 3. The painting is believed to be by J Wolfgarten a German Wooolbuyer. Colour photograph of this painting is filed in the V internee file.

Water colour painting of camp huts. Hut painted blue surrounded by gardens. The garden are outlined with bricks. The two window are open. One window has white curtains. Two girls are standing at the door. Both in pale dresses. One girl with blond hair standing on the threshold facing the other girl with dark hair girl who is standing just outside the doorway.

1942 Tatura (a mark before the date perhaps a stylised R)

camp 3, german internees, german woolbuyer, camp huts, internment camp gardens, camp water colours

Records pertaining to the service of Gunner Kenneth Kurt Liston from1954 to 1959.

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Plastic sleeve containing 4 sheets of A4 paper. Copies of Certificate of Service, Statement of Service, Statement of Service with photograph of awards received and one piece with pictures of flashes and insignia and shoulder patch.

kenneth kurt liston, gunner liston, 3721515, certificate of service, australian army medals, australian army patches, australian army insignia, statement of service

A story written by Ivy Williams, nee Gorman, now Botheras, in 1994. It tells of 6 prisoners of war, who were sent to help her and her husband Fred, harvest their crop of peaches in 1941. Three of them were Ezio Neri, Hans Holsbauer and Osker Fleischer.

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One piece of A4 paper with a typed story and poem. Has been laminated

ivy williams, fred williams, ezio neri, hans holsbauer, osker fleischer, fruit pickers, italian pow's

Memorial erected at Murchison Camp 13 for the crew of the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran who lost their lives in battle with HMAS Sydney. Erected by survivors.

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Colour photograph of the Kormoran memorial, made from stone. The memorial is a rectangular block with a smaller block on top. On the top block, on the front, is an German iron cross. One the front of the bigger block is a plaque with German writing "Unferen gefallenen Kameraden". Blocks sit on a plymth of stone. White gravel surrounds three sides with a path leading up to it. Monument has posts surrounding it with wire in between. Backdrop is trees.

"Unferen gefallenen Kameraden"

murchison camp 12, kormoran, german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, kormoran deceased, kormoran survivors, kormoran memorial

Shows some of the layout of camp 3 huts and fences.

Black and white photograph of some huts behind a dividing fence, with an entrance. In front of that is a row of white posts. Power poles running through on an angle.

camp 3, camp 3 huts, gerd aberle

Soccer matches were held with the internees in Camp 3

Black and white photograph of 12 men playing soccer in camp 3. Water tower in background left and fence on right hand side.

camp 3, camp 3 soccer, internees soccer matches

3 of the camp huts in 1941 just after the camp opened to internees.

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Black and white photograph of 3 huts with trees in back ground and 2 trees in middle of picture. Washing on line behind middle hut.

camp 3, camp huts, camp accommodation, manfred haering

Overseas air mail letter form from Paul König to Karl König whilst an internee in Australia.

One sheet of paper which has folds on it and when folded makes up an envelope with part having the address of whom it is going to; another part showing who sent it. The reverse side of the page is where a person writes a letter. This letter was sent to Karl Konig from Paul Konig and dates Mon 13 Sept 1943. At the top is a flap which seals the letter into an evelope.

letters, paul konig, karl konig, air mail letters, letter censorship, koenig

Group of German POW's at Murchison camp 13 who were attached to the no 6 labour detachment. Back row: Hubsch, Marmann, Ruff, Krebs, Schoepf. Front row: Winter, Freiberger, Dring, Wendroth and Trettel.

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Black and white photograph of 10 German internees in uniform sitting in front of a hut. 739 in front of them.

german pow's, murchison camp 13, no 6 labour detachment, hubsch, marmann, ruff, krebs, schoepf, winter, freiberger, dring, wendroth, trettel, 739

Group of German internees from Murchison POW camp 13 who were attached to the No 6 labour detachment. Back row: Bogner, Feud, Brackmann, Albers, Koefer. Front row: Schiefler, Leutzech, Schuber, Prange, Bortels.

