The Manly Daily Centenary Medal

RECOGNISING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

As part of The Manly Daily's Centenary celebrations, the newspaper awarded one hundred medals in ten categories, to honour the Peninsula's most influential citizens of the past 100 years.

Bourke received one of these awards in the category of  "character." Looking at all the recipients of this category, it is clear that the category referred to strength of character and resilience. Bourke certainly comes up trumps here, as well as being a likeable character and larrikin.

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