[6] John, James and Mary are school friends, who grow up near the Murrumbidgee River.

John and James work as drovers then join the Australian Lighthorse during the Second Boer War, both fighting for the New South Wales Lancers.

[9] The film includes a charge at Majuba Hill (even though that took place during the First Boer War).

[12] It was accompanied by a lecturer who would explain the plot; for many screenings, this was the noted comedian Charles Woods.

[15] Punch said it "met with a tremendous reception, and showed that the locally produced films arc in no way inferior to the imported article.