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Discover the timber cabin chest made in Germany from local timber. Continue reading
View the Jindera Pioneer Museum’s kitchen draining board associated with the local German community. Continue reading
The preserving pan is associated with the second phase of German farming and settlement in the Riverina and Australian domestic practice. Continue reading
The print of Kaiser Wilhelm II is significant for its associations with World War One and the surveillance and internment of members of the German community in the Riverina. Continue reading
The baptismal font has social significance as evidence of the role of religion in the lives of German settlers in the Riverina. Continue reading
See the silk wedding gown for Gertrude Pabst who lived in Germanton (later Holbrook) in the 1870s. Continue reading
The surfboard has historical significance because of it links to the explosion of new surfboard designs, the development of teen surfer subculture in the 1960s. Continue reading
Discover the grape press from Griffith that was used by the local community to extract juice from grapes to make wine c.1950s. Continue reading
Discover the Grappa making still from Griffith that was used by the local community to distil spirits from discarded grape skins c.1950s. Continue reading
The Lady of Loreto statue has social significance to the Italian community at Griffith as an item of Catholic devotion. Continue reading
This lace collection from Griffith is of historic significance as a family craft handed down from mother to daughter. Continue reading
This cottage industry textiles collection from Griffith is of historic significance as a family craft handed down from mother to daughter. Continue reading
This trunk from Griffith is of historic significance as a typical piece of equipment used by migrants to transport and store their belongings. Continue reading
This set of bocce balls is of historic significance as evidence of the transfer of a men’s social activity from Italy to Griffith, Australia. 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
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
Discover the dolls house made by a German merchant seaman interred at Berrima Internment Camp in 1915. 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 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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