Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Every Honour board has a history - this one stored in a Chook Shed for 18 years before being rescued.

In 1998 the honour board from the Marist Brothers
College Bendigo was found wrapped up and stored
in an old chook shed. Established in the 1890s, the
College had closed its doors during the 1980s and
the honour board had somehow made its way onto a
property in the nearby Junourton district. A community
member alerted the Bendigo RSL and the owners of the
honour board agreed that it be donated to the Bendigo
RSL Military Museum. By relocating this 2 metre by 2.5
metre honour board to a secure indoor environment it
was saved from exposure to the climate, pest attack
and other hazards that could have resulted in serious
deterioration. This large and impressive honour board
is now on display at the Bendigo Military Museum. It is
an example of the vulnerability of honour rolls and the
part that ordinary community members can play in their
rescue and preservation.

Bendigo. Visit of Archbishops. Archbishop Cattaneo, the Papal Delegate, on Sunday afternoon officially opened the new High School erected in connection with the Marist Brothers' Catholic College, Bridge street. There was an enormous attendance. Subsequently Dr Mannix delivered a long address to 5000 people in unveiling an honor roll at the Marist Brothers' College. The roll contained 340 names, eight of whom had won Military Medals or other decorations.
Ballarat Star (Vic), 8 April 1918.