Colonial & pre WW1 military badges of New South Wales Page 3

 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Australian Rifles)1896-1903 left hat badge right cap badge 

 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Australian Rifles)1896-1903 collar badge

7th NSW Volunteer Infantry Regiment (St Georges Rifles) 1897-1903 Epaulette badge

St George's English Rifle Regiment 1903 helmet plate

 St George's English Rifle Regiment 1903 collar dog

8th NSW Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Irish Rifles) 1899-1903

The 8th Regiment needed extra recruits to bring it up to strength. Unable to raise another company from men of Irish descent, the resulting Illawarra Company was made up of men of non-Irish descent, and the special badge created for the company reflects this. 

The rest of the 8th Regiment wore badges featuring a shamrock. See above

Photo & text from AWM

 8th NSW Union Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Irish Rifles) 1899-1903 Epaulette badge & belt buckle

NSW Volunteer Mounted Rifles 1860-1864

 NSW Volunteer Force 1886. This badge was a combination of metal (outside) and cloth (centre).

Illawarra Rifles c.1890

Hawkesbury Agricultural College Cadet Unit NSW c.1890

ISBN 0 909458 22 7  Landers Publishing