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A Pre Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery Master Gunner…
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Sydney
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22-May-2016
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A Pre Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery Master Gunner Tunic with Good Conduct Badges Tunic of the Pre Fed Vic Permanent Artillery Bombardier, Master Gunner & Good Conduct Badges (1885-1901). When the Crimean War began in 1854 the people in Australia were fearful that the Russians would attack them and authorisation was given to raise volunteer forces to help the Imperial troops. A battery of artillery was raised in Sydney and the same year others were raised in Victoria and South Australia. Volunteer artillery units were raised in Tasmania (1859), Queensland (1862) and Western Australia (1872). With the departure of the Imperial troops from all the Australian colonies in 1870, local defence became the responsibility of each Colony. Victoria was the first to raise a permanent artillery unit under Captain Stubbs and Battery Sergeant Major Downs; the unit was disbanded in 1880). The permanent units were raised to man the many forts then in existence. They were assisted by the numerous volunteer coastal and mobile field batteries. Very good condition, no mothing at all shows very little sign of use. Provenance: Peter Nathan Militaria
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