18/05/2026
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A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Philip Glover, grandson of Australian cartoonist Tom Glover, who had discovered an original cartoon connected to Pentridge Prison and its brass band. After extensive research โ with assistance from the AAustralian Cartoonists' Association the NNational Library of Australiaand the SState Library Victoriaโ the cartoon was traced to The Sun (Sydney), published on 19 June 1935.
The drawing appears to reference Chief Warder J. Bowen boasting that Pentridge had the finest prison music programme and brass band in the state.
What makes this find remarkable is that photographs of the Pentridge Prison Brass Band have so far not been located. Tom Gloverโs 1935 cartoon may therefore be the only known visual depiction of the group found to date.
Iโm pleased to share that, with Philip's permission, the cartoon has now been added to the Pentridge Prison Online Museum collection, helping preserve another small but fascinating piece of Pentridge Prisonโs history.
A wonderful reminder of how family archives, libraries, and community collaboration continue to uncover overlooked parts of Pentridgeโs history.
THANK YOU to Thank you to Philip Glover, Jeremy de Korte and all those who assisted with the research behind this remarkable discovery.
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