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Newtown Park military camp, 1900

A view of Newtown Park in Wellington, where Second Contingent troops camped before departing for South Africa in January 1900.

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  • General Piet Joubert and Boer soldiers, 1899
    South African 'Boer' War

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wellington city
south african war
newtown
boer war
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-o-242-01
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