The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dark blue superfine wool trousers with metal buttoned waist and celluolid and metal buttoned fly opening. Wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams and into the hem. Two front slip pockets lined with cotton twill. Waist and fly lined with striped cotton twill and linen, top edge of waist finished with cotton twill tape and wide metal hook and eye. Inside waistband stamped in black ink 'N.S.W.G.' beneath broad arrow and '32' written in blue ink. Trouser legs taper towards hem.
Trousers worn by a corporal in the New South Wales Volunteer Artillery. In 1873 there were nine batteries of artillery in New South Wales; one permanent and eight volunteer. This grew to eleven batteries in all when a partially paid system was introduced in 1878. The volunteers wore silver braid and buttons on their tunics while the permanent artillery wore gold.
Dark blue, straight legged, wool twill trousers with metal buttoned waist and wide red wool stripe extending down the side seams. All metal buttons except one are stamped 'MADE IN ENGLAND'. Celluloid
Dark blue wool serge trousers with wide scarlet stripe extending down side seams. Side pockets at each side seam lined with white cotton twill. Illegible blue writing on left pocket lining. Celluloid
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
Dark blue superfine tunic with red stand collar edged with round silver cord, with a small silver grenade artillery badge at each end. Shoulder straps of dark blue superfine, piped with red wool and f
Dark blue, straight legged, wool twill trousers with metal buttoned waist and wide red wool stripe extending down side seams. Waist buttons stamped with 'SUSPENDER'. Buttoned fly has five silver colou
Dark blue plain weave wool trousers with scarlet wool stripe extending down the side seams. Rounded welt pockets at the waist. Pocket and waist edge finished with narrow black cotton tape. Plastic but
