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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 305586 Frederick Elliott's painting, The Departure of the SS Cornwall.jpg en Frederick Elliott's painting The Departure of the SS Cornwall This painting depicts the departure from Brisbane of the first Queensland contingent for the South African War on Wednesday 1 November 1899 SS Cornwall was a Federal Steam Navigation Co steamship that became a troopship to take the 260 men and 300 horses that the colony of Queensland sent to fight the Boers In preparation she had been cleaned painted and outfitted with a new galley and a bakehouse The force was divided up into two companies and each company occupied one side of the ship 1899 handle 10462/deriv/151238 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Elliott Frederick James 186 -1927 PD-Australia StateLibQld-License 1899 paintings 1899 in Queensland Brisbane River Cornwall ship 1896 Ships in Queensland | ||||
