Metadata for RCSPC-Y3086Q (RCS Y3086Q)
| Identifier: | RCSPC-Y3086Q |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Title: | New South Wales Contingent for South Africa, 1899 |
| Description: | A loose black and white print showing embarked troops waving to crowds on the dockside. A handwritten note on the back of the print states: 'Departure of 'A' Battery, RAA, S.S. 'Warregal' (for Boer War) left Port Jackson 30 Dec 1899'. The outbreak of the war on 11th October 1899 produced enthusiastic volunteering throughout the Australian Colonies. A meeting in Melbourne in September 1899, had determined upon sending a joint contingent to number 2500 men in the event of war. Over half this number did eventually see service in South Africa, and what had been originally regarded in the War Office as a touching token of loyalty from the Colonies, was transformed into outright admiration of the Australian troops. Lord Roberts later stated: 'All the Colonials did extremely well. They were very intelligent, and they had, what I want our men to have, more individuality'. |
| Date created from: | 1899 |
| Date created to: | 1899 |
| Coverage spatial: | Jackson, Port (Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney) |
| Source: | RCS Y3086Q |
| Is part of: | RCS Photograph Collection, Y3086Q. |
| DCMIType: | Image |
| Medium: | image/jpeg |
| Extent: | 99KB |
| Dimension X: | 605 |
| Dimension Y: | 464 |
| Dimension units: | Pixels |
| Resolution: | 72 dpi |
| Bit depth: | 24 bit |
| Colour space: | Adobe RGB 1998 |
| Compression type: | JPEG |
| Compression ratio: | Quality 9 |
| Camera body: | Mamiya RB |
| Camera back: | Leaf Valeo 11 Digital |
| Lighting: | 1000w Bowens Flash Heads |
| Lens: | Mamiya 50mm f/4.5 Wide Angle Lens |
| ISO: | 25 |
| Aperture: | F/16 |
| ShutterSpeed: | 1/125 |
| Digitised by: | SM. Photography Department. Cambridge University Library. |
| Publisher: | Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge. |
| Rights: | Copyright Cambridge University Library. |
| Date Digitised: | 2003-12-18 |