the bag included fragments of a trumpet, a bayonet scabbard, a bandolier, a cigarette case, brass drinking cups engraved with the initials HM, army field mess equipment, and a Boer War medal. The cache also included an Australian red ensign. The ensign had been signed by Thomas in ink on one of the white stars and has the following inscription: "This flag bore witness [to] utter scapegoats of the Empire Feb 27 1902 Pretoria." "Signed J F Thomas." "Handcock Feb 17 1868 Feb 27 1902 RIP." "Lt Henry H Morant Dec 9 1864 Feb 27 1902 Pretoria RIP." The bag also contained newspaper clippings and books and papers pertaining to Sir Henry Parkes and the Australian Federation process. A significant quantity of badly damaged documents found in the bag were discarded by the anonymous finder before he realised the significance of the trove. The anonymous finder – known only as "Mr Collector" – subsequently donated the items to Tenterfield's Henry Parkes School of Arts museum, where they are now on public display. See also Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War Horse Memorial References Bibliography Books Cutlack, F.M. Breaker Morant: A Horseman Who Made History, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1962. (Novel) Kit Denton (1973). The Breaker. Angus & Robertson. . (Novel) Kit Denton (1983). Closed File. Rigby publishers. . West, Joe & Roger Roper (2016) Breaker Morant: the final roundup, Amberley, The Hill, Stroud, UK. (hardback), (ebook) Songs of the Breaker Jenkin, Graham. Songs of the Breaker, Book Agencies of Adelaide, Hectorville, 1980. Articles Ross, Kenneth, "The truth about Harry", The Age, 26 February 2002. (Written on the hundredth anniversary of Morant's execution and the twenty-fourth anniversary of the first performance of his play, the same article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of 26 February 2002 in almost identical form ) 'Villains or Victims' in Australian War Memorial, Wartime, Issue No. 18, 2002, pp. 12–16. Wilcox, Craig. 'Ned Kelly in Khaki', in The Weekend Australian Magazine, 23–24 February 2002, pp. 20–22. Schulenburg, Dr CAR. 'The Bushveldt Carbineers: a chapter from the Anglo-Boer War', in Historia, Vol 26(1), May 1981 (in Afrikaans, translated and reworked at geocities.com) Further reading External links Text of Scapegoats of the Empire at Project Gutenberg of Australia "Move to Bring Morant Home", The Canberra Times, (Friday, 26 September 1980), p.3. Breaker Morant executed 1864 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Australian businesspeople 20th-century executions by the