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Departure of First Contingent

Departure of First Contingent

The First Contingent departed from Wellington aboard the Union Steam Ship Company's Waiwera on 21 October 1899. Premier Richard Seddon wanted the New Zealand Contingent to be the first group of colonial troops to reach South Africa, and the steamer successfully raced Australian troopships across the Indian Ocean. Note the horse stables on the deck of the ship.

Credit:

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-q-329-14
Photographer: Henry E. L. Brusewitz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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