Janus: New Zealand Contingent for the Transvaal. Wellington. October 1899

RCS contains:
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Y3089L	Buildings in Auckland
Y3089M	Panorama of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Y3089N	Departure from Auckland Harbour
Y3089O	[A photograph of a drawing of Napier in 1864]
Y3089P	[5 photographs of Auckland. c.1897]
Y3089Q	New Zealand Contingent for the Transvaal. Wellington. October 1899
Y3089S	Public Schools Empire Tour to New Zealand. 1929
Y3089V	Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Y3089W	Photographs of Queenstown, New Zealand
Y3089X	Chateau Tongariro and Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Y3089Y	Orakei Korako, Rotarua, New Zealand
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New Zealand Contingent for the Transvaal. Wellington. October 1899

Title	New Zealand Contingent for the Transvaal. Wellington. October 1899
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3089Q
Creator	Lewis, J J, fl 1899, photographer
Covering Dates	Oct. 1899
Extent and Medium	1 image; Good condition.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Lewis was a commercial photographer active in New Zealand in the 1890s with a studio in Wellington. No further information is available.

A mounted print measuring 204 x 15 mm, with the caption handwritten on the mount. The photograph shows a section of the New Zealand contingent on parade in a field outside Wellington, with hills in the background. New Zealand, like Australia, responded enthusiastically to the prospect of the Boer War and the New Zealand Government eventually sent nearly 6,500 men during the course of the war and they took a full part in many important actions. Like the Australians, they greatly impressed Lord Roberts, losing some 70 men killed in action (against 133 who died of disease, and 25 accidentally killed).

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, New Zealand Contingent for the Transvaal. Wellington. October 1899, Y3089Q

Further information

For a similar photograph of the Australian contingent see Y3086Q.

Indexed

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche number 93.

Index Terms

Lewis, J J (fl 1899) photographer

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