Historical information

These Visitors books were for the Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum in Pall Mall Bendigo (Now the Bendigo Military Museum) The books cover the period Oct 1997 - April 2025 and are ongoing.
The Museum opened on a trial basis in Oct 1997 and then officially in Feb 1998.The first two entries in the book 1 are undated, the 3rd is dated 20.10.1997.

Image No 2 shows the first entries in October 1997.
Image No 3 shows the signatures of Prime Minister John Howard, Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer and Jack Lockett on 21.7.1998 when Jack received the French legion of Honour. He was 107 years at the time. Refer cat No 8145.10P for the award.

Refer Cat No 8274 for the Museum's history.

Physical description

.1) - .22) Twenty two Visitors books various shapes, sizes, colours and styles. The size quoted is an average of them all.