The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In the early 1880s, an Egyptian regime in the Sudan, backed by the British, came under threat from rebellion. The British instructed the Egyptians to abandon the Sudan, and sent the popular General Charles Gordon to coordinate the evacuation. When news of his death arrived in New South Wales in February 1885, the government offered to send forces to aid the British, and meet the contingent's expenses. The contingent sailed from Sydney on 3 March 1885 amid public fanfare. The British government's acceptance of the contingent was received with enthusiasm by the NSW government and members of the armed forces; it was seen as a historic occasion marking the first time that soldiers in the pay of a self-governing Australian colony were to fight in an Imperial war. Originally appearing in the illustrated newspaper The Graphic, this wood engraving provides an important insight into Australia's colonial military contingents and early depictions of these forces. The scene presents a number of vignettes showing the crowds at Circular Quay, the rows of troops marching through Sydney and the ships departing Sydney Harbour for the Sudan.
In the early 1880s, an Egyptian regime in the Sudan, backed by the British, came under threat from rebellion. The British instructed the Egyptians to abandon the Sudan, and sent the popular General Ch
A hand coloured wood engraving related to Australia's involvement in the War in Sudan (1885), consisting of four scenes; 1) Early morning parade in Sydney of volunteer soldiers for the War in Sudan; 2
A page from 'The Graphic' illustrated newspaper, 2 May 1885, p. 432 depicting six vignettes showing; 1. Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales, and the Guard of Honour, 2. The troopship "Ib
This Lithograph was adapted from a photograph held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales's collection of the NSW Contingent troops passing down Gresham Street in Sydney. They are
Depicts a page from the 'London Illustrated News' from 25 April 1885 with an upper image of the departure from Sydney of the Australian contingent for the Sudan and the lower image of a St Bernard pup
Lithograph was adapted from a photograph ML (P x A 354, vol 3) of troops passing down Gresham Street, Sydney. They are being cheered by the onlookers, some soldiers are mounted, most are marching. On
