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Australian troops for the Sudan: preparations for departure
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Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
Depicts a page from The 'Australasian Sketcher' , an illustrated newspaper from 11 March 1885 showing various aspects of the Australian troops departing for the Sudan. Between March- June 1885, the NS...ART19874
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British Awards for Valour on sea and land during the last fifty years
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Maker: Collings, T. P.
Colour illustration supplement showing the awards for valour on sea and land for the last fifty years, illustrated in the Graphic, 14 June 1890.ART91802
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Champion riflemen of New South Wales and Victoria
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Maker: after Samuel Calvert The Australian News
Group of champion riflemen from New South and who competed in the Inter-Colonial Small Bore competitions, l-r: M'Naughton, M'Ewan, M'Cartney, (all sic), Major Hall, Douglas, Middlemiss, Lieutenant-Col...ART19867
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Defence of Mafeking
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Maker: Sutherland, A. Unknown G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd
The production of battle prints combined advances in colours printing with the heroic exploits of the British Army, to produce posters that were popular and widely purchased by the general public. Thi...ARTV04065
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Defence works at the Heads
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Maker: George Rossi Ashton David Syme & Co. Illustrated Australian News
This wood engraving was published in The Illustrated Australian News, 13 May 1885 and shows colonial defence works being built at Queenscliff, Victoria. The vignettes illustrate the defences at the He...ART19852
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Departure of the New South Wales Contingent from Sydney for the Sudan
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Maker: Unknown The Graphic
A page from 'The Graphic' illustrated newspaper, 2 May 1885, p. 432 depicting six vignettes showing; 1. Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales, and the Guard of Honour, 2. The troopship "Ib...ART19878
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Grand Volunteer Review on the Melbourne Racecourse
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Maker: after Samuel Calvert Illustrated Melbourne Post
Volunteers engaged in training manoeuvres as part of troop review, most wearing kepis, at left are two punts with White Ensign, crowds of civilians watching activities.ART50185
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Gun-boat "Victoria" in the Government graving dock at Williamstown
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Maker: after Albert Charles Cooke Australasian Sketcher
The gun-boat "Victoria" in the Government graving dock at Williamstown being worked on. This image was published in The Australasian Sketcher, 25 August 1884, page 132ART19858
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His Excellency Governor Hampton presenting commissions to the officers of the West Australian Volunteers in front of the Government House at Perth, Western Australia
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Maker: Artist unknown The Illustrated London News
The West Australian Volunteers line up to receive commissions from the Governor in Perth, Western Australia. This image was based on a photograph of the event taken on 11 December 1863. The colonial o...ART19711
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Nine-inch gun, Queenscliff battery
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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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Nordenfeldt Gun Battery
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Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
machine gun; series of drawings illustrating the enfeldt machine gun, top, l-r: half limber to transport ammunition, etc, enfeldt machine gun with ten barrels (ammunition hopper not in place), portrai...ART19854
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Nordenfelt gun in action: a sketch on the detached squadron
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Maker: after Julian Rossi Ashton Australasian Sketcher
An nordenfelt gun on deck of a colonial ship is being operated by two sailors. One sailor is to pull the trigger and fire the gun, while the other is to operate a lever allowing the bullets to drop i...ART50170
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On board the training ship Vernon, Sydney Harbour
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Maker: George Rossi Ashton
Scenes of life on board the training ship Vernon in Sydney harbour, NSW, where boys 'either as criminals or as neglected children' were housed, educated, and taught a trade until they were old enough ...ART50173
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Opening of the Victorian Parliament
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Maker: after Samuel Calvert Illustrated Adelaide Post
Mounted and foot troops drawn up outside Parliament House, for the arrival of the Governor (Sir Charles Hotham), for the opening of Parliament, civilians in foreground watching arrival.ART50188
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Our Defence Forces: The Militia, Artillery and Naval Brigade
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Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
The Australian Colonial Military forces were maintained from December 1788 until March 1901 when they were transferred to Commonwealth government control, after Federation. Initially, they were compos...ART96129
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Queenscliff Easter encampment (Target practice with the heavy guns)
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Maker: after Samuel Begg Illustrated Australian News
Queenscliff in Victoria was one of the main bases for artillery training for the Victorian colony. This work shows volunteers in the garrison artillery training with a rifled muzzle loading gun.ART19850
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1st Battalion (West Melbourne) Victorian Infantry
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Maker: Bunnett, Henry
Illustration of a member of the 1st Battalion (West Melbourne) Victorian Infantry.ART93361
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The Cerberus Turret-Ship
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Maker: Unknown
HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) was a breastwork monitor that served in the Victorian Naval Forces, the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1871 a...ART94500
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The Colonial rifle volunteers of Australia
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Maker: after William H. Overend Illustrated London News
Newspaper illustration from 'Illustrated London News', September 20, 1890 showing uniforms of Victorian Rangers and Cadets.ART50171
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The Colonial Rifle Volunteers of Australia
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Maker: Overend, William Overend, William Overend, William Illustrated London News
