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Book - PETHARD COLLECTION: CANADIAN PICTURES, 1887

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Pethard collection,Hard cover book Canadian Pictures by the Marquis of Lorne K.T. A book of history & life in Canada. Brown cover with gold lettering & scenes, published by the Religious Tract Society London. Black and white illustrations drawn with pen and pencil printed by R.Clay sons and Taylor printers London. Contains fold out map in colour. Presentation certificate inside front cover reads, presented to Mr.G.A.Pethard by the members of the Mount Pleasant Glee class on his leaving Ballarat for Warragul, as a small token of esteem. Ballarat 20th May 1887.
Some of the items in the Pethard Collection were donated by Barbara Bessley. The donor worked for the trustee for the Pethard Estate and to prevent the material being disposed of, she retained it. George Pethard, in his role as Mayor of Bendigo, was active in community organisations and was a member of a contingent which travelled overseas to promote Victoria. The items in this collection help to illustrate some oof Pethard's work for Bendigo and the State of Victoria.