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Australia

New South Wales

N.S.W.	New South Wales
N.S.W.S.G.	New South Wales State Government
CS	Commissariat Stores
GS	Government Stores
OD	Ordnance Department
P.P.M.S.C.	Partially Paid Medical Staff Corps
S.L.H.	Sydney Light Horse

The marks below are usually stamped below a "N.S.W." marking...

A.	Artillery
C.	Cavalry
C.A.	Cadet Artillery
C.F.	Cadet Forces
C.T.	Partially Paid Commisariat and Transport Corps
E.	Engineers
G.	Gaols
L.	Lancers
M.R.	Mounted Rifles
N.A.V.	Naval Artillery Volunteers
N.B.	Naval Brigade
P.A.	Permanent Artillery
P.S.C.C.	Public School Cadet Corps
R.F.	Reserve Forces
S.	Schools
V.A.	Volunteer Artillery

The marks below are usually stamped above the N.S.W. marking...

A.C.C.C.	Australian Commonwealth Cadet Corps
A.C.	Australian Commonwealth

Victoria

VIC	Victoria
VGt	Victorian Government
VF	Victorian Forces
Vic Gov	Victorian Government
Vic Govt	Victorian Government
V.V.	Victoria Volunteers
V.P.A.	Victoria Permanent Artillery
V.M.R.	Victoria Mounted Rifles
V.R.	Victoria Regiment (Can also mean Victorian Rifles, or Victorian Rangers)
V.G.A.	Victoria Garrison Artillery
I.B.	Infantry Brigade
EDU-DEP	Education Department

Queensland

Q	Queensland
Q.G.	Queensland Government
QG	Queensland Government
	Queensland Police
QP	Queensland Police
Q.M.D.F.	Queensland Marine Defense Force
Q.M.I.	Queensland Mounted Infantry
Q.D.F.	Queensland Defense Force
Q.N.B.	Queensland Naval Brigade
Q.N.C.	Queensland Naval Cadets
B N B	Brisbane Naval Brigade

Tasmania

TAS	Tasmania
T	Tasmania
T.G.	Tasmanian Government
T.V.	Tasmanian Volunteers
B V	Buckingham Volunteer Rifles
C G	City Guards
L.D.R.C	Launceston District Rifle Corps
L V A C	Launceston Volunteer Artillery Corps
L V R C	Launceston Volunteer Rifle Corps
M R	Masonic Rifles
M U	Manchester Unity Rifles

South Australia

SA	South Australia
S. A.	South Australia
E.D.S.A.	Education Department South Australia
S.A.M.R.	South Australian Mounted Rifles

Western Australia

W.A.	West Australia
W.A.C.F.	West Australia Cadet Force
W.A.E.F.	West Australia Enrolled Force
W.A.P.M.V.	West Australia Pinjarrah Mounted Volunteers
V. W.A.	West Australia Volunteers
	West Australia Police

Miscellaneous Australian Markings

DD	Defense Department, Commonwealth of Australia (1920's)
A.C.G.	Australian Commonwealth Government
A.G.A.	Australian Garrison Artillery
A.L.H.	Australian Light Horse
AF	Air Force (obviously later 1900's)
A.N.	Australian Naval
C.M.F.	Civilan Military Forces
C.N.F.	Cadet Naval Forces
I.B.	Infantry Battalion
L.H.	Light Horse
L.H.S.C.	Light Horse Supply Column
8 L.H.	8th Light Horse (other number prefixes may be seen)
5/12 ALH	5th Company, 12th Australian Light Horse
N.R.C.	Naval Reserve Cadets
NSxxxx	National Security Number. Stamped on weapons pressed into service in WWII.
R.A.A.F.	Royal Australian Air Force (obviously later 1900's)
R.A.N.	Royal Australian Navy
R.A.N.B.	Royal Australian Navy Brigade
R.A.N.R.	Royal Australian Navy Reserve
V.D.C.	Volunteer Defense Corps

Military Districts

1.M.D.	1st Military District (Northern Command, Queensland)
2.M.D.	2nd Military District (Eastern Command, New South Wales)
3.M.D.	3rd Military District (Southern Command, Victoria)
4.M.D.	4th Military District (Central Command, South Australia)
5.M.D.	5th Military District (Western Command, West Australia)
6.M.D.	6th Military District (Tasmania Command, Tasmania)
7.M.D.	7th Military District (Northern Territory Command)

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