Historical information

J.Russell Thomson made his fortune from gold mining and was one of Ballarat's great benefactors.

Significance

While J.Russell Thomson left a generous bequest to be spent on statues in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, it is claimed that he played an active role in the events of the Eureka Stockade.

Physical description

A narrow wide piece of newsprint with a coloured photograph with caption, left hand side, folded and dog-eared right hand side.

Inscriptions & markings

None. Very likely cut out of the Ballarat Courier newspaper, c2010.