Talk:World War I edit-a-thons/Australia
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Nick-D in topic Discussion
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World War I conscription in Australia edit
Given that there was no conscription in Australia during WWI, perhaps this article needs renaming or merging with related articles about the 1916, 1917 plebiscites. Discussion at w:Talk:World War I conscription in Australia. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- While the referendums proposing conscription for overseas service were unsuccessful, there actually was conscription for the home defence forces. These men typically underwent a short period of full-time training, and then were part of an Army Reserve-type arrangement where they had to attend occasional training camps. PM Hughes controversially activated all the conscripted reservists ahead of one of the referendums (the first, I think), and this is sometimes given as a reason which contributed to the failure of Hughes proposal. Nick-D (talk) 23:28, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
Outcomes edit
Hello, Over the weekend I created the Bluebirds (Australian nurses) article, and half-completed an article on the defences of Australia during the war. Does anyone else have any outcomes to report? Nick-D (talk) 06:17, 3 July 2013 (UTC)