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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Bob Brothers Memorial, 26th June 1964
... Pass around the hat... around the hat Pass around the hat Dr. Colin Roderick Henry ...The inscription on the plaque for Bob Brothers reads: 'this sundial and garden court is erected as a memorial and tribute to Bob Brothers, a native of this City of Bendigo. His charity, kindness and comradeship, particularly at Bourke on the Darling River, N.S.W., inspired Henry Lawson to characterise him in the story 'Send around the Hat.' 'And I wish that I could immortalise him ' Henry Lawson. Extract from poem: 'Now this is the creed from the Book of the Bush - Should be simple and plain to a dunce. If a man's in a hole you just pass round the hat - Were he jail bird or gentleman once'Newspaper article titled 'Bob Brothers: Any Clues? with a three page copy of information and a photograph of the Bob Brothers sundial and plaque memorial in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Newspaper article, 26th June, 1964, Bendigo Advertiser, discusses a proposed book on Henry Lawson by Dr. Colin Roderick of Sydney. Dr. Roderick is attempting to substantiate Brothers' connection with Bendigo and is 'anxious to contact anyone with authentic records of a Bendigo man, Bob Brothers who was immortalised in a Henry Lawson poem, 'Passing Around the Hat.' A. Llewellyn, Eaglehawk was a 'driving force' to get recognition for Brothers' link to Bendigo.bendigo, bob brothers, send around the hat, pass around the hat, dr. colin roderick, henry lawson -
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Crocheted example by Joyce Hucker. Hucker began working with unspun wool and making dyes from the natural sources from her garden and the farm trees around her. From knitting and croceting articles, she progressed to felting and a 'wrapping' technique, always using unspun wool. She was a successful exhibitor at many craft shows and was always willing to pass on her experience and knowledge to others, often travelling widely to help groups requiring a demonstration.Crocheted example by Joyce Hucker.crochet, hucker, mrs joyce -
National Wool MuseumHat
Crocheted example by Joyce Hucker. Hucker began working with unspun wool and making dyes from the natural sources from her garden and the farm trees around her. From knitting and croceting articles, she progressed to felting and a 'wrapping' technique, always using unspun wool. She was a successful exhibitor at many craft shows and was always willing to pass on her experience and knowledge to others, often travelling widely to help groups requiring a demonstration.Crocheted example by Joyce Hucker."Jaunty Pair" Cap. J. Hucker Lake Bolac Viccrochet, hucker, mrs joyce
