The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dark blue wool twill breeches with wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams to the narrowed leg opening. The inside of each leg has been reinforced with a double thickness of cloth. The lower end of each leg is bound with dark grey cotton twill tape that extend into ties and the leg opening has been lined with black cotton twill. Black ferrous metal buttoned waist and fly; the waist buttons marked 'SUSPENDER' and the fly buttons marked 'OUR OWN MAKE'. Welt pocket at left front waist lined with cotton drill and marked on the back in pencil is 'R Reed' '304'. Waist lined with unbleached calico. One side of fly lined with glazed cotton.
Breeches of the type worn by a Victorian Horse Artillery gunner. In 1884 the Nordenfelt (Rupertswood) battery was raised at Sunbury in Victoria. In 1889 it changed its name to the Victorian Horse Artillery and was divided into two half batteries; the left half at Werribee park, run by the Chirnside family, and the right half at Rupertswood, run by the Clarke family. The Werribee battery was disbanded in 1893 while the Rupertswood battery continued until 1897.
Dark blue wool breeches with wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams to the narrowed leg opening. The inside of each leg has been reinforced with a double thickness of cloth. The lower end
Dark blue wool twill pantaloons with two yellow worsted stripes, each 2.5cm in width, extending down the side seams as far as the ankle openings. Coated metal buttoned waist and fly; the waist buttons
Dark blue wool twill jacket with red stand collar edged with square yellow worsted braid and lined with same wool twill. Yellow worsted braid extends down centre front and lower edge of jacket where i
Dark blue wool twill, straight legged trousers with red superfine wool stripe extending down side seams. Welt pocket at right front positioned at the lower waistband edge and lined with khaki cotton t
Dark blue straight legged wool twill trousers with wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams. Black plastic buttoned waist and fly. Small welt pocket at waist extends in a semi-circle above t
Khaki brown bedford cord breeches with horizontal front welt pockets lined with cream cotton drill. Brown celluloid buttoned waist and fly. Waist edge bound with brown cotton twill tape and lined with
