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20-06-12, 10:53 PM
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Pillbox Hat - Victorian Artillery - Circa 1890
Pillbox Hat - Victorian Artillery - Circa 1890.
Made by T. Bowley & Co. in Melbourne According to the National Archives of Australia, the Permanent Artillery Corps (or the Victorian Artillery) was created in 1870 to support defence of the colony by providing standing garrisons for fortifications. It also provided staff to instruct voluntary artillery units. The Victorian Artillery remained modest in size, never exceeding 300 men. 
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