Record numberAM-243Date qualifieryear onlyDate rangeBetween 1st January 1908 and 31st December 1908NotesThis medal was made by WJ Amor, a medal maker who established his business in Sydney in 1888. Amor was married to the daughter of the Chief Engineer at Sydney Mint.
THE BURDEKIN MEDAL One of the earliest benefactors to the College was Mr Sydney Burdekin, who was present at the first annual distribution of prizes in December, 1891, and gave two gold medals, one for orcharding and the other management of stock. The following year, when the first diplomas were awarded, Mr Burdekin gave a silver medal to each winner of a diploma in agriculture, and continued the gift each year till the time of his death in 1898. This gift was perpetuated by Mrs Sydney Burdekin till her death in 1913, and afterwards by her daughters up till the year 1919. In referring to the death of Mrs Burdekin, Principal HW Potts said: To her and her public-spirited husband the College owes a lasting debt of gratitude. (Dart RN. Hawkesbury Agricultural College: History and Reminiscences - Written to Commemorate the Jubilee of the College 1891-1941. Richmond NSW. 1941. p.173)CategoryMuseum ObjectsFormatObjectsTaxonomyArchives | Museum ArtefactsExhibitionMuseum ArtefactsArchive TypeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives
