106140
Photograph 106140 Sudan, 1885SYDNEY, NSW. 1885-03-03. THE SUDAN CONTINGENT WAS THE FIRST ARMED FORCE RAISED BY A BRITISH COLONY AND DESPATCHED OVERSEAS. THE CONTINGENT UNDER THE COMMAND OF STAFF COLONEL RICHARDSON, AND CONSISTING
P00640.001 Accession Number: P00640.001
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THE ORIENT LINE WHARF,CIRCULAR QUAY, SYDNEY, 1885-03. FROM FORT MACQUARIE, A VIEW OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT TO THE SUDAN WAR ABOUT TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNOR. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE SHIP AUSTRALASIAN IS NUMBERED 2 NSW AND BEHIND IT IS THE IBERIA, 1 NSW. OTHER SHIPS, SAILING AND PADDLE STEAMERS, ARE VISIBLE IN BACKGROUND. (ORIGINAL IN MITCHELL LIBRARY)
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