Local Artist, Stone Mason & creator of Bill the Bastard statue.
A Harden-Murrumburrah local and passionate admirer of the Light Horse, Carl Valerius wanted to sculpt a life-size statue to honor one of Australia’s most famous war horses, ‘Bill the Bastard’. Carl planned to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the battle: on 6 August 2016, Carl unveiled the work, commemorating both Bill and the role Harden-Murrumburrah played in founding Australia’s first Light Horse.
Valerius’ life-size bronze statue of Bill the Bastard (who in life weighed 730 kilograms and stood at 17 hands) portrays the famous scene that catapulted Bill into the history books.
A version of the statue can be admired at the Australian Light Horse Memorial in Harden-Murrumburrah.
Carl will welcome visitors via appointment as he works to bronze the statue for display.
https://www.facebook.com/Bronzing-Bill-The-Bastard-1654001054636624/ — with Bronzing Bill The Bastard.
