NSW Recruitment Marches, Part 2
NEW SOUTH WALES RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGNS Part 1: August 1914-September 1916 Recruitment Marches – Part 2 The Waratahs, Wallabies and Kangaroos marches; Result and influence In late 1915, and early 1916, a particular response to the call for more volunteers, was...NSW prepares for war
The response of the people: When men and women throughout New South Wales woke up on 5 August 1914 they found that Australia was at war with Germany. The initial reaction to the outbreak of war was one of jubilation and fervent exuberance.
On the Home Front
How did World War I affect the people of New South Wales on the home front? Sydney and country NSW faced massive upheavals in the face of War. While men and women went off to war, industries and jobs changed to meet the demands of a war time economy.
