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Birthday card from the internment camp at Hay

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Title
Birthday card from the internment camp at Hay
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
War stories
Internment camps--Australia
Prisoners of war
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
Place
Hay camp
Current holder
Australian National Maritime Museum
Date
1941
Link
https://collections.sea.museum/objects/99033/birthday-card-from-the-internment-camp-at-hay?ctx=2d263022b2cc240e9a9c862b7c9158a96a22f6f6&idx=118
Item number
ANMS0220[004]
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Language
German
Description from source
Gift from Heinz Lippmann

A hand drawn birthday card made in the internment camp in Hay, New South Wales and dated 2 February, 1941. The cover of the card depicts a drawing of the camp in Hay and 'Birthday Greetings' while inside is a coloured skerytch of women dancing on a stage and the words "Unserem Lieben Kameraden Erich Tichauer zum 43 Geburtstage in Hay N.S.W Australia 2 Februar 1941'.
Physical format
Postcards
Correspondence