The Australian Colonial Military forces were maintained from December 1788 until March 1901 when they were transferred to Commonwealth government control, after Federation. Initially, they were compos...ART96128
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The Mayor's picnic at the Fern Tree Gully to the officers of the Flying Squadron
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Maker: after Samuel Calvert The Illustrated Australian News
Admiral Hornby and officers of the Royal Navy 'Flying Squadron' were entertained on a picnic at Fern Tree Gully by the Mayor of Melbourne. Many of the officers, accompanied by women, climbed One Tree ...ART50177
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The miner laying torpedoes
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Maker: Unknown Illustrated Australian News
Port Philip Bay; merchant vessel, launch; n Colonial Navy; scene published in the Illustrated Australian depicting the inshore minelayer Miner at sea in Port Philip Bay, a torpedo is being lowered ove...ART50172
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The Queen's Review: Aldershot, 26 June 1899
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Maker: Maud, W T
1899; ceremonies; unidentified battery of Royal Horse Artillery galloping past Queen 's carriage during the Queen's Review at, New South Wales Lancers also took part in this reviewART19554
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The Royal Military Tournament: A fight between the police and bushrangers- the New South Wales Volunteers to the rescue
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Maker: HMP
In 1893 the colony of New South Wales sent over their regiment of lancers to the Royal Military Tournament that was being held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London. The spectacle that was put o...ART94354
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The Victorian Naval Reserve
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Maker: after Tom Carrington Australasian Sketcher
Training exercises were an integral part of preparing for battle. This wood engraving, published in the Australasian Sketcher, 8 April 1882 p.105, shows colonial troops of the Victorian Naval Reserve ...ART19865
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The volunteer encampment at Sunbury
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Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
A page from The Australasian Sketcher 14 April 1877 showing a general view of a military camp with tents in blocks at Sunbury. Mount Macedon and Camel's Hump in the background.ART19868
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The Volunteer encampment. Sketches of camp life.
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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
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The war in the Sudan: departure of the Australian contingent from Sydney, New South Wales
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Maker: Unknown Unknown
Depicts a page from the 'London Illustrated News' from 25 April 1885 with an upper image of the departure from Sydney of the Australian contingent for the Sudan and the lower image of a St Bernard pup...ART19877
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top image: Off to the squadron; bottom image: Men of War and Naval Reserve boat race, Hobson's Bay
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Maker: Unknown Illustrated Australian News
These two prints were published in the Australasian Sketcher on 22 February 1882, page 25. In the top image, titled 'Off to the squadron', civilians crowd on a wharf and watch as a woman is assisted t...ART50169
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Victorian Cadets
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Maker: after William H. Overend Illustrated London News
This engraving shows the Victorian Cadets in training. It was reproduced in the Illustrated London News, 20 September 1890 from an original drawing by William Overend and engraved by Peter Naumann.ART19562
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Victorian mounted rifle volunteer
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Maker: after William H. Overend The Illustrated London News
Depicts a rifle volunteer mounted on a horse. Formed in 1885, the Victorian Mounted Rifles (1885-1901) companies were recruited in rural centres. Members of country rifle clubs formed a significant co...ART19561
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Victorian rifle volunteers at the military tournament, Islington
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Maker: after William Wollen The Illustrated London News
Victorian rifle volunteers at the military tournament, Islington.ART50192
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Visit of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to the volunteer review, Victoria
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Maker: Unknown Illustrated Adelaide Post Unknown
Crowds gathering in Victoria for the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh at the Volunteer Review.ART50184
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Volunteer encampment at Sunbury
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Maker: Unknown Illustrated Melbourne Post
Panoramic view of a volunteer Victorian military forces camp. Parading troops are visible in the right middle distance and civilians can be seen in the foreground watching the activity.ART50187
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Volunteer parade and sham fight at Williamstown
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Maker: Unknown The Illustrated Australian News
Images of a volunteer parade and a practice battle at Williamstown, Victoria.ART50179
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Volunteer sham fight in St Kilda Park
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Maker: after Samuel Calvert Illustrated Adelaide Post
Volunteers in night training exercise, ship has just fired a salvo and signal lights while rows of soldiers are firing out to sea, in centre middleground is a navigation beacon with coastal artillery ...ART50186
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Volunteers leaving the Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne
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Maker: Unknown Illustrated Adelaide Post
1867; railway train; scene published in the Illustrated Post depicts volunteers leaving for training camp being farewelled at railway station, group in centre are wearing Garibaldi jackets and are Lig...ART50166
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William Brewster, Champion Enfield Shot, N.S.W.
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Maker: Mason, Walter George Illustrated Sydney News
Portrait of Private William Brewster.ART19866
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With the Sudan Contingent on board the Australasian
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Maker: Unknown Australasian Sketcher
Depicts a page from 'The Australasian Sketcher' of 8 April 1885 with seven small vignettes showing various activities of the NSW Contingent on board ship bound for the Sudan. Between March- June 1885...ART50164
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Works at the Fort, South Channel
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Maker: Artist unknown Australasian Sketcher
This colonial wood engraving published in the Australasian Sketcher, 27 March 1880 shows a small dinghy being rowed out to construction works of a fort in the middle of the channel.Other sailing vesse...ART19872