Service
Military Exemption Courts The establishment of local military exemption courts Throughout 1916 the Commonwealth Government of Australia struggled to maintain levels of recruitment needed to meet the ongoing demands of fighting on the Western Front in Europe. Prime...
Service
Military exemption courts The running of the exemption courts Grounds for exemption: exempted professions and industries Applications for an exemption from military service generally fell into two classes. The first class or group of people who could apply for an...
Remembrance
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS & HONOUR ROLLS How the people of NSW remembered This webpage was developed as part of State Archives’ contribution to History Week 2015. The departure of men and women from New South Wales communities into war service greatly affected...
Homefront
How the battle was waged Conscription propaganda This webpage was developed as part of State Archives’ contribution to History Week 2015. Newspapers Newspapers were one of the main methods used to voice opinions on conscription. In New South Wales, the...
Homefront
Opposing Conscription Industrial Workers of the World This webpage was developed as part of State Archives’ contribution to History Week 2015. One of the most vocal and radical campaigns against conscription came from the Industrial Workers of the World...
