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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  640
• Lot Description:
  [GERMAN P.O.Ws in AUSTRALIA] “Kampspiegel Monatshefte” No. 7 (Camp Mirror)
  [Illustrated Periodical For Prisoners Of War In Australia] Oct.1918 stitch-bound softcover booklet with cover consisting of a lineblock image with colour linocut borders, 24 pages, 23 x 17.8cm. Publication details include “vol. 1, no. 7, 27 Oct. 1918.” This periodical produced by camp internees includes a rare colour linocut (p3) by W. Graba, showing a view of the Holsworthy Internment Camp in Liverpool, NSW. As well as soldiers and sailors captured during battle, many Germans living in Australia at the time of the outbreak of WWI were jailed without trial due to their classification as enemy aliens. Australia interned almost 7000 people during WWI at Holsworthy, Berrima and Trial Bay (NSW) camps.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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