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Record of Life in Camp 1A and 1 B, 1944

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Title
Record of Life in Camp 1A and 1 B, 1944
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Internment camps--Australia
Prisoners of war--Australia
German language--Writing
Northern Territory
Papua New Guinea
Maps
Category
4. World War II
Keywords
Tatura camp
Current holder
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Period of reference
June 5, 1940 – 1944
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5b1f381d21ea6812cc9678ee
Item number
C0763
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Orange camp
Tatura
Sydney
Melbourne
Language
German
Description from source
Written in German "Verzeuhnis Alter Internieiten De Sannellagers Tatura (1A and B) Von 5 Juni - 15 December 1940

A 35 page record in a plastic folder, clear plastic front and 3 cm black margin left hand side extending to the back cover. Some of the content headlines or places are Orange, Tatura, Long Bay, Melbourne, South Australia. A map and 19 towns of WA, Northern Territory, New Guinea. Reg No is the translation as is the "Tatura Song" written by H. Sturzenhofecker to the melody good cheer comrades, on the horse and Mr Otto Herbst being awarded a certificate commanding of yachts.
Physical format
Notebook
Maps
Songs
Bibliographic citation
<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/WQB3DP89/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/WQB3DP89/</a></p>