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Die Deutsche Spiel Sehgi Australien, 1940s

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Title
Die Deutsche Spiel Sehgi Australien, 1940s
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Prisoner-of-war camps
Prisoners of war--Australia
Internment camp theater
German language--Writing
Category
4. World War II
Author
Wilke, Adolf
Current holder
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Period of reference
1940 – 1945
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5b5d638d21ea6b1548040b5c
Item number
C7695
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Murchison
Language
German
Description from source
Hard cloth covered loose leaf book secured at spine with brown leather ties. Title and crest, circular garland around swastika on front cover done in ink. Text in book is in German. Made in camp 13, the book is a manuscript of the play "Es Tut Sich Was Um Mitternacht" (it does that at midnight) character sketches and lighting plans. Book was sent to Germany to be exhibited at a Red Cross exhibition of POW activities. Play written by Adolf Wilke.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Bibliographic citation
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