Category Archives: Conscription

The Propaganda of Conscription Down Under Part Two – The Referendum of 1917

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

Here we go again.

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The Propaganda of Conscription Down Under Part One – The Referendum of 1916

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Magicfingers

The issue of conscription was one that all the countries of the Commonwealth would have to deal with at some point during the Great War, and Australia was no different. 

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The Propaganda of Conscription – The Military Service Act of 1916

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Magicfingers

The most famous image of the Great War was originally designed as a magazine cover.  Bet you didn’t know that. 

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