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Group portrait of members of a stretcher party of the NSW Naval Brigade. They are wearing Navy Pattern 1897 leather and Martini-Henry bayonets. The photograph is inscribed "Presented to Surgeon Steel, Naval Brigade, by members of the stretcher party as a memento of the Diamond Jubilee. Sydney, June 22nd 1897", a gift on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign. Staff Surgeon John Steel conducted medical examinations of a contingent of the NSW Naval Brigade which went to the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, he also travelled as part of the contingent. Surgeon Steel died in China, most likely from an overdose of chloral hydrate.
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Copyright expired - public domain
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