These two leaflets, Before Baby is Born and Baby’s First Twelve Months, were published by the New South Wales Department of Health in 1914 and coincided with the start of Government run baby health clinics in Sydney. The pamphlets were part of a State-wide push to improve the health of babies and toddlers.
It is estimated that about 21,000 NSW soldiers, sailors and nurses were killed or died of wounds or sickness during World War One, with another 50,000 being wounded.
Australian women could only serve overseas if they joined the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). In NSW 513 women (out of 2861 women nationally) enlisted.[1]
An online research tool with links to web resources and records within our NSW State archives collection as well as various record collections around Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.
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.
