The Return of the Contingent. – A Welcome Home.

Very rare coloured supplement of the parade for the returning New South Wales Sudan Contingent in 1885.

The New South Wales Sudan Contingent was the first armed force raised by a British colony and despatched overseas. The contingent, under the command of Staff Colonel Richardson, consisted of 800 men and 224 horses. Raised in New South Wales and prepared in 15 days, it sailed from Sydney in the transports Iberia and Australasia on 3 March 1885.

From the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.  

References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1182519
State Library New South Wales: Reference Code 840120