The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Scarlet superfine skirted tunic with navy blue stand collar and cuffs. Collar and cuffs are edged with single row of gold staff pattern lace. Each cuff is also decorated with a scarlet flap edged with gold lace, white superfine piping, and three gilt New South Wales Military Forces buttons made by 'C. ANDERSON. SYDNEY'. The centre fronts, collar and cuff edges are also trimmed with white superfine wool piping. Centre fronts fasten with eight gilt New South Wales Military Forces buttons. Each gold braid shoulder strap has a smaller button of the same type. There is no rank insignia on the shoulder straps. The centre back skirt section of the tunic has false vents decorated with gold lace and white piping and two sword flaps, each trimmed with gold lace, white piping and three Military Forces buttons. The two lower buttons have been replaced at some stage with a slightly smaller gilt button made by 'JONES & Co. LONDON', and a silver coloured button. The tunic is fully lined with a cream coloured satin weave cotton and wool mixture, quilted across chest and upper side back. There is a concealed welt pocket at the left breast lined with striped cotton twill. Inside the pocket are two cream knitted cotton dress protectors, once stitched to underarm sections of lining. The dress protector's have maker's stamp 'KLEINERT's Invincible cloths Made in USA' in blue ink. The collar is lined with black silk twill and the sleeves with blue striped white cotton twill.
Staff officers in the colonial New South Wales Miltiary Forces were permanent officers, usually based at Victoria Barracks in Sydney.
Scarlet superfine tunic with dark blue stand collar and pointed cuffs. Upper edge of collar decorated with gold Guards pattern lace trimmed with braided eyes, and lower edge with gold Russia braid. Tw
Scarlet superfine wool tunic with green superfine stand collar, cuffs and shoulder straps. Upper edge of collar decorated with gold English regiment's pattern lace and lower edge with gold Russia brai
Scarlet superfine tunic with garter blue silk velvet stand collar and pointed cuffs. Upper edge of collar decorated with gold lace piped with white wool and lower edge with gold Russia braid. Twisted
Dark scarlet superfine tunic with shallow green stand collar and pointed cuffs. Upper edge of collar decorated with silver lace and lower edge with narrow white wool piping. Plain green superfine shou
Dark blue superfine tunic with white wool stand collar and cuffs. Upper edge of collar decorated with gold general officer pattern lace and lower edge with round gold cord. Twisted round gold cord sho
Scarlet wool twill tunic with white stand collar piped with blue along lower edge. Shoulder straps of white wool twill fastened to tunic with New South Wales Military Forces button. At the outer seam
