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Agland, Herbert (Private, NSW Mounted Rifles)
Private Record
Maker: Agland, Herbert
Discharge certificate following completion of service and nominal roll chart showing individual participation in general engagements and skirmishes 1899-1900.PR82/108
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Australian-made stock saddle officially supplied to troops serving in the Boer War, 1901
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather Poley saddle with white cloth (replacement) lining over original white serge lining. Both flaps stamped inside with broad arrows and '01'. Saddle is unmounted.REL26766
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Bandolier 50 rounds Mounted Infantry 1897 : British and colonial forces
Heraldry
Maker: Beckworths Ltd
Brown vegetable-tanned leather bandolier, for use by mounted infantry (described in List of Changes 8789 June 1897), designed to hold 50 rounds of .303-inch ammunition. The belt is made of one piece o...REL27378.001
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Bisque porcelain figure : 'A Gentleman in Kharki'
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bisque porcelain figure after the painting 'A Gentleman in Kharki' by Richard Caton Woodville, although the figure is missing its rifle. The figure is painted and the title 'A gentleman in kharki' is ...REL23578
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Brand, Charles Henry, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO (Major General, b.1873 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Brand, Charles Henry
Mixed papers (commissions, warrants, citations, orders, lectures, articles, letters to Major General Brand, newspaper cuttings), principally relating to his service in the 1st AIF, although some relat...PR00084
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British Pattern 1887 Heavy Cavalry Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Captain K M Wray, 1 Australian Horse
Technology
Maker: Hobson and Sons
British Pattern 1887 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a steel 'scroll' pattern guard and a black fishskin grip bound with silver wire. The back strap and pommel are checkered steel. ...REL39070
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Bugle : Bugler H G Julius, 3 Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse
Heraldry
Maker: Mahillon, Charles
Brass cavalry or long bugle fitted with green tasselled lanyard. The bugle bell is impressed 'C Mahillon & Co / * / 59 / 1901'. The tassels are constructed around wooden beads. Bugles of this length a...REL34160
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Cabinet plate
Art
Maker: Doulton & Co Royal Doulton
Australian Federation commemorative cabinet plate made by Doulton & Co. in Burslem England. Designed in 1900 by John Slater and John Shorter (Doulton's Australian agent). Printed in sepia on a cream e...ART91509
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Cigarette and Trade Card Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The cigarette and trade card collection consists of series of cards which were issued by cigarette companies, or other companies such as confectionery firms, cereal manufacturers and clothes companies...RC00682
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Distinguished Service Order : Lieutenant T M Moore , New South Wales Citizen's Bushmen's Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Service Order (Queen Victoria). Unnamed as issued.REL25341.001
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Fund raising medalet 'Good Luck to the Australian Bushmens Corps 1900'
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes
Gilded bronze fund raising medalet showing on the obverse a horse and rider with the words around the edge 'GOOD LUCK TO THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHMENS CONTINGENT 1900', and on the reverse a veiled head of Q...REL31083
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Gallagher , Patrick J.
