Photographs and watercolour view of Liverpool Internment Camp, 1915, assembled by Ernst Nothdurfs on behalf of former German internees

PXB 633

fonds

ca.1915

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings

914059

1 drawing - watercolour - 15 x 24.5 cm. on card 21 x 26.5 cm.
4 photographs - silver gelatin - 13.2 x 55 mm. or smaller on card 21 x 26.5 cm.

Ernst Nothdurfs was a civil internee at Trial Bay Barracks during World War I. As late as 1972, Mr Nothdurfs maintained a close connection with a number of former Trial Bay internees, who dined together twice a year either in Hamburg or Bremen. Source -- ML file

In a letter dated 5 May 1972 in Hamburg to Mr Aldridge, Custodian of Trial Bay Barracks, Ernst Nothdurfs wrote that he was a civil internee at Trial Bay Barracks during World War I. Mr Nothdurfs maintained a close connection with a number of former Trial Bay inhabitants following his repatriation in 1919. Mr Northdurfs collected a number of posters, photographs and newspaper articles from this group, which he sent to Mr Aldridge for use in a prospective museum at Trial Bay Barracks. Material relevant to Trial Bay Gaol was retained for use in the historical display. The Secretary of Arakoon State Recreation Area Trust presented the material relating to Liverpool Internment Camp to the Mitchell Library in November 1981. This material had been given by Mr Aldridge to W. D. Neil of Castle Hill some years previously, and at the suggestion of Mr Neil, the Trust presented it to the Mitchell Library. Source -- ML file

One watercolour view of Liverpool P.O.W. camp, pasted to card 21 x 26.5 cm.; 4 photographs pasted to other side of card.

Unsigned watercolour shows an elevated view of Liverpool POW camp barracks, with site features such as administration buildings, boundary fence, Australian flagpole, washing line, and hills in far distance. In top right of image is painted “GCC 1915” within a shield outline. Image dimensions 15 x 24.5 cm. Caption in ink below image: “P.O.W. Camp Liverpool N.S.W. 1915”.

4 unidentified, undated photographs: one studio portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier (Australian uniform badge on hat and collar); two snapshots of a man posing on a “Metro” motorcycle (registration 14264) on a lawn, in one view wearing a uniform, in one a suit; man posing at door to tent in a camp.

Out of copyright: Applies to photographs - Created before 1955
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Printed album titled "1914-1916 G.C.C. Album ... Zur Erinnerung an meine Kriegsgefangenschaft", received as part Pic.Acc.5101, was incorporated with printed material in ML, November 1981 -- memorandum on ML file (possibly Q940.472/1?)

Keyword subject:
Liverpool Prisoner of War camp (N.S.W.)