Tweed butter churn c.1940s
1940 – 1945 Tweed Butter Churn

The butter churn and pat have historic and technological significance as they demonstrate the labour intensive nature of early dairying and butter making and the impact that technological developments such as the cream separator and butter churn and improvements in rail and road transport had on the industry. Continue reading

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1944 Italian Internment Diaries

Discover the diaries of Federico Bonisoli documenting his internment during World War II. The diaries Include Internment diaries (in Italian dated 1940-1944, letters in English received from his niece Maria Bonisoli and nephew Attilio Bonisoli between 1940-1943, a photograph of Federico Bonisoli, c.1939. and a letter in Italian to Felice Bonisoli from Rev. Professor M.F. Toal, an ex-internee of Loveday Camp dated 13 September 1956. Continue reading

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1940 Hay POW Camp Coins

The coins have historic value as evidence of the events that surround the internment of POWs in Australia in World War 2 and the experience of the refugees and POWs life at the Hay POW camp. Continue reading