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Buttons of Colonial Army Forces Page 2 |
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Index to sections on THIS page |
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Other Colonies on Page 1 Hat badges for these units can be seen at |
| South Australian Volunteer Rifles 1855 | South Australian Volunteers 1860/70 | |
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| South Australian Volunteers 1860/80 | South Australian Militia 1880/85 | South Australian Militia 1880 |
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| South Australian Militia 1886 | 3rd Battalion Adelaide Rifles 1892 |
South Australian Scottish Companies 1890/1903 This button in brass or white metal was worn by only the Adelaide company on scarlet tunic, 1900-1912. The Mount Gambier Company wore Seaforth buttons on full dress. |
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| South Australian Contingents to South Africa 1899/1902 | South Australian Contingents to South Africa 1901/1902 | South Australian Volunteer Artillery & SA Permanent Artillery |
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| South Australian Militia 1886 |
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| Queensland Defence Force 1885/1901 | Queensland Volunteers 1897/1901 | Queensland Rifles (Volunteers) 1897/1901 |
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| Queensland Scottish Volunteers 1886/1897 | Queensland Contingents to South Africa 1899/1902 | Queensland Volunteers pre 1886 |
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In some cases buttons were
used by a colonial unit and the post Federation State unit that it
became.
In those cases the button will show in both sections. |
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| Queensland Volunteer Artillery 1863/80 | Queensland Permanent Artillery 1885/1901 |
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(after Federation & before total amalgamation of Military Forces. 1901 to 1910)
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After 1903 some Queensland Units wore Commonwealth of Australia uniforms and accoutrements. Some continued to wear State insignia until 1910. |  |
| Queensland Defence Forces 1903/10 | Queensland Defence Forces 1903/10 variation |
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| Hobart City Guards 1860/67 | 1st Rifles Southern Tasmanian Volunteers 1860/66 | Tasmanian Rifle Volunteers 1878//84 |
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| Tasmanian Local Forces 1876/84 | Tasmanian Defence Force 1884/1901 | Hobart Town Volunteer Artillery Corps 1859/75 |
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| Launceston Volunteer Artillery Corps 1860/67 | Launceston Volunteer Artillery 1868/77 | Launceston Artillery Volunteers 1867 |
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| Tasmanian Volunteer Artillery & Tasmanian Permanent Artillery 1878/1901 | Launceston Artillery 1900 | Volunteer Staff. Medical Staff & Retired Staff, 1870/1901 |
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| York Rifle Volunteers 1878/86 | Perth Rifle Volunteers 1863/1901 | West Australian Volunteers (Officers) |
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| Guildford Rifle Volunteers 1874 | Northampton Rifle Volunteers 1884/1899 | Fremantle Rifle Volunteers 1872/1898 |
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| Albany Defence Rifles 1885/1888 | Albany Rifle Volunteers 1878/85 | Perth Mounted Rifle Volunteers 1894/1897 |
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| Western Australian (Scottish) Highlanders 1903 | Western Australian Volunteer Artillery & WA Permanent Artillery 1890 | Volunteer Staff, Medical Staff & Retired Staff 1870/1901 |
| This category is based on research done by J K Cossum and published in his book "Buttons of the Defence Forces of Australia" ISBN 0-7316-3083-1 |
