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

One page letter from Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, to H. Marks, c/- Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd., 15 Great Cumberland Place, London., 28th November, 1962, re 'enclosed of Bendigo' (presumably print of Bendigo, the racehorse) from Denison, Librarian.

Inscriptions & markings

Written in pen on left hand side 'reply 2/12/62'.