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A group of gunners from an unidentified battery of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery, who ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A group of gunners from an unidentified battery of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery, who have deployed their guns and limbers in the field during the annual Easter encampment at Jacksons Creek ...P03749.009
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Ammunition pouch and shoulder belt : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blackened vegetable-tanned leather ammunition pouch with buff leather shoulder belt. The pouch measures 10 inches wide, 8 inches high and 3 inches deep. It is made from five pieces of leather - front ...REL/18861.004
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Ammunition pouch and shoulder belt with percussion cap pocket : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blacked vegetable-tanned leather ammunition pouch with buff leather shoulder belt and percussion cap pocket. The pouch measures 10 inches wide, 8 inches high and 3 inches deep. It is made from five pi...REL/18400.005
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Ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: J and B Pearse and Co
Brown vegetable-tanned leather ammunition pouch of unidentified pattern. The pouch measures 6 3/4 inches wide, 5 1/4 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches deep when fully expanded. It is made from four pi...REL26333.003
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An unidentified mixed group of officers and gunners from the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
An unidentified mixed group of officers and gunners from the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery and some civilians, gathered around a drinks table at their tent lines during the annual Easter encampm...P03749.008
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A section of the camp site allotted to some of the gunners of the Royal Victorian Volunteer ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A section of the camp site allotted to some of the gunners of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery during their annual Easter encampment, which is open to all of the Victorian volunteer defence for...P03749.006
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British Pattern 1892 Cavalry Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Lieutenant F W Mann, Victorian Mounted Rifles
Technology
Maker: Wilkinson Sword Company
British Pattern 1892 Cavalry Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is sheet steel with rolled edges and engraved with a large crown above the letters 'VMR'. The grips are black checkered pressed-leat...REL35732
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British Pattern 1858 Cutlass Bayonet
Technology
British Pattern 1858 cutlass bayonet with a long curved blade and a double edge for about 280 mm to tip. Blade stamped A&E.H within an oval and has a Solingen proof mark. Muzzle ring diameter: 20.5 mm...REL/12077
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British Pattern 1827 Volunteer Naval Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Victorian Colonial Navy
Technology
Pattern 1827 Volunteer Naval Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a small silver plate solid half basket type with a the Victoria crowned anchor cartouche badge and the back edge of the guard fol...REL/19343
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Callisher & Terry Rifle
Technology
Calisher & Terry Rifle. This weapon is commonly refered to as a 'capping breechloader'. The percussion lock plate is engraved Calisher & Terry. Barrel breech is engraved Terry's Patent 30 Bore with Ja...REL/09555
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Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal : Private D Roberts, Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard
Heraldry
Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal with the bar 'BECHUANALAND'. The recipient's rank, name and unit are engraved on the edge. Obverse: The bust of Queen Victoria wearing a veil and a small crown,...RELAWM14708
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Colonial military forces best shot in Company badge dated 1894
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red cloth badge featuring crossed rifles embroidered in gold bullion wire. Above the rifles in gold bullion wire is the date '1894'. The badge is backed with brown paper and a layer of fine hessian.REL/12643
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Constabulary Pattern 1840 Carbine
Technology
Constabulary Carbine Pattern 1840 with a Pattern 1842 percussion lock marked Beckwith and barrel engraved BECKWITH LONDON. Stock has the Hanovarian bayonet catch in the brass fore-end cap and the butt...REL/10254
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Constabulary Pattern 1840 Carbine
Technology
Constabulary Carbine Pattern 1840. Pattern 1842 lock marked with a crown over VR over Tower 1843. Stock (butt) marked 57 over IV.C.R and an arrow over II with 1843 (faint). Butt tang has been erased b...REL/02397
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From 1864, until their disbandment in 1883, Victorian volunteer military units would gather at ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
From 1864, until their disbandment in 1883, Victorian volunteer military units would gather at Sunbury and at other Victorian venues (including the You Yangs and Hobsons Bay at Cheltenham) to conduct ...P03749.007
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General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog (described in List of Changes 9985 6 October 1899). The frog is made from two pieces of leather: the loop which passes over the belt, and the front ...REL/18353.007
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General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather General Service (Mark II) bayonet frog (described in List of Changes 9985 6 October 1899). The frog is made from two pieces of leather: the loop which passes over the belt, and the front ...REL27390.006
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Group portrait of a contingent of unidentified members of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of a contingent of unidentified members of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery with their muzzle loading smoothbore guns and ammunition limbers, standing in front of their tent line...P03749.001
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Group portrait of unidentified gunners and officers of The Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery on ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of unidentified gunners and officers of The Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery on parade in front of their lines at their Sunbury Camp, Victoria. From 1864, until their disbandment in ...P03749.003
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Group portrait of unidentified members of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery at the Sunbury ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of unidentified members of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery at the Sunbury Camp. From 1864, until their disbandment in 1883, Victorian volunteer military units would gather at Su...P03749.002
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Group portrait of unidentified officers (wearing swords) of The Royal Victorian Volunteer ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of unidentified officers (wearing swords) of The Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery on parade in front of their lines at the Sunbury Camp, Victoria. Their guns and limbers are lined up...P03749.004
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Groups of Victorian Volunteer Cavalry and some of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Groups of Victorian Volunteer Cavalry and some of the Royal Victorian Volunteer Artillery limbered up for parade in front of their lines at the annual Easter encampment which from 1964 to 1867 and aga...P03749.005
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.450 inch Martini-Henry Ball Mk II Cartridge : Colonial Military Forces : British Army
Technology
.450 inch calibre Cartridge, Small-arm, Ball, Martini-Henry Rifle, Solid Case (Mark II).REL/07500
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Martini-Enfield Mk I Artillery carbine
Technology
Maker: Enfield
Martini-Enfield Mk I Artillery Carbine. The left side of the receiver is marked with sold out of service marks as well as with Crown VR over 'ENFIELD 1896 ME .303 ACI'. The right side of the receiver ...REL36888
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Naval illumination in Hobson's Bay
Art
Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
This print featured on the front page of the Australasian Sketcher on 23 October 1880. It shows vessels letting off fireworks, while crowds are gathered along the shoreline to watch. Hobson's Bay in...ART50168
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Nine-inch gun, Queenscliff battery
Art
Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
gun emplacement; nine-inch Armstrong Rifle Muzzle Loading gun, mounted on an iron garrison carriage, at Fort, guarding the entrance to at The Rip, in the backgroundART19853
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Officer of the New South Wales Artillery
Art
Maker: Ashton, Julian Rossi
Julian Ashton was born in England and moved to Australia in 1878 to work for the 'Illustrated Australian News'. He later worked for the 'Australasian Sketcher' and 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia', ...ART50216
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Other Ranks 1888 Pattern (Mark II) Valise Equipment waist belt : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather waist belt, 1888 Pattern (Mark II) Valise Equipment (described in List of Changes 6504 March, April and June 1891) with British universal cast brass union locket buckle. The belt is 1 3/4...REL/03159.001
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Our torpedo defences
Art
Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
This wood engraving was published in The Australasian Sketcher, 1 June 1885, page 89. It shows the work of the colonial Torpedo group in laying down mines, minefields and the torpedo defences at Quee...ART19849
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1882 Pattern (Mark III) ammunition pouches : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: W Jones and Co W M Jones & Co
Pair of buff leather ammunition pouches, 1882 Pattern (Mark III) Valise Equipment (described in List of Changes 3994 13 January 1882 and 18 May 1884) designed to carry 40 rounds of Martini Henry rifle...REL/18353.005
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1888 Pattern (Mark III) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather ammunition pouch,1888 Pattern (Mark III) Valise Equipment (described in List of Changes 6630 21 November 1891), designed to carry 50 rounds of .303-inch rifle ammunition. The pouch is ma...REL27392.004
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1888 Pattern (Mark II) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather ammunition pouch,1888 Pattern (Mark II) Valise Equipment (described in List of Changes 6105 23 June 1890), designed to carry 50 rounds of .303-inch rifle ammunition. The pouch is made fr...REL27392.003
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1894 Pattern (Mark I) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather ammunition pouch, 1894 (Mark I) pattern (described in List of Changes 7432 26 January 1894) designed to be worn as part of 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment and to carry 50 rounds of .303-inc...REL/03162.002
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1894 Pattern (Mark I) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather ammunition pouch, 1894 (Mark I) pattern (described in List of Changes 7432 26 January 1894) designed to be worn as part of 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment and to carry 50 rounds of .303-inc...REL/03162.001
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1882 Pattern (Mark IV) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Sheldon and Sons
Brown vegetable tanned leather ammunition pouch, 1882 Pattern (Mark IV) Valise Equipment (described in List of Changes 3994 13 January 1882, 4545 18 May 1884 and 4855 29 August 1885) designed to carry...REL27068.002
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1882 Pattern (Mark IV) Valise Equipment ammunition pouch : New Zealand Military Forces
Heraldry
Maker: A Dempsey
Brown vegetable tanned leather ammunition pouch, Valise Equipment (Mark IV) pattern (described in List of Changes 3994 13 January 1882, 4545 18 May 1884 and 4855 29 August 1885) designed to carry 40 r...REL27068.001
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Pattern 1851 Minie Rifle
Technology
Pattern 1851 Minie Rifle. Percussion lock marked Crown over VR and 1852 over Enfield. It has a rifled barrel with proofs stamps that are rather feint or erased. The sight is proof marked crown over B ...REL/04961.001
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Pattern 1858 Short Rifle
Technology
Pattern 1858 bar on band short rifle. Percussion lock marked Crown over VR and 1860 over Tower. Barrel marked with double arrow sale mark. The stock comes to 1 1/4 inches of the muzzle and the wide up...REL/19162
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1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: R and J Pullman Unknown
Pair of buff leather 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces (as described in List of Changes 5696 29 June 1888 but shorter in length). The main strap of each brace measures 31 inches in length, widening...REL27390.002
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1871 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Buff leather braces and straps, 1870 Pattern Valise Equipment (first published in 'Regulations for the Equipment of the Army' published in 1870). Each brace consists of a single shaped strap (7/8 inch...REL/18863.002
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1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: R and J Pullman
Pair of buff leather 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and strap (as described in List of Changes 5696 29 June 1888 but shorter in length). The main strap of each brace measures 31 inches in length...REL27379.002
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1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: R and J Pullman
Pair of buff leather 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and strap (as described in List of Changes 5696 29 June 1888 but shorter in length). The main strap of each brace measures 31 inches in length...REL27391.002
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1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: R and J Pullman
Pair of buff leather 1888 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps (as described in List of Changes 5696 29 June 1888 but shorter in length). The main strap of each brace measures 31 inches in lengt...REL27392.002
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1870 Pattern Valise Equipment braces and straps with 1882 Pattern (Mark IV) Valise Equipment ammunition pouches : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of buff leather braces and straps, 1870 Pattern Valise Equipment (second variant as described in List of Changes 3264 in 1877). Each brace consists of a two-piece shaped strap (1 inch wide and 32...REL/18863.001
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Pattern 1844 Yeomanry Carbine
Technology
Pattern 1844 Yeomanry Carbine. Lock marked crown over VR over Tower 1844. Stock maker W Scott. Butt marked arrow over BO and 44 over 12 with the tang engraved F over 12. Barrel stamped Enfield 1844. T...REL/08156
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Snider-Enfield Mk III Naval Rifle
Technology
Snider-Enfield Mk III Naval Rifle. Lock marked with a Crown and TOWER. Breech stamped Snider Patent and S proof marks. Butt tang engraved 10. It is complete with all parts.REL/08484
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Snider-Enfield Mk II Long Rifle
Technology
Snider-Enfield Long Rifle Mk II conversion. Lock marked Crown VR and 1861 over Enfield with 3 13. Mark II* breech manufactured by BSA&Co. Butt marked with the Enfield Armoury roundel and on the left s...REL/19165
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1st Battalion (West Melbourne) Victorian Infantry
Art
Maker: Bunnett, Henry
Illustration of a member of the 1st Battalion (West Melbourne) Victorian Infantry.ART93361
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Studio portrait of group of Battery Sergeants and Battery Sergeant Majors from an Adelaide ...
Photograph
Maker: Barry, Scott
Studio portrait of group of Battery Sergeants and Battery Sergeant Majors from an Adelaide militia unit. Standing second from right is James Read, who enlisted in the 2nd South Australian (Mounted Rif...P08859.001
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The Volunteer encampment. Sketches of camp life.
Art
Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
This wood engraving published in the Queensland edition of the Australasian Sketcher includes six vignettes of aspects of camp life at the Volunteer camp at Sunbury, Victoria, 12 May 1877.ART50178