• Title
  Medal presented to Robert Lowe of Wilbertree, Mudgee, for courage, 1875
• Call number
  SAFE/R 261
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1875
• Type of material
  Medals
• Reference code
  846477
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 medal, suspended from a bar, attached to a ribbon - Medal diameter 3.7 cm - gold
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  For a biography of Robert Lowe's father, also Robert Lowe (1783-1832), grazier and magistrate, see: Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed July 23, 2012)
• Scope and Content
  Obverse:
  Colony of New South Wales V.R. [Profile of Queen Victoria]
  Reverse:
  Granted for gallantry and faithful services / Robert Lowe Esq. JP / Mudgee / 7 April 1863 [Coat of arms of the Colony surmounting the inscription, which is supported by stylized wreath of leaves]
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  This medal was awarded to Robert Lowe after he shot the bushranger Heather.
  
  Reference:
  Australian Dictionary of Dates / JH Heaton. Sydney: G. Robertson, 1879, p.121. ML Ref 990.1/25A1
  Digital order no:Album ID : 846498
• Name
  Lowe, Robert
  
• Topic
  medals
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE559399

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