First in the Field! Military Volunteers in 19th Century Ipswich - Chasing Our Past

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TitleFirst in the Field! Military Volunteers in 19th Century Ipswich - Chasing Our PastDate Created10th May 2022Program Chasing Our PastPresenterBrian RoughHostDeannah VeithAcknowledgementIpswich LibrariesCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandDescriptionWhen Queensland separated from New South Wales in late 1859 there was no army to protect the new colony's coastline. Ipswich was the first Queensland town in 1860 to form its own company of the Queensland Volunteer Rifle Brigade.

Over the next 40 years there were eight additional units formed in Ipswich including infantry, mounted infantry, artillery and an ambulance corps. Hundreds of Ipswich men served voluntarily in the ranks during that time, and some went on to serve during the Boer War.

Join historian Brian Rough to discover more about Queensland’s early military presence.

About the presenter:
Brian Rough is a consultant historian of many years’ experience, with a specialist interest in 19th century Queensland history. He recently published Capturing Brisbane about early Brisbane photographers, and some years ago co-authored A Most Promising Corps on Queensland’s colonial military forces. He is also a volunteer at the Queensland Military Historical Society’s museum at Fort Lytton National Park.Reference IDColonial Militia COPAsset TypeWebinar / Talk - MP4Recording Length01:07:48Copyright NoticeTo use this video, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationEventsShearer's Strike (1891)Boer War (1899-1902)Government & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Volunteer Rifle BrigadeQueensland Volunteer ArtilleryQueensland Volunteer ForceQueensland Defence ForceThe First, or Ipswich Company, Queensland Volunteer Rifle BrigadeNo. 2 Company (Ipswich) Queensland Volunteer Rifle Brigade'E' Company (Ipswich" Queensland Volunteer Force'E' Company (Ipswich) 2nd Regiment of Queensland Infantry, Queensland Volunteer Force'E' Company, Queensland Scottish Volunteer Corps'G' Company, 2nd (Queensland Scottish) Battalion, Queensland Rifles'E' Company, Queensland Irish Volunteer Corps'M' Company, 3rd (Queensland Irish) Battalion, Queensland RiflesIpswich Troop, Queensland Mounted RiflesQueensland Light HorseIpswich Mounted InfantryNo 3 Company, Ipswich Mounted InfantryNo. 3 Company (Ipswich), Moreton Mounted Infantry'C' (Ipswich) Company, Queensland Mounted InfantryIpswich Battery, Queensland Volunteer ArtilleryIpswich Field Battery, Queensland Volunteer ArtilleryMoreton Field Battery, Queensland ArtilleryIpswich Cadet CorpsIpswich Grammar School Cadet CorpsIpswich Boys State School Cadet CorpsIpswich Detachment, Brisbane Ambulance CorpsIpswich Detachment, Medical Staff Corps (Ambulance)Ipswich Detachment, Brisbane Medical Staff CorpsPeople & FamiliesCharles GreyHenry Challinor (1814-1882)Josiah HancockRoderick McLeodPollet Loftus CardewHenry S. CribbGeorge William McCoombesAlexander BirnieSchoolsIpswich Grammar SchoolIpswich Central State SchoolSports GroupsIpswich & District Rifle ClubIpswich Railway Rifle ClubIpswich Rifle ClubLimestone Rifle ClubSubjectsMilitary uniformsCurated CollectionsIpswich Drill HallChasing Our Past At HomeDefining Tulmur | IpswichShaping Our Identity: DefenceBoom & Bust: Defence

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