Kilt : Queensland Scottish Volunteer Corps

Gordon regimental pattern 214 tartan kilt of wool twill although no blue or black is present in the design. Colours of wool are dark green, green, pale green and yellow. Kilt pleats are handstitched. Non original black leather straps that fasten with chrome plated steel buckles have been machine stitched to outside of kilt, original straps appear to have once been stitched to include lining. Waist edge is bound with lime green wool tape that has been machine stitched on one side. The upper section of the kilt is lined with plain weave black cotton. Lower edge of kilt is a selvedge.

Gordon regimental pattern kilt worn with doublet. This uniform was based on that of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders except that a white mediterranean helmet was worn in place of the feathered bonnet. Members of the Corps supplied their own uniforms. The Queensland Scottish Volunteer Corps was formed in 1885, the first company in Brisbane north. A second company was formed in Brisbane east, a third in Rockhampton and a fourth in Ipswich. By 1888 the Corps had its own regimental staff and a pipe band. Following the depression of the early 1890s, the Corps were disbanded in 1896 and absorbed into the 2nd Battalion of the Queensland Rifles.