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'Enemy aliens' The treatment of people of enemy-origin in WWI NSW In New South Wales during World War I, people who were born in countries which had become the enemy of the Commonwealth of Australia experienced unique hardships in the face of an increasingly hostile...
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Everyday life in Wartime NSW Holidays, commemorations and celebrations This collection of records focuses on the themes of holidays, commemorations and celebrations in New South Wales during WWI. Christmas ‘Christmas Greetings to Soldier Pals’, The Sun,...
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Opposing conscription The Labor Party This webpage was developed as part of State Archives’ contribution to History Week 2015. In New South Wales, the most prominent example of the divisions caused by the conscription debate came from the Political Labor League...
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William Arthur Holman 1916: Crisis point over conscription Premier Holman addresses the Waratahs in Sydney, December 1915. NRS 4481 MS3658P. Premier Holman addressing a crowd at Botanic Gardens Centenary celebrations, June 1916. NRS 4481, MS3931P. This webpage was...
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History Week 2015 War, Nationalism and Identity Soldier in sheepskin waistcoat, June 1915. From NRS 4481 MS3393P. Opening ceremony of Mosman Cottage Soldier Settlement, December 1916. From NRS 4481 MS4860P. Roll of Honour, Parliament House, March 1916. From NRS 4481...
