The Australian Contingent A History of the Patriotic Movement in New South Wales and an Account of the Despatch of Troops to the Assistance of the Imperial Forces in the Soudan

HUTCHINSON, Frank and MYERS, Francis

Published by Government Printer, Sydney, 1885

About this Item

Octavo, contemporary polished half calf, gilt spine with simple ornamental bands and label, [iv], 286 pp. Bound without the half-title page, spine panel chipped with localised loss, edges and preliminaries foxed. The preface captures some of the frenzied sentiment surrounding the departure of the Sudan contingent: 'It was unquestionably the death of the heroic but ill-starred General Gordon that furnished the first impulse that has sent 800 Australians to help to avenge, or to share his fate. The story of his desperate mission to Khartoum, and its disastrous end, is of course all too fresh and ineffaceable in men's memories to need recounting.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Australian Contingent A History of the Patriotic Movement in New South Wales and an Account of the Despatch of Troops to the Assistance of the Imperial Forces in the Soudan
• Publisher: Government Printer, Sydney
• Publication Date: 1885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australia & New Zealand
  • Military & Unit Histories