1917 was a bitter year – probably the most bitter in white Australia’s history – but also one of which Irish Australians can be proud. Continue reading
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‘Warwick egg incident’ of 1917
How the ‘Warwick egg incident’ of 1917 exemplified an Australian nation divided. Continue reading
‘Warwick Egg Incident’ Celebrations
A major event in the formative history of Warