10570 South African (Boer) War Memorial Bendigo. The monument commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action while serving in the South African (Boer) War. It is a bronze statue of a soldier on a granite base. Leader (Melbourne), 19 November 1904. “There was a large assemblage on the afternoon of 11th November, when the ceremony of unveiling the soldiers' memorial statue was performed by Brigadier-General Gordon in the presence of a muster of branches of the defence forces. The statue, which is in bronze, is mounted on a massive granite base, on the foot of which is the following inscription: — "Bendigo's tribute to the memory of the Australian soldiers who, in the South African war of 1899 - 1902 gave their lives for Queen and Empire. The statue was modelled by Mr. J. Walker, a young Bendigonian, who has been studying for two or three years under Mr. A. T. Woodward art instructor at the local school of mines.“ Ola Cohn recalled in her autobiography meeting John Walker as a sculpture student at the Bendigo School of Mines and that he had later received the commission for the Boer War Memorial although she neglects to mention its location. John Walker was born in Bendigo and first studied sculpture at the Bendigo School of Art. Walker, then went to England to study at the Royal College of Art London, and in Paris at the Académie Colarossi and Julian Academy. John Walker worked as a sculptor in both Bendigo and West Brunswick before turning to chicken farming in the Bendigo suburb of White Hills. The photo of A. T. Pattinson was taken by George Leake Massingham, a professional photographer, who had seven children, one of whom died at birth. After arriving in Australia from England, he established himself as a travelling photographer, an occupation he continued after his marriage. He travelled throughout country Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, setting up studios along the way. The family ended up moving with him, travelling to Sydney, Narrandera, Bendigo, Newtown, Geelong and Deniliquin. Correspondence re Boer War Memorial Bendigo Boer War Memorial Bendigo. Letters and photo from and to Mrs Wilson, eldest daughter of Mr Arthur T. Pattinson who was a model for the Boer War sculpture. 10570a A black and white photo of Trooper Arthur T. Pattinson restored by BHS Volunteers. 10570b The original photo as sent by Mrs Wilson to Harold Curnow (Bendigo Historical Society) in 1962. The photo is mounted on heavy brown cardboard and has an old catalogue number of "P680" inscribed on it. The cardboard is torn and held together with sticky tape. On the front in italics is printed G.L. Massingham, Bendigo. 10570c Notes on the rear of the photo from Mrs Wilson state that "the photo is of Arthur T. Pattinson (Rusty), an Australian Light Horse trooper who served in the Boer War. The Boer War Memorial in Pall Mall Bendigo represents a trooper on guard. The sculptor was Jack Walker who used Pattinson as a model, and it is regarded as an excellent likeness." 10570d A letter from Harold Curnow back to Mrs Wilson on Jan 4th, 1963, acknowledging receipt of the photo and a letter received, noting the significance of the historical information. 10570e Handwritten letter 29/11/1962 from Mrs Wilson to Mr Curnow introducing herself as Mr. Pattinson's eldest daughter and answering the letter he wrote to her father. She mentions the bad health of her parents. Arthur modelled for the statue at least two to three times per week in a studio on the top floor of a building in Bull St. He was the original model to the best of her knowledge. Another model possibly Mr P. Handmear may have sat as a model for renovations (*). The rifle was a light horse rifle issued to Pattinson as he was still serving in 1904. Arthur and Handmear were boys together and very close. * Note - the plaster model was repaired prior to casting in metal. 10570f An obituary notice: 18/11/64 "On Nov. 17 at Frankston, Emma, wife of the late A. T. Pattinson (Rusty), late of Bendigo. 10570g Letter Nov. 20th, 1962, from Harold Curnow to Mr Arthur T. Pattinson, Kent St., Mornington, Vic. "Dear Mr Pattinson, Last week your brother, Brit., whom I have known for many years, supplied the Bendigo Advertiser with some interesting information regarding your role as the model for the late Jack Walker when he was making the statue for the Boer War Memorial here. Yesterday however, another claimant to the distinction of being the model was advanced in the Bendigo Advertiser by Mr Richard Marshall, of Moran Street, Bendigo who said that the soldier's model was Phillip Handmear. I understand that your brother has sent the newspaper cuttings on to you. When he called to see me yesterday, he suggested that I write to you for further particulars. Can you recall the discussion you had with Jack Walker when he approached you about acting as the model and do you remember how many times you posed for him, and whether the work was done in the house, in the yard, or in one of the outbuildings at Moran Street? In short, any details at all. At this point in time we are considering an interesting facet in Bendigo's history, so any seemingly unimportant incidents could really be useful if we knew about them. Have you any old newspaper cuttings mentioning your name in connection with the memorial? Do you remember any remarks that passed between you and Jack Walker during the long sessions you must have put in on this work? This could be very important. And do you recall where the rifle came from? Did you or Jack Walker borrow it from the military authorities? Back in 1934 Jack Walker recalled having had to pull the plaster model down and remake it when he discovered it was slightly off-balance and was slowly toppling forward. He told me he had to get his model to pose again. Do you know anything about this? Could it have been that he got Mr. Handmear in for the final stage of the work? That, of course, would apply only if you were not available. Incidentally, I never heard of Mr Handmear until I saw his name in yesterday's "Advertiser". In any case I intended contacting your brother or you to enquire whether any member of your family has an old photograph of you in your Boer War uniform, that is, one taken about the time of or just after the Boer War. I am sure that members of the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society would be most interested to see it. I hope you will have the time and inclination to consider the many points I have raised in this letter because the subject has aroused a lot of interest in Bendigo. Hoping you are well and quite as active as you wish, I remain, with all good wishes, Yours sincerely, Harold Curnow". john walker, jack walker, boer war memorial bendigo, arthur pattinson, soldiers' memorial bendigo

The 5 Bn Inf. was the Bendigo Militia Unit immediately after Federation.This is two sheets of paper when folded and bound with three staples, provides 8 pages. It has adverts, stories, editorials and a large article about citizen forces Tattoo one night. Also articles about a Boer War Memorial fundraiser.newspaper, pre-ww1, militia, bendigo

Henry Southby pre WW1 served 5 years in the Militia and 22 years on the Permanent staff. He is listed as No 2240 serving in the 4th Batt Aust Commonwealth Horse during the Boer War from March to September 1902. By the time he enlisted in the AIF he was 41 years 2 months of age on 22.3.16 with the rank of Lieut in the 39th Batt. Embarked for England 27.5.16, embark for France 23.11.16, promoted Captain 23.4.17, WIA 7.6.17 shell wound to back, return to France 30.7.17, KIA 12.10.17 at Passchendaele. It is believed he was W.I.A and while being carried out by Stretcher Bearers a shell burst killing them all. No known grave. The plaque was one of many that were placed on trees in Condon St. Bendigo as a memorial to those who lost their lives. Refer 1903.2, 1905P.Bronze plaque set in a wood frame re; H.SOUTHBY. Frame is brown, the plaque lettering is raised."CAPTAIN H. SOUTHBY 39th BATT. 10th INF. BGD. A.I.F KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 12th 1917"civic mementoes - plaques, handcrafts - woodwork, military history, southby

The Service Record of the 3rd and 4th Victorian Bushmen Contingents in the Boer War, with a brief biographical sketch of each man who served. Book, dark blue hard cover with light blue dust jacket. 705 pages. Photo on front cover of group of soldiers posing in front of a row of tents. Back cover has photos of a Boer War memorial and medals. Attached inside front cover is a list of Men from Bendigo in the Bushmen (37).Written on 1st page: 29.4.2010 Written on title page: With Compliments Robin Drougleever 23.4.1910books, military, army

Typed time table for march. Detailed is the Assembly, Order of March, Spacings, Route, Bands, Last Post, Reveille, Traffic arrangements, and Timings. Written at the end of the first page is:'Dawn Service 6.30 ? ?.event, official, anzac day, r.s.l. bendigo collection - time table for march, mr a v palmer, mr w e p carruthers, f jackson, w fern, w green, j murdoch, f schilling, boer war statue, 38 bn band, cenotaph, national bank, bendigo pipe band, ahq carto fortuna, lansell statue, hopetoun and municipal bands, marist brothers bands, bendigo pipe band, memorial hall

Sepia photograph mounted on fawn board. Bendigo Post Office, Boer War Memorial, crowd of people, horse drawn vehicles. Inscriptions: on front - printed 'GL Massingham, View Street Bendigo', on back - circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. History: James Lerk 'Unveiling of the Boer War Memorial' by J Walker, Sculpture at the corner Pall Mall and Williamson Street. Helen Mainka August 2001 'Unveiled by Brig. Gen. Gordon 11/11/1904GL Massingham, View St, Bendigoplace, streetscape, pall mall, prev. acc no. gp51