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Black and white photograph of 10 German internees, dressed in uniform. 5 standing, 5 seated. 733 in front. Hut behind.

german internees, german pow's, murchison camp 13, no 6 labour detachment, bogner, feud, brackmann, albers, koefer, schiefler, leutzech, schuber, prange, bortels, 733

Group of 38 Camp 3 school children and 2 teachers, classes 11/A and 11/B with 2 teachers. Photograph taken 10 March 1945. Back row: Frau Zischler (teacher), Gerhard Stoll, Hannelore Streicher, Helga Schnerring, Rolf Beilharz, Lilo Wagner-Thaler (teacher). 3rd row: Harald Graze, Ernst Bergmann, Heinz Beilharz, Irmgard Bacher, Helga Girschik, Waltraud Doster, Brigitte Beck-Glockemann, Waltraud Lammle-Lubitz, Gerda Rossteuscher, Volker Bulach, Winfried Bitzer, Roland Sturzenhofecker. 2nd row: Heinz Minzenmay, Mathias Lechner, Gudrun Beck, Ilse Frank-Beilharz, Marianne Dannenberg, Gretel Kubler, Friedl Lippmann-Weller, Marianne Kirsch, Waltraud Gunthner-Blaich, Heidi Frank-Vollmer, Helga Weinmann, Gisela Sawatzky-Bulach. Front row: Helmut Palmer, Walter Cluss, Martin Winkler, Jochen Metzner, Gunther Schnerring, Ulrich Krafft, Herbert Blaich, Herbert Lobert, Ernst Wied, Ulf Metzner.

Black and white photograph of a large group of children standing, sitting on a plank and sitting on the ground. 2 teachers are standing at the back of the children, one on left and one on right. Behind to the left, and also on the right, is part of a hut. A few trees are in the background. the number 835 is in front of the children

camp 3 school children, 835, else zischler, gerhard stoll, hannelore streicher, helga schnerring, rolf beilharz, lilo wagner-thaler, harald graze, ernst bergmann, heinz beilharz, irmgard bacher, helga girschik, waltraud doster, brigitte beck-glockemann, waltraud lammle-lubitz, gerda rossteuscher, volker bulach, winfried bitzer, roland sturzenhofecker, heinz minzenmay, mathias lechner, gudrun beck, ilse frank-beilharz, marianne dannenberg, gretel kubler, friedl lippmann-weller, marianne kirsch, waltraud gunthner-blaich, heidi frank-vollmer, helga weinmann, gisela sawatzky-bulach., helmut palmer, martin cluss, martin winkler, jochen metzner, gunther schnerring, ulrich krafft, herbert blaich, herbert lobert, ernst wied, ulf metzner

Shows what some of the huts looked like in Camp 3.

Black and white photograph depicting, on the left, the corrugated side of a hut with part of another hut behind it with bits of other huts behind that. On the right hand side more huts can be seen. Part of a garden can be seen next to the corrugated side.

camp 3, camp huts, internee living accommodation

Newspaper article of 7 photographs with captions entitled A Prisoner of War Camp.

1 page of a 4 page spread from The Leader newspaper on September 29 1943 with 5 photographs of Italian POW's and 2 photographs of Army administration staff. Also 4 copies of some of those photographs on coreflue and 2 not on coreflue.

italian pow's, murchison camp, camp 13, italian internees, the leader, army administration staff, carpenters shop in murchison camp, blacksmith shop in murchison camp

Certificate of title and corresponding copies of information relating to the purchase of land by Edward Baldwin of Kyneton. Vol 2919 folio 583682

3 A4 pieces of paper with photocopied copies of certificate of title and two other documents relating to purchase of land.

edward baldwin, certificate of title, vol 2919 fol 583682

Copies of Certificate of title vol 5002 folio 1000390, vol 2919 folio 583682, annexed sheet relating to land owned by Arthur Begg Baldwin

3 pieces of paper of copies of paperwork relating to land purchase.

certificate of title, annexed sheet, arthur begg baldwin, vol 5002 folio 100390, vol 2919 folio 583682

Certificate of payment to John Donaldson, vol 1519 folio 303692, memorials of instruments and titles office record of subdivision.

3 pages of copies of original paperwork relating to J Donaldson ownership of land.

john donaldson, vol 1519 folio 303692, memorials of instruments, titles office record of subdivision, certificate of payment

Shows the huts used for the garrison and the gardens that embellished the area

Black and white photograph of several huts going across centre of photograph, tree in front of one in middle and other trees behind huts. Hut on left with a garden in front of the huts.

army garrison, army huts, internment camp gardens, norm appleby

Diary was owned by Captain Frank Jones, Camp 1 Hospital dentist during WW2. Diary only has a few short notes in it.

