Service
Liverpool Riot 1916 Soldier mutiny in Sydney On 14 February 1916 thousands of soldiers from the Liverpool military camp took strike action. They marched and rioted through the streets of Liverpool before catching trains into Sydney and marching down George Street. The...
Homefront
Run by women, for women The role of women in patriotic fundraising Voluntary Aid Detachment women workers. From NRS 4481, image MS5504. Red Cross stall, April 1918. From NRS 4481, image ST6216. Motor car with woman driver visiting Frenches Forest Soldiers Settlement....
Homefront, Remembrance
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,...
Homefront
Patriotic Fundraising in NSW Overview of war time efforts Red Cross ad for cigarettes. From NRS 905 [5/7260, letter 14/1812]. Red Cross cow, a feature of Wagga Wagga Show, 1917. From NRS 4481 MS5387P. Ad for Milkmaid. From NRS 12060 [9/4728 letter A16/1042, p.4]...
Homefront
Conscription Conflict on the Home Front This webpage was developed as part of State Archives’ contribution to History Week 2015. While World War I pitted the Allies against the Germans on the battlefields of Europe, another conflict was taking place on the New...
