| Accession Number | P04921.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Bardwell's Royal Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Date made | 1873 |
| Conflict |
Pre 19th century |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of Captain A M Greenfield, of the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment which was ...
Description
Studio portrait of Captain A M Greenfield, of the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment which was formed on 26 July 1858. The necessity for a local militia in Victoria had been pressing since the rise of bushrangers in the early 1840s. Governor Sir Charles Hotham approved an Act to establish a Volunteer Corps in 1854 of a force not exceeding 2,000 members. By 1860 this had been amended to 10,000. A month after forming, the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Regiment it was renamed the Ballarat Rangers, a title it retained until 1884, when it became the 3rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles.