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P01503.001 Accession Number: P01503.001

Description

NSW. c.1895. Sailors of the NSW Naval Brigade during a training exercise probably on the coast of NSW. They have 1888 pattern equipment with both Martini Henry and Lee Metford rifles. The field piece is a Sea Service 6-pounder gun for use by the Navy. (Original print held in the Australian War Memorial Archive Store. Transferred from the Naval Historical Collection, no. 306623)

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Accession Number

P01503.001

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Print

Physical Description

Support: Paper (Fibre-based)

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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