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A drawing of the dormitory huts at the Australian Prisoner of War and Internment Camp, Tatura, Victoria, drawn by Giorgio Scola

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Title
A drawing of the dormitory huts at the Australian Prisoner of War and Internment Camp, Tatura, Victoria, drawn by Giorgio Scola
Subject
Art
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Italian language
Internment camp inmates
World War, 1939-1945--Australia
Category
4. World War II
Author
Scola, Giorgio
Place
Tatura
Keywords
Italian immigrants
Tatura camp
Current holder
CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society (IHS), Melbourne
Item number
P-06532
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Language
Italian
Description from source
Digital image and copy print

A drawing of the dormitory huts at the Australian Prisoner of War and Internment Camp, Tatura, Victoria, drawn by Giorgio Scola, one of the inmates at the Camp. Giorgio Scola was interned in Australia having survived the sinking of the Arandora Star.~He was a draughtsman. It was souvenired by Marco Gazzi, a fellow inmate. Inscribed by the artist: 'Ricordo di Tatura ed il nostro cameratismo'. Giorgio Scola died in 2006.
Physical format
Drawing