| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Queenscliff |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART50167 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Image: 15.4 x 20.7 cm; Sheet: 19.7 x 27.7 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | wood engraving on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown Alfred May & Alfred Martin Ebsworth Australasian Sketcher |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1882 |
| Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Easter Manoeuvres: the Nelson bombarding Queenscliff
Description
This print was published in the Melbourne based, Australasian Sketcher, on 22 April 1882. There are five images compiled into this print. The top left image is captioned 'Queenscliff Night Visions' and shows a Captain with an enormous moustache reaching out his hand. The top centre image is captioned 'The Nelson Bombarding Queenscliff' showing a nighttime scene of the vessel in action with the headlands just in the background. The top right image is captioned 'To Arms' and shows aman partially dressed and trying to play the bugle. There is a row of tents in the background. The bottom left image is captioned 'The Queenscliff Battery', with two men firing a canon. The bottom left image is captioned 'The Rush For The Guns' and shows men falling over themselves in the race to their posts. The whole scene appears to be one of wry amusement about the event of preparing defences.