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

At the lookout in Rosalind Park Bendigo. The sundial and garden court are 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 NSW, inspired Henry Lawson to characterise him in the story `Send around the Hat`. `And I wish that I could immortalise him`. Henry LawsonLetter to Allan Llewellyn, Eaglehawk, from the Mitchell Library, Sydney - reply concerning Henry Lawson 'Bob Brothers Memorial in Rosalind Park Bendigo' and 'Send Round the Hat'. Photocopy of Alan's research.history, bendigo, eaglehawk, henry lawson, bob brothers, send round the hat, bendigo rosalind park, allan llewellyn collection