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Drawing, Foundry Drawing

SubjectGerman language
Prisoners of war–Australia
Internment camp inmates
Germans
Category4. World War II
AuthorSchmidt, Herman Bernhard
PlaceTatura
KeywordsTatura camp
civilian internees
German Australian
Current HolderTatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Period Of Reference1943-11-01/1943-11-30
Item Number C3653
Country Of Origin Australia
LanguageGerman
Description From Source Historical information Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released. Physical description Coloured drawing on fawn paper of a foundry. Framed in a dark coloured wood and under glass. In German across the top is Technisches – Zeichnen (Technical Drawing) Orthographische Projektion (orthographic projection) Blatt 14 (sheet 14). Across the bottom is gezeichnet (drawn by) B Schmidt November 1943. Gepruft (checked). Inscriptions & markings label on back “Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust” (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt – Tatura WW2) March 2023 Materials: glass, wood, paper Measurements: Length: 48.8 centimetres, Depth: 1.2 centimetres, Height: 32.7 centimetres
Physical Format Drawing
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