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Theatre Programme - Tatura Internment Camp, 1941

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Title
Theatre Programme - Tatura Internment Camp, 1941
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Prisoners of war
Internment camps--Australia
Internment camp theater
Satire, German
German language--Writing
Category
4. World War II
Keywords
Tatura camp
Current holder
Museums Victoria Collections
Date
1941
Link
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1346976
Item number
HT 18090
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
All Rights Reserved
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Tatura
Language
German
Description from source
169 mm (Width), 209 mm (Height). Camp program, Photostat, A4 size, folded in half. Features cartoon-style illustrations on cover and inside a list of performers.

Camp program, Photostat, A4 size, folded in half. Features cartoon-style illustrations. Includes ad on front cover 'Torten, Apfelkuchen, Marzipan, Pralinen. Bitte rechtzetig bestellen! Erstklassige Erzeugnisse! Karl Muffler, Hütte 10' (Cakes, applecakes, marzipan, chocolates, please order quickly! First class products!)

Camp program for Café Wellblech at Tatura Internment Camp: this is a hand-drawn and photostat theatre program for the 'Theatre Tatura', Feb 1941. It features cartoon-style illustrations and includes an advertisement in German for cakes, applecakes, marzipan, and chocolates produced and sold by Karl Muffler. The program demonstrates the kind of activities undertaken by interns (often instructed by other interns) to keep themselves occupied.
Physical format
Programs
Drawing
Manuscripts
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/3624/
Bibliographic citation
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