bushmenscontingent

8 photos tagged bushmenscontingent, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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2013

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The last upload was September 2013.

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beachcomber australia said:
Wednesday, 28 February 1900. Read All About It - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/1350761. See notes and comments -
Mich said:
I am not convinced that a sailing ship was a sensible method of transporting people to south africa.
Mich said:
How do you annotate these photos now ?
Barry Valdeck said:
1885 Sudan War, maybe? 1884 Volunteers training at Windsor, NSW

beachcomber australia said:
They were preparing for the Boer War at the racecourse (Randwick?) in Kensington, in February / March 1900. SMH 14/3/1900 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14299598

BobMeade said:
See a January 1900 view of this cooking area at the Australian War Memorial here: cas.awm.gov.au/item/P02292.005
Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
BobMeade Thanks for adding that link, it's interesting to see what it was they were standing in front of! AB
anne2560 said:
Does anyone know who the man in front with his left hand on his hip is? I have an old photo at home with him in it but I don't know who he is.