Merchandise
The Museum shop has a selection of books relating to camps, some written by internees; local history books, including a book on the history of Tatura and one on the history of Rodney Shire. Souvenirs include teaspoons, tea towels, bags, postcards, cards and calendars. Photographs in the postcards, cards and calendars are by Museum volunteer Kaye Watson.
Art Behind the Wire
$18.00
Written to accompany the exhibition "Art Behind the Wire". It tells the story of the Duldig family who found themselves "Behind the Wire" - internees in Tatura Internment Camp 3D. Tells the story of resilience, ingenuity and persistence in the face of rigid official attitudes and initially negative public opinion.
Art Captured
$25.00
With the outbreak of World War 2 Hans-Wolter von Gruenewaldt, a German Mining Engineer, fled South Africa to avoid internment, only to be captured by the British and spend the next six and a half years as a Prisoner of War.
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His dramatic journey took him to the other side of the globe, miraculously surviving the sinking of the Arandora Star and enduring inhuman treatment aboard the Dunera, on his way.
His Australian destination was the Goulburn Valley in central Victoria.
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Due to his artistic creativity he left a visual legacy in the township of Murchison. But many years later when his son gifted his extensive folio of art work to the local Historical Society, the amazing scope, diversity and extraordinary talent of Hans-Wolter von Gruenewaldt was fully revealed.
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Australian Migrant Ships
$30.00
A catalogue of ships used by the Australian Government to transport an influx of European migrants in 1945 to 1977. Contains information and photos on the ships life history and function, including individual listings for the year of construction, tonnage, dimensions, service speed and propulsion type.
Captured Lives
$35.00
Peers behind the barbed wire veil that was drawn around people, both civilian internees and POW's, deemed threats to Australia's security during the 2 world wars. Civilians from enemy nations, even if born in Australia, were subjects of suspicion and locked away in internment camps.
Dunera Lives Profiles
$35.00
Volume 2 of Dunera Lives follows the paths of a selection of Dunera Boys from their early lives before and during the Nazi years, through their arrival in Britain or the Straits Settlements in search of a safe haven, to their arrest as enemy aliens and subsequent deportation and incarceration in camps in Australia. Then, as free men, they start new lives in many parts of the world.
Rodney Recollections
$5.00
A general picture of life in the Shire of Rodney during the period 1886-1986, with emphasis on the role that the Shire Council played during that time. Topics include an outline of settlement, inter city relationships, shire administrations, origins of street and road names and reminiscences of residents. Includes photographs.