The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
As part of the British Empire, the Australian colonies offered troops for the war in South Africa. Australians served in contingents raised by the six colonies and from 1901, by the new Australian Commonwealth. The Australian contribution to the Boer War consisted of five 'waves'. The first were contingents raised in 1899, the second and third were 'Bushmen' and 'Imperial Bushmen', and the fourth 'draft contingents'. The Australian Commonwealth Horse contingents were raised as the fifth wave. In all, some 16,000 Australians fought in the Boer War. Published in the Illustrated London News on 19 January 1901, "Our Colonial Brothers in Arms: Australian Bushmen on the March" reveals Australian mounted riflemen in uniform crossing the dry South African landscape with troops from other nations in the British Empire, including New Zealand and Canada. The work is a Photogravure; an intaglio printmaking technique where copper plates are coated with a light-sensitive gelatine tissue which has been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality print able to reproduce the detail and tone of a photograph or painting. The technique became common from the 1850s, and was often used in the illustrated press.
As part of the British Empire, the Australian Colonies offered troops for the war in South Africa. Australians served in contingents raised by the six colonies and from 1901, by the new Australian Com
The description reads, 'This Picture helps us understand the indomitable sporting instinct of the Australian bushman. When he was camping at Pienaar's River he used to indulge in hurdle-racing, as sho
A Sister of Charity nun is depicted giving the last rites to a soldier that is most likely a Tasmanian Imperial Bushman. The soldier on the left saluting is most probably from a Scottish Regiment and
This series of five lacquer panels depicts the Australians and South Vietnamese military personnel who served alongside one another in the Vietnam War. Artist Dr Dacchi Dang began his research intervi
This series of five lacquer panels depicts the Australians and South Vietnamese military personnel who served alongside one another in the Vietnam War. Artist Dr Dacchi Dang began his research intervi
This series of five lacquer panels depicts the Australians and South Vietnamese military personnel who served alongside one another in the Vietnam War. Artist Dr Dacchi Dang began his research intervi
