Papers 1937-1985 - Tatura Internment Camp (Vic.)

Title	Papers 1937-1985 - Tatura Internment Camp (Vic.)
Subject	World War, 1939-1945--Sources Internment camps--Australia War stories Political prisoners Prisoners of war Prisoners of war--Australia German language--Writing Victoria--History
Category	4. World War II 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords	Tatura camp
Creator	Tatura Internment Camp
Current holder	State Library of Victoria
Period of reference	1937 – 1985
Date	January 1, 1937
Link	https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9916407543607636
Series number	MS 11610 and MS 11611
Item number	9.91641E+15
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Finding aid available for reference.
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Tatura
Language	German English
Description from source	18 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 format	Manuscripts Drawing Periodicals Typescripts
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