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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. vii, 300pp, index, few bw ills. Or maroon leather(?) in jacket. As new. An estimated 20000 citizens undertook some form of military service in Queensland between 1860 and 1903. They werecalled to active service several times including the Bread Riots of 1866; the Russian war scares of 1878 and 1885; annexation of New Guinea in 1884; the Shearer's Strikes of 1891 and 1894. Personel assisted with rescue operations in the floods of 1891, and many served with the Queensland contingents to South Africa from 1899-1902. Includes much on local units and lists of officers known to have served. Size: 8vo.…