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Posing before departure for South African War
Boer soldiers, 1899
Newtown Park military camp, 1900
Troops leaving Lyttelton for South African War
4th New Zealand Regiment on parade in South Africa
British soldiers in South African War
Dead bodies on the veldt, 1900
Destroying livestock during South African War
Boer POWs during South African War
Soldier's grave in South Africa
Packing up camp during South African War
South African War reunion dinner
Boer women on the veldt
Black South African women on washing day
Nurses in the field during South African War
Caring for the wounded during the South African War
Maori soldiers in the South African War
Celebrating Pretoria Day, 1900
Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain
Trooper Walter Stackwood on his horse, 1899
Third Contingent publication
South African War souvenir booklet
Sixth Contingent group photo, 1901
Sixth Contingent soldiers, 1901
'The Octopus', South African War publication
Soldier of the Tenth Mounted Rifles
The Gymeric Times ship newspaper
Soldier's horses feeding at Newtown Park, 1900
Transporting horses during South African War
South African War art
School cadets, 1900
Troops departing for South Africa, 1899
King Dick the peacemaker cannon, 1902
Song: 'The Boers have got my daddy'
Song: 'Sons of the Colonies'
Song: 'Boys of the Southern Cross'