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Small black leather cover with 2 black knobs which hold the pages inside the covers. Inside are lined pages, some of which have hand writing on them.

captain frank jones, camp 1 hospital, camp 1 dentist, garrison staff diary, ethel jones

The USB is a copy of a 16mm format film labelled TATURA LAGER 1942 with the name G RUFF on it. This nine minute film shows three folk dances performed by young girls at the Temple Society during their internment in Camp 3 Tatura, Victoria. Copy given to the Museum by Doris Frank when the Templers visited the Museum in November 2022 for a Templer reunion.

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Pink covered USB with black writing on front. In a glad bag. Also sheet of paper with the story of the folk dancing.

Camp 3 Folk Dancing 1942

16 mm film, tatura lager 1942, g ruff, camp 3 tatura, folk dancing, templers, usb, doris frank

Reunion of men who served on the Kormoran during WW2 and who were interned in Australia. Ludwig Ernst, Fritz Engelmann (rear).

Colour photograph of 8 men standing outside a building. Flowers in pots at window above the men.

kormoran, kormoran internees, kormoran reunion, ludwig ernst, fritz engelmann

Murchison, Australia. 30 December 1942. Group of German prisoners of war (POWs) interned at No. 13 POW Group. Known to be are: 41707 Private Jochem Ritter, 41684 Sergeant Erich Stolleis, 41691 Sergeant Erich Raupold, 43176 Corporal Alfred Jahn, 42018 Corporal Fritz Moeser, 41261 Lance Corporal Herbert Granzer; 41926 Lance Corporal Reinhold Weider, 41186 Sgt Fritz Engelhardt, 41607 Lance Corporal Eberhard Nagel, 41096 Private Albert Birk, 41836 Private Ludwig Specht.

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Sepia photograph of 1 man standing, 6 men sitting and 4 men sitting on the ground. The number 32 on a stand to the left of the men.

jochem ritter, erich stolleis, erich raupold, alfred jahn, fritz moeser, herbert granzer, reinhold weider, fritz engelhardt, eberhard nagel, albert birk, ludwig specht, murchison pow camp, camp 13

Survivors of the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran in a lifeboat, P2, after sinking HMAS Sydney of the WA coast.

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Black and white photograph of a number of men in a life boat, with P2 on the side, with 1 oar on the left hand side.

german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, kormoran, kormoran survivors, kormoran lifeboat p2

Survivors from the German Auxiliary Cruiser Kormoran being marched off the Fremantle wharf under guard.

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Black and white photograph of the side of a ship on the left, some people, a train and carriages and a small hut

kormoran, german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, fremantle wharf, german survivors

Survivors of the Kormoran being rescued.

Black and white photograph of 4 men on board a ship, in light coloured clothing. Ladder behind the two in the middle. Man on left has a dark jacket in his hand.

kormoran, kormoran survivors

Graves at the Murchison Cemetery of Templers who died during their internment in WW2 at Tatura.

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Black and white photograph of graves in foreground, 4 pencil pines and trees in the background.

murchison cemetery, templers, internee graves

A view of a number of graves at Murchison's War Cemetery taken during WW2 of internees graves.

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Black and white photograph of graves, at Murchison Cemetery, in the foreground and 3 pencil pines and other trees in the background.

murchison cemetery, internees graves, manfred haering

Grave of internee Johanne Haubold, an internee at Tatura during WW2.

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Black and white photograph, on corefue, showing a grave with cement surround, weeds in middle and a cement cross bearing the name of the deceased, his date of birth and date of death. Below that is a German Iron cross. Next the that grave is another, on partly visible. Behind is other graves.

feldwebel Johannes Haubold geb 19.12.1915 gest 10.8.1943 outline of an iron cross

johannes haubold, tatura cemetery, internee deaths

Gerda Decker and Albrecht Kazenwalder were married in camp 3 during their internment in WW2.

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Sepia photograph of bride and groom (groom is carrying the brides train) standing in a doorway.

gerda decker, albrecht kazenwalder, camp 3 weddings

Scene from a theatre production performed in the internment camps

Black and white photograph of group of 8 actors in theatrical dress on a stage with theatrical props.

internment theatre, gustav pohlig, die nibelungen, theatre performances