Historical information
Bendigo Volunteer Rifles were formed in 1857/58 and the Bendigo Cavalry in 1861. Each man supplied his own outfit with the cavalry carrying sabres rather than guns. In 1867 the first brick orderly room was built. The Bendigo group was the first in Victoria to obtain a field gun .
Physical description
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Volunteers: this photo was provided by Bob Marmion. The photo relates to his research into the Bendigo Volunteer Rifles and the Bendigo Cavalry of the 1860s. The clip is in a folder.