The call to arms |
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| Title : | The call to arms |
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| Creator : | Hughes, Billy, 1862-1952 | ||
| Source : | Jarman family, PRG 980/16/1/1 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1915 | ||
| Format : | Letter | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Letter headed 'Call to arms' dated 15th December 1915 and signed W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia. It appeals for more Australian men to volunteer for the armed forces to achieve a 'speedy victory'. |
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| Coverage year : | 1915 |
| Period : | 1914-1918 |
| Further reading : | Jauncey, Leslie C. The story of conscription in Australia, [South Melbourne] Macmillan of Australia, 1968 State Library of South Australia. Conscription and enlistment, [Adelaide]: State Library of South Australia, 1997 |
| Internet links : | Anzac Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) See: History: information about conscription in both World War 1 and World War 2 sections Australian War Memorial See: Research and Family History: Encyclopedia: Conscription State Library of New South Wales: World War I and Australia Research Guide: Recruitment and conscription State Library of Victoria: Ergo See: Explore history: Australia & WWI: Home WWI: Arguments over conscription |
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