Summary
This sympathy poem was one of a large number sent to Museum Victoria in the years since he went on display in January 1933. It was retained in the Museum's files until it was transferred to the History Collection.
Physical Description
Rectangular sheet of light brown paper, with extensive text hand typed on one side in black ink. There is a black ink `NATIONAL MUSEUM' date stamp in the top right hand corner.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Mr Michael Reason - Museum Victoria, Jan 2007
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Inscriptions
Hand typed on front in black ink: As I sit beside the campfire, and I watch the embers glow,/ This solemn thought keeps running through my head./ As the sheoak log is burning, and the flames flit to and fro-/ The greatest horse we ever had -- is dead. [followed by extensive text] Stamped on front in black ink: NATIONAL MUSEUM/ 10 DEC. 1941/ VICTORIA
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Overall Dimensions
33 cm (Length), 20.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Museum History, Poetry, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