Manuscript
"Warhorse and warrior : a study of Australians and their horses at war" Covers the history of the use of horses in Australian military involvement, commencing with arrival of the first horses in Austr...MSS1030
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Greeting Card Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Greeting Card collection consists of both hand-drawn and commercially produced cards sent to and from Australian service personnel engaged in conflicts dating from the South African War (1899-1902...RC00370
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Gulson, Kelvedon (Private, Citizens' Bushmen's Contingent (NSW) and 55th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Gulson, Kelvedon
DISCHARGE FROM CITIZEN'S BUSHMENS CONTINGENT AND FROM 55TH BN OF GULSON3DRL/7294
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Hand Carved Smoker's Pipe : Trooper Sydney Norfolk Barnby, 2 New South Wales Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small smoker's pipe with a wooden bowl and shank and an ebonite stem, bit and lip. It is shaped in the Bent pipe style with a one-half stem curve. Hand-carved into the face of the bowl is 'TPR SYDN. B...REL24978
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Holman, Richard Charles
Manuscript
Maker: Hawke, Ian
"The Holman Story" compiled by Ian Hawke. This manuscript details the awards, ranks and distinctions given to Richard Charles Holman (1861 - 1933) who fought in the Boer War and continued working for ...MSS1713
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Hutton, Charles (Major, 5th Vict Mtd Rifles)
Private Record
Maker: Hutton, Charles
ROLL OF OFFICERS OF 5TH CONTINGENT ENTITLED TO GRATUITYPR86/265
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Inscribed silver vesta fob case : Private J W Anderson, I Victorian Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Minshull & Latimer Pty Ltd
Rectangular sterling silver vesta match holder, supplied with a silver suspension ring to the proper right side. The lid is sprung while the base is equipped with an inset tooth pattern to aid in the ...REL23629
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1. Jackson, John E; 2. Jardine, Thomas A (1. 2nd Lieutenant; 2. Trooper)
Private Record
Attestation forms for NSW Military Forces. Forms contain quite an amount of personal information.3DRL/2005
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Khaki drill service dress tunic: British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton drill tunic with plain stand collar and pointed cuffs. Khaki shoulder straps each have a single small British general service button and two holes for insignia that is missing. The left s...REL28371.001
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Lantern slide projector
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Pressed steel bodied lantern slide projector, the body painted black. Internally the rear section holds the light source which can be accessed via a hinged door on each side. The projector has been mo...REL/16554
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Lee-Enfield Mk I Rifle : Sergeant J H Sutton, Commonwealth Horse
Technology
Lee-Enfield Mk I Rifle. Action marked Crown over VR ENFIELD 1898 LE I. Butt stamped with the Enfield Armoury roundel over I over I with J. SUTTON. This rifle is complete with all parts, a brown leathe...REL/20342
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Legs for collapsible table : Captain C B B White, Royal Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Folding set of legs for collapsible camp table. The legs are made up of two sets of crossed black-painted wooden struts, pivoting at their centres. The two are joined by pivoting 'X' shaped metal brac...RELAWM14052.002
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Major General Sir Granville Ryrie
Art
Maker: Woollcott, Henry
Depicts a profile portrait, in uniform, of Major General the Honourable Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937) KCMG, CB, VD, 1st AIF, Commanding Officer 2 Australian Light Horse Brigade. Born in New...ART03583
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Major General the Honourable Sir Granville Ryrie
Art
Maker: Wheeler, Charles
A portrait, in uniform, of Major General the Honourable Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937) KCMG, CB, VD, 1st AIF, Commanding Officer 2 Australian Light Horse Brigade. Born in New South Wales, Gr...ART03556
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Marching to their own Drum
Manuscript
Maker: Clarke, Stephen J
"Marching to their own Drum: British Army Officers as Military Commandants in the Australian Colonies and New Zealand 1870 - 1901". PhD thesis relating to the Boer War period by Stephen J Clarke.MSS1751
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Miniature medal group : Colonel R E Roth, Australian Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Group of miniature medals for the Order of St Michael and St George, the Distinguished Service Order, the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Queen's South African Medal with six clasps, 1914-15 Star, Brit...REL29553
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Nine miniature medals: Maj Gen Sir Neville Howse, VC
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nine bar mounted miniature medals for Victoria Cross, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael & St George, Order of St John of Jerusalem, Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Johannes...RELAWM16321
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Oom Paul smoking pipe : Private H Turner, New South Wales Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Oom Paul style pipe with full bent neck attached to a threaded vulcanite stem. The pipe has a pierced brass hinged bowl cover and brass stem collar. An illegible name is engraved on the stem collar. T...REL39563
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Patriotic Boer War tablecloth
Heraldry
Maker: Dickins & Jones
White cotton damask patriotic Boer War tablecloth, with drawn thread-work above a 6 cm deep mitred hem. The tablecloth features a self-patterning, twill weave design of a central sun and four wreaths ...REL38146
