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

Three letters: red text carbon copy of letter sent by Harold Curnow to (a) The Jockey Club, Newmarket Suffolk England, November1st 1968 (2 letters) and (b) to Mr. B.W.R. Curling, Public Relations Officer, Joint Turf Authorities, 42 Portman Square, London., December 12th., 1968. Fourth letter address to Harold Curnow, Esq., Public Accountant, Colonial Mutual Building, View Point, Bendigo, with information on the racehorse 'Bendigo'. The lithograph of the racehorse 'Bendigo' is mentioned in the letter.
One airmail envelope attached to above letter is addressed to Mr. Harold Curnow.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten on back of airmail envelope in blue pen 'The Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary 1965, p 1573, racing calendar, official weekly publication of the Jockey Club and the National Hunt Committee, giving racing new, details of race meetings and future fixtures'.
Written on bottom of envelope 'A.G. Doney, 200 Eaglehawk Rd, Long Gully, 32668.'