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Papers 1937-1985 – Tatura Internment Camp (Vic)

SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945–Sources
Internment camps–Australia
War stories
Political prisoners
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war–Australia
German language–Writing
Victoria–History
Category4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
KeywordsTatura camp
CreatorTatura Internment Camp
Current HolderState Library of Victoria
Period Of Reference 1937/1985
Date1937-01-01
Series NumberMS 11610 and MS 11611
Item Number9916407543607636
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Finding aid available for reference.
Country Of OriginAustralia
PlaceTatura
Language German
English
Description From Source18 cm., Original ms., printed, photocopy and typescript. Collection of material compiled and printed in the camp, mainly in German. Also notes and translations of notes on German activities in Europe, Spain and South America. Includes copies of the camp magazine Brennessel, 1941-1942, theatre and concert programmes, song sheets, Christmas cards and various other material in German. Also includes correspondence of internees, reports translated from the German, notebooks and maps. Also includes, bound together 1. Chronik der deutschen Internierungslagers in Australien dated No. 1 (5 Okt. 1941)-no. 2/24 (21 Juni 1942), composed and printed by the Internees in No.1 Internment Camp, Tatura ; 2. Liederbuch, Internierungslager, Tatura, Australien, 1940. “This clandestine magazine [Brennessel] was printed secretly by the German internees at the Tatura Internment Camp over a period of 9 months. It is highly satirical and surprisingly well-informed, each issue including up-to-date information about the progress of the war in Africa and Asia.” cf. Sothebys sale catalogue, Melbourne, 28/8/89, p. 59. The pictorial cover of each issue is hand-coloured.
Physical FormatManuscripts
Drawing
Periodicals
Typescripts
Related Resources https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/finding_aids/?entity=3176089&page_num=1
https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916411443607636
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/4G579AJI/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/H3S2EWS7/
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