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A 120-year-old box of chocolate is discovered in personal belongings of famous Australian is found

by souhaib
December 22, 2020
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A 120-year-old box of Cadbury chocolate is discovered in personal belongings of a famous Australian – and it still looks good enough to eat

  • A block of chocolate almost 120 years old was found with only minor decay 
  • Century old chocolate once belonged to famous Australian poet, Banjo Paterson
  • The unexpected find has remained untouched and still in original wrapping 
  • Chocolate was given to British soldiers during Boer War by Queen Victoria  

By Kirsten Jelinek For Daily Mail Australia

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Published: 00:26 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 04:02 GMT, 22 December 2020

The National Library of Australia has discovered one of the oldest boxes of Cadbury chocolates dating back more than a century – and it has only decayed slightly.

Conservators at the NLA unearthed the sweet treats from the personal collection of famous Australian poet Andrew Barton ‘Banjo’ Paterson, who wrote ‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘The Man from Snowy River’.

The bar was found in a souvenir chocolate tin that was given to soldiers by Queen Victoria during the Boer War.

The 120 year old chocolate (pictured) was discovered in the Banjo Paterson’s personal collection of papers by the National Library of Australia 

The chocolate bar was found in a souvenir chocolate tin (pictured) that was provided to soldiers by Queen Victoria during the Boer War

The chocolate bar was found in a souvenir chocolate tin (pictured) that was provided to soldiers by Queen Victoria during the Boer War

Remarkably almost 120 years later the chocolates were relatively untouched much to the surprise of the library’s conservation lab, who found the unexpected item hidden in the poet’s collection of diaries, newspaper clippings and poetry.

‘There was quite an interesting smell when they were unwrapped,’ National Library of Australia conservator Jennifer Todd told the ABC.

‘[It was] an old tin of chocolates, belonging to Banjo, with the chocolates still wrapped in the box.’

The chocolate bar still had the old packaging made of straw and the silver foil wrapping still around the chocolate.

The National Library of Australia will house the chocolate alongside a wider collection of Banjo Patterson's personal items that were recently acquired by the NLA last year (pictured)

The National Library of Australia will house the chocolate alongside a wider collection of Banjo Patterson’s personal items that were recently acquired by the NLA last year (pictured)

The tins were commissioned by Queen Victoria to provide consolation to the Boer War troops during their battles, with ‘South Africa, 1900’ and ‘I wish you a happy New Year, Victoria RI’ inscribed on the tin with the royal visage.

Banjo Paterson (pictured) was believed to have bought the chocolate off soldiers during his stint as a war correspondent in South Africa

Banjo Paterson (pictured) was believed to have bought the chocolate off soldiers during his stint as a war correspondent in South Africa 

Cadbury UK created the historical chocolates for British troops, as Buckingham Palace placed an order for 70,000 to 80,000 pound tins of cocoa that was to be paid out directly from the Queen’s own purse.

According to the Cadbury Brothers, ‘the cocoa must be made into a paste and sweetened ready for use under the rough and ready conditions of camp life’ and ‘the tins to be specially made and decorated.’ 

Although the tins were intended specifically for the troops, the collectors tins became a popular item to trade, with some tins going for five to ten pounds on the front.

It is speculated that Banjo Paterson bought the chocolate tin from British troops in 1899 when he was a war correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and sent it back to Australia during his stint in South Africa.

The chocolate tin has now found a new home at the National Library of Australia as part of wider collection of Banjo Patterson’s personal items.

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