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Publications about New Zealand's involvement in the South African War often depicted its soldiers in action scenes. Here two members of the Third Contingent fire upon Boer kommandos (commandos) while a third soldier guards the horses.
The Outlook, April 1900
'Third Contingent publication', URL: /media/photo/third-contingent-publication, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-May-2016
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