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Action at Te Ranga
Art
Maker: Atcherley, Henry Mount Langton
British troops attacking a Maori position at Te Ranga near Gate Pah, with Mount Edgcumbe on the horizon behind at left. Two 12-pound Armstrong guns are firing at the Maori position, and more troops, h...ART19817
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AN OFFICER OF THE 50TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHO WAS STATIONED AT VICTORIA BARRACKS SYDNEY BETWEEN ...
Photograph
AN OFFICER OF THE 50TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHO WAS STATIONED AT VICTORIA BARRACKS SYDNEY BETWEEN 1866 TO 1869, FOLLOWING SERVICE IN THE NEW ZEALAND WARS. INSIGNIA ON CUFF AND COLLAR INDICATES RANK OF CAP...A04590
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Bible and prayer book : Captain H E W Preston
Heraldry
Maker: Samuel Bagster & Sons
Brown tooled leather 'Book of Common Prayer' stamped in gilt on upper spine 'POLYGLOTT BIBLE - ENGLISH VERSION AND COMMON PRAYER' and at the lower spine 'BAGSTER'. The book has gilt edged pages, three...REL29664
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Card of six gilt Officers' mess dress buttons : Captain H E W Preston, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: Jennins & Co London
Card bearing six gilded brass Officers' mess dress buttons. Each button has an attached gilded monogram surmounted by the Victorian Crown, thought to have been used by the 5th (Queen's Own) Regiment o...REL29661
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Key to Writing Desk : Captain H E W Preston, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: J W & T Allen
A small metal key with a ring at one end, which operates the lock on Captain H E W Preston's Writing Desk (REL29655.001). The key itself is a cylindrical piece of metal with five slots cut into its en...REL29655.002
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New Zealand Medal : Able Seaman William Jones, HMCS Victoria
Heraldry
Maker: Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon, Joseph Shepherd
New Zealand Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/12685
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New Zealand Medal 1860-1866 : Lieutenant H E W Preston, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon, Joseph Shepherd
New Zealand Medal 1860-1866 dated '1863 to 1866' on reverse. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL29656
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New Zealand Medal : Private H McAvernon, 40th Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
New Zealand Medal. The recipients rank, name and unit are impressed on the edge. Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head. Around the circumference is the leg...REL/08526
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New Zealand Medal : Private P Maley, 65th Regiment
Heraldry
New Zealand Medal. The recipient's regimental number, name and regiment are impressed around the edge. Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head. Around the ci...RELAWM14666
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New Zealand Medal : Private W Good, 57th Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
New Zealand Medal. The recipients rank, name and unit are impressed on the edge. Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head. Around the circumference is the leg...RELAWM17160
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Officers Shako plate: 50th Regiment of Foot, British Army, 1861-1869 : Captain H E W Preston
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Officers 50th Foot shako plate. An 8-pointed star surmounted with the Victorian crown. In the centre is a voided numeral '50', surrounded by a Garter inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Black leath...REL29657.002
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Shako plate 50th Regiment of Foot, British Army, 1861-1869 : Captain H E W Preston
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Helmet plate: 50th Foot. An 8-pointed star surmounted with the Victorian crown. In the centre is a voided numeral '50', surrounded by a Garter inscribed 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'. Two lugs are solde...REL29657.001
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Ship badge : HMCS Victoria and HMAS Parramatta
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Cast iron ships badge. The central medallion features the bust of a young woman, with the name 'VICTORIA' in raised letters around the border. On either side is a flag, with a bar beneath the central ...RELAWM09404
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Studio Portrait of James Frisby Wilkinson
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) James Frisby Wilkinson. Lt Wilkinson was serving with the Victorian Volunteer Rifles (Pentridge Company) when he was recruited by the New Zealand Government as a mil...P10416.001
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Studio portrait of, left to right, Edward, William and James Short. The sons of Charles Augustus ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of, left to right, Edward, William and James Short. The sons of Charles Augustus Short and Mary Short (nee Stevenson), the brothers were registered in the 1841 England Census as living...P12217.001
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Studio portrait of Robert Henry Reynolds dressed in his uniform of Staff Sergeant with the 12th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of Robert Henry Reynolds dressed in his uniform of Staff Sergeant with the 12th Regiment of Foot. Born in Abergavenny, Wales on 26 January 1834, Reynolds served in the Crimean War in ...P06142.001
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Telescope: HMCS Victoria
Technology
Maker: T. Gaunt Optician
19th Century single draw telescope with removable lens cap (REL34389.002) acquired from HMCS Victoria - a steam sloop operated by the Victorian Government from 1856 - 1878. The body of the telescope i...REL34389.001
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Telescope lens cap: HMCS Victoria
Technology
Maker: T. Gaunt Optician
Removable brass lens cap from 19th Century single draw telescope (REL34389.001) acquired from HMCS Victoria - a steam sloop operated by the Victorian Government from 1856 - 1896. The cap was originall...REL34389.002
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The War in New Zealand: Storming the Rifle Pits at Te Ranga, 21 June 1864
Art
Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
This print depicts the final battle at Te Ranga in the Tauranga campaign, as part of the Maori Wars (1864-1872) in New Zealand. The campaign started as a side show to the Invasion of the Waikato, wher...ART50235
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Whistle : Captain H E W Preston, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pewter whistle with a pierced lug at one end for attachment of a neck cord. The whistle itself is a banded cylinder, angled at one end to form the mouthpiece, and domed at the other end. A piece of sh...REL29658
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Writing desk : Captain H E W Preston, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: J W & T Allen
Compact portable timber writing desk with brass and black leather fittings. The timber appears to have been sanded to remove stain or varnish from its surface. A brass panel in the lid contains a lift...REL29655.001