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Autograph Book, During World War 2

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Title
Autograph Book, During World War 2
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
War poetry
Prisoner-of-war camps
Internment camps--Australia
Poetry
Category
4. World War II
Creator
Kirsch, Marianne
Current holder
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Date
1945
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5c9834b721ea6d0be4e369fa
Item number
C0336
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Tatura
Language
German
English
Description from source
Fawn coloured autograph book filled with German poetry. Inscriptions & markings: gewidmet vom präsidium des deutschen roten kreuzes. Tatura - Camp 3, Victoria, Australia

Autograph book of poetry gifted to internee Marianne Kirsch upon leaving Camp 3. Marianne has translated 2 of the poems into English for display at the Tatura Museum's Wartime Camps Collection.
Physical format
Autograph books
Poetry