.1) Hard Drive, the following items are stored on this device. 1. BRSL/SMIMM/BMM Museum History photographs, 885 images as a slide show with text added 1998 - 2018. 2. BRSL/SMIMM/BMM Museum History photographs, 241 images as a slide show with text added 2019 - current (ongoing). 3. Video, 7.30 report 23 April 2009 re the discovery of the Somme photographs, the Grinton collection. 4. 38th Bn AIF brief history 9 pages follows the movements of the Battalion by page No & date from "Eric Fairey's History of the 38th Bn", from inception on 1.3 1916 to when the 1st Draft leaves for home on 17.2.1919. (Hard copy, Cat No 9717) 5. The Anzac day Rum & Coffee story Bendigo RSL Dawn Service from 1996 to 2024. Follows the changes that began with the Museum expanding, 4 pages with photos, 33 other images as well taken over time. 6. BRSL/SMIMM/BMM Brief History in two folder sections 1993 to current (Ongoing) a. Text with images attached. b. Photographs, scans, drawings, sketch's, newsletters used in the publication. (Hard copy, Cat No 8274.2) 7. Photographs. (a) Photographs B & W, 403 as a slide show with text added. Covers 9 collections re WW2. (b) Photographs B & W, 473 as a slide show with text added. Covers 3 collections re WW2 & 1 by Korea. (c) Photographs B & W, 887 as a slide show with text added, covers 1 collection "Grinton". (d) Photographs B & W, 196 as a slide show with text added, covers 8 collections re WW1. (e) Photographs B & W, 443 as a slide show with text added, covers 8 collections re WW2. (g) Photographs colour, 648 as a slide show with text added, covers 1 collection re Vietnam. (h) Photographs colour, 831 as a slide show with text added, covers 2 collections combing (g & h) re Vietnam. 8.Museum Muster stories. Contains 18 stories relating to the Museum collection and the RSL history in the building. Many of these stories were published in the Museum Muster Newsletters. Others were ready to use but in 2020 Covid struck and the Newsletter came to an end and there were no more Newsletters after that. 9. Diary. Transcribed from the original. Arthur George Holley No PM13556 RAN. Joined the RAN age 15 in 1922 and goes through to 1945. 10. Diary. Transcribed from the original. Colin (Snowy) Odlum VX45898 2/23rd Bn 2nd AIF. Begins when he sailed from Melbourne on Nov 16th 1940 to July 10th 1942, he was KIA at El Alamein on 12.7.1942. (These are the only two left in digital form, others that were done on a Museum Computer or transferred to were lost on the Museum computers) 11. Museum Musters. There were a total of 84 "Musters" produced from 2003 to beginning 2020 just before Covid. Vol's No 39, 45 - 76 are the only remaining in digital format. The rest were lost on Computer. (Vol's 1 - 84 are in Hard Copy) 12. Born Bendigo, enlisted Bendigo WW1. A listing of approx 6,000 names. This information was supplied by Denis Connor, Paul Dalgleish and Staff of the National Archives Canberra to the Museum. (A printed copy is in the Museum Library) 13. Diary. Jack Grinton No 1043 C Coy 38th BN WW1. Transcribed from his note book. Begins on 1.3.1916 on enlistment to 16.11.1916 prior to movement to France. Also photographs, research notes, documents, list of items donated to the Museum, time lines. (Diary, a hard copy is in the Museum Library) (The above items were compiled by Peter Ball in his capacity as either Curator, Chairman Museum Sub Committee, Sub Committee member, Cataloguing Co Ordinator from 1998 to current. All were done on home computer, items listed as missing were at some point transferred to a Museum Computer and subsequently lost at a later date during Covid) 14. Video. Channel 9. The launch of the Soldiers Memorial Institute Digital Honour roll in 2017. The filming took place in the Vietnam Veterans shed at the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road. The work relates to the 2,972 names on the Honour Roll of the building and the 499 identified who did not come back. The research and putting together was done by Bendigo RSL Historian Murray Poustie, interviews on the video are with Murray and Museum Volunteer Peter. The Boer War, WW2, Korea and Vietnam was added in 2019. .2) DVD in paper cover. 7.30 Report 23.4.2009, The discovery of the Some photographs. (Grinton collection) Collection re Peter Ball, refer Cat No 4704 for service details & RSL service. .1) My Passport Hard drive 2 TB, Blue colour one side, black the other, USB cord attached, contains 14 items re, a video, photos, stories, diaries, slide shows. .2) DVD in its paper cover with details on the DVD..2) "Discovery of the Somme photographs - The 7.30 Report - 23 April 2009".brsl, smirsl, 7.30, mixed media, somme, museum