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1900 Peace Medalet South African War : Private A M Nicholson, 5 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stokes
Bronze medalet showing on the obverse bust of Lord Roberts with the text 'LORD ROBERTS V.C.' AND 'S. AFRICA 1900, and on the reverse the text 'IN COMMEMORATIONOF PEACE BRITISH - BOER WAR LEST WE FORGE...REL38754.001
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Postcard Collection, 1900-1913
Published Collection
Maker: Various
This collection contains postcards covering themes of Australia and Australia's military forces before 1914. The collection includes postcards sent from, or about the South African (Boer) War, inclu...RC00685
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Presentation watch fob : Private Alfred Lewington, Cape Colony Cyclist Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Vaughtons Ltd
Nine carat gold watch fob showing crown, crossed rifles, thistle, shamrocks and rose over a shield. Engraved obverse 'PRESENTED TO PRIVATE A. LEWINGTON. by the Officers C.C.C.C. for his invaluable SCO...REL22722
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Queen's South Africa Medal with four bars : Lieutenant J A `Jack' McFarlane, Victorian Mounted Rifles
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Queen's South Africa Medal with bars `CAPE COLONY', `RHODESIA', `ORANGE FREE STATE' and `TRANSVAAL'.REL28268
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Rasmussen, Carolyn Anne
Private Record
Maker: Rasmussen, Carolyn Anne
Thesis examines the Peace Movement in Australia in the 1930's, its origins, structure and development. From the opposition to war and militarism from the Boer War to 1918, an overview of external rela...PRMF0075
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Ration biscuit : Corporal J Richards, 5 Victorian Mounted Rifles Contingent
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square, hard tack ration biscuit with forty-nine perforations in a grid pattern across the top. There is also a halved circle pressed into the centre. The biscuit is wrapped in tissue paper and housed...REL32800
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Small purse with miniature coffin : Major Frank Eardley Cochran, South African Infantry
Heraldry
Small, unlined red leather purse with crossed ball metal clasp, containing a miniature carved wooden coffin containing a figure of a person inside. A tennis raquet has been drawn in ink onto the body ...REL29513
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South African Soldiers' Association badge : G H Willett
Heraldry
Maker: Amor Pty Ltd
Bronze lapel badge with the King's crown above a shield which contains the letters 'S.A.S.A.' and enamelled stripes of red, blue and yellow. These colours represent the ribbon of the Queen's South Afr...REL31753
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South African Soldiers' Association badge : Private H Turner, New South Wales Army Medical Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze lapel badge with the King's crown above a shield which contains the letters 'S.A.S.A.' and enamelled stripes of red, blue and yellow. These colours represent the ribbon of the Queen's South Afr...REL39562
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Souvenir ribbon `BADEN POWELL MAFEKING 19-5-00' : Lieutenant J A `Jack' McFarlane, VMR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short length of red, white and blue ribbon with `BADEN POWELL / MAFEKING / 19-5-00' written on the central white band in brown(?) ink.REL28269
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Souvenir silk ribbon : Corporal W T McDonald, 1 NSW Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Anthony Hordern & Sons
White silk ribbon printed in blue with the legend 'Good luck / to our / Contingent's / Colours' over a depiction of a Colony of New South Wales flag in red and blue. The reverse is printed in blue 'Ho...REL29113
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Starkey, Arthur Eli (Private, 1st Victorian Infantry Company)
Private Record
Maker: City of Ballarat
Collection relating to the Boer War service of Private Arthur Eli Starkey. The collection consists of a Certificate of Service presented to Private Starkey by the City of Ballarat on his return from ...3DRL/2593
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Top for collapsible table : Captain C B B White, Royal Australian Artillery
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Top for collapsible camp table. The table top is made up of thirteen 625 mm long wooden slats. On the underside, at the outer edges, are a pair of leather straps, which run across the slats, and are s...RELAWM14052.001
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United Telecasters Sydney Limited
Manuscript
Bound volume of interview transcripts made for the television programme Australians at War. Includes interviews with veterans of South africa, W1, W2, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam.MSS0752
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Valise for mounted service : Lieutenant C B B White, 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small brown waterproof valise for mounted service. The valise is a cylindrical canvas bag with an internal coating of a dark brown waterproofing compound. There is a single main compartment, the edge ...RELAWM14055
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Verney, Guy (Dr)
Private Record
Maker: Verney, Guy White, Cyril Brudenell Bingham
Research papers of Dr. Guy Verney used in compiling his 1982 thesis "The Army High Command and Australia's defence policy, 1901-1998." Includes originals and copies of correspondence, reports and diar...PR85/083
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Walster, William Davison (Cadet)
Private Record
Maker: Walster, William Davison
Collection relating to the Cadet William Davison Walster, Australian Commonwealth Contingent 1911. Collection consists of a diary, postcards and papers relating to Cadet Walster's visit to the United ...PR82/065