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1. A 'Grand tableaux', circa 1900

   A mixed group of volunteer rifles, Port Guards and civilians posed on a float, circa 1901. Depicts the group, some kneeling with rifles levelled, on the flag-draped float facing the camera. One of the men (kneeling second from left) has been identified as John Tonycliffe. A handwritten note on the verso reads "After the Boer War", and advertisement in the Timaru Herald in February 1900 offers a clue as to the purpose of the ensemble. The ...

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2. [Jim Pearson, Timaru Port Guards]

   Formal portrait of Jim Pearson of the Timaru Port Guards, circa 1905, wearing his medals and shooting competition belt. Accompanying notes identify the subject and that he was the "Prizewinner Bisley Rifle Shooting. [and the] Son of Geo. Pearson".

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3. [Peace celebrations, Timaru, 1902]

   A crowd listening to the public address of James Craigie outside the Post Office in June 1902, on the occasion of the peace celebrations. Mounted members of the South Canterbury Mounted Rifles (right foreground) and the Timaru Port Guards (left background) are visible amidst the crowd. Signage for the Government Life Insurance Offices also appears in the window of the Post Office on the right.

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4. Queen Victoria Jubilee, Timaru

   Participants in Queen Victoria's 50th Jubilee procession marching down Stafford Street, Timaru, in 1887. Taken from on top of a veranda south of Priest and Holdgate's on Stafford Street, looking northward toward the oncoming procession. In the foreground are a number of military uniformed men, presumably from local volunteer force units, while a banner belonging to the Loyal Lodge of Timaru can be seen behind them. A number of local busines...

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5. [Timaru Naval volunteers]

   A group of the Timaru Navals (later Timaru Port Guards), circa 1895. Depicts two rows of uniformed men posed kneeling and standing, with rifles leveled at the camera. On the slope in the background two children look on. Handwritten pen notes on the verso and a later printed title panel pasted to the front of the image identify those pictured as (from left to right): BACK ROW(standing): T Stephens (P.O.); F Selverton; Arthur Burford; J Bec...

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6. [Timaru Port Guards]

   Timaru Port Guards posed at parade with rifles, circa 1900. Depicts two rows of Port Guards posed at the foot of what appears to be a clay cliff - presumably at Caroline Bay. Beyond them stand a looser group of men in civilian attire. Handwritten on verso "Timaru Navals volunteers later Port Guards"

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7. [Timaru Port Guards and Timaru City Rifles at the Patiti Point Rifle Range]

   Timaru Port Guards and Timaru City Rifles at the Patiti Point Rifle Range, Timaru, circa 1906. Depicts members of the two groups shooting from prone positions or looking on from behind the shooters at the range on the beach south of South Street. Identified by handwritten notes on the verso.

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8. [Timaru Port Guards group]

   Timaru Port Guards, with other soldiers (and civilians) pictured beside a raised railway track at an unknown location (possibly Ashbury Park, Timaru), circa 1900. John Toneycliffe has been identified, satnding in the left foreground with rifle.

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9. [Timaru Port Guards group]

   A pictorial postcard featuring a group of men, plus a child, with some of the men in Timaru Port Guards uniform, circa 1900 to 1905. Taken with the group posed in at the base of a hill. ONly teo men are identified: John Toneycliffe (third from right, front row) and Arthur Burfiord (second from left, front row). Notably a few of the men, including Toneycliffe, appear to be wearing the 'new' khaki uniform that became standard around the tim...

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10. Timaru Port Guards shooting team

    Members of a Timaru Port Guards shooting team, posed on a grassy bank, circa 1901. A note on verso reads: "Timaru Port Guards Shooting Team". Another note also identifies "J Toneycliffe" as second from the left at rear, and "Higgins" (possibly being the third from left in front row). Also Arthur Burford has been idfentified in the image (front row, third from left).

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11. [Timaru Port Guards & Timaru City Rifles shooting competition]

    A .303 shooting competition between the Timaru Port Guards and Timaru City Rifles at the Patiti Point Rifle Range, Timaru, circa 1904. Depicts members of the two organisations in firing positions or waiting alongside the shooters at the rifle range on the beach south of South Street. Identified by a handwritten note on the verso, which also bears the photographers name and address.

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12. Volunteer rifles group, circa 1905

    A group of mostly local volunteer soldiers and rifles posed sittng on a grassy hillside, circa 1905. The men appear to be wearing a mixture of Volunteer uniforms including possibly the Timaru City rifles, Timaru Rifles, and Timaru Port Guards. Possibly the men are taking part in a shooting practise or competition. Athur Burford has been identified as one of the men pictured (2nd row from rear, two from right end, sitting).

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13. [William Sabiston & friend]

    A studio portrait of "William Sabiston (left) & friend" in their Timaru Port Guards uniforms, circa 1900. The mounting board bears the photographer's details along the wider lower edge. A handwritten note on the verso reads "William Sabiston (left) and friend Timaru Port Guards taken about year 1900".

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