The baptismal font has social significance as evidence of the role of religion in the lives of German settlers in the Riverina. Continue reading
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See the silk wedding gown for Gertrude Pabst who lived in Germanton (later Holbrook) in the 1870s. Continue reading
Discover the framed memento made by German prisoners of war at the Berrima internee camp in 1916 for the Australian Military 20th Berrima Guard. Continue reading
Discover the carved box made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915.
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Discover the bullock bell known as the Wagga Pot. The bell is one of many made in the 1870s by German migrant August Menneke at his Wagga blacksmith shop for bullock drivers in the Riverina area. Continue reading
The set of cow horn funnels is significant for its association with the settlement of the Lockhart/Milbrulong area of the Riverina by German farming families. 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 soft drink bottles from Bill Haberecht’s AVOR Quality Products Collection at the Museum of the Riverina. Continue reading
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 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
The jinker is historically significant as a tangible link to the early timber clearing and milling activities undertaken by German migrant communities in the Currawarna/Berry Jerry area of the Riverina.
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Discover the tenor horn used in the German Brass Band at Jindera NSW between 1880 and 1910. The Jindera Brass Band tenor horn is associated with the second phase of German settlement in the Riverina. 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
Discover the gate that was erected by Adolph Pfrunder on his property Baden at Grong Grong near Germantown, NSW in c.1904. 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
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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