Historical information

William Abednego Thompson (11 October 1811 – 23 August 1880), also known as Bendigo Thompson, was an English bare-knuckle boxer who won the heavyweight championship of England from James Burke on 12 February 1839.[3] He was inducted into The Ring magazine Hall of Fame in 1955, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991[3] and the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. His nickname of "Bendigo" lives on in the name of a city and creek in Australia. (Wikipedia)

Physical description

Photocopy, on parchment coloured paper, of two articles regarding how Bendigo was named. Top on page, underneath article: 'Note, refers to Thomas O'Callaghan, Commissioner of Police and also President of the RHSV'. Bottom article, a copy of a letter written to the Bendigo Advertiser by Henry Jackson, View Point, Bendigo on February 21st. 1899, titled 'How Bendigo was Named'.

Inscriptions & markings

Top left hand corner of page '... unclear, please return to Jim Harrison' written in pencil.