The Broken Hill Ottoman Flag is rare being unique and one a few items from the New Years Day attack at Broken Hill in 1915. Continue reading
Objects Through Time: gaol
The Order-in-Council has historical significance as evidence of the 1840 Order-in-Council and its aftermath represented the turning point when, 50 years after its foundation, New South Wales ceased to be a penal colony. Continue reading
Discover the 1787 convict love token made for Thomas Tilley a convict on the First Fleet. Continue reading
Discover the long sleeved woollen convict jacket made of ‘Parramatta cloth’, c.1855. Continue reading
Discover the brass button from the work clothes of a convict assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company at Newcastle in the 1830s. Continue reading
See the collection of buttons that were discovered recently in the drain pipes at Trial Bay Gaol. The buttons are from the clothes of Australian military guards and German prisoners of war circa 1915.
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Discover the photography frames used by World War 1 German POWs interned at the Trial Bay Gaol Internment Camp between 1915 and 1918 to take and develop photographs of the Camp, its environment and the activities that took place there.
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Discover the Kodak film tank used by German POWs who where interred at Trial Bay Gaol between 1915-1918.
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The Jewellery Box is a part of a collection of objects integral to the fabric of the Trial Bay Gaol heritage site and provides the distinctive character of the place. Continue reading
The lathe used by Trial Bay internees has aesthetic significance in the design and manufacture of toys for children interred at other internment camps.
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Discover the zither played by the German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. Continue reading
Discover the carved wood shield made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. Continue reading
Discover the carved wood shield made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. Continue reading
Discover the carved serviette rings made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915.
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The Holsworthy Internees Collection is integral to the history of the Liverpool Region. Its primary significance lies in its relationship to the themes of wartime internment experience, racial antagonism, Australia’s fear of subversion and strict adherence to Britain’s wartime foreign policies. Continue reading
The Gaol Cell Door is a part of a collection of objects integral to the fabric of the Trial Bay Gaol heritage site and provides the distinctive character of the place. Continue reading
The prison record is historically significant as it provides material evidence and insight into the experience and activities of non-Anglo groups in colonial society. Continue reading
The miniature dolls furniture is a part of a wider collection of objects used by the internees that are integral to the fabric of the Trial Bay Gaol heritage site and provides the distinctive character of the place. Continue reading
Discover the book ‘The Gentle Art of Photography’. The book was used by the internees at Trial Bay Gaol to take and develop photographs of the Trial Bay Camp. Continue reading
Discover the dolls house made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. Continue reading
Discover the cell door from Berrima Gaol where German POWs were interred between 1915-1918. Continue reading
The Trial Bay Internees Collection interprets the story and provides evidence of the experience of the German internee’s life at Trial Bay, the attitudes of the German internees to the war and internment and their relationships to other German communities in NSW both interred and free.
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Discover the dugout canoe Störtebeker that was made by World War I prisoners of war at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. Continue reading
Discover the service record of Willhelm Köster a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915.
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Discover the banner made by German crews of ships belonging to the German-Australian Line, Deutsch Australische Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft (known by the initials D.A.D.G) who where interred at Berrima Gaol between 1915 -1918. Continue reading
Discover the 1787 Draught Instructions for Governor Phillip that empowered Captain Arthur Phillip to establish a British Colony at Botany Bay, grant land and issue regulations to the Colony from 1788. Continue reading
The Eindecker model has aesthetic significance and reinforces the fact that the internee community, which was educated and cultured, included wealthy industrialists, doctors, academics, publishers, professionals and entrepreneurs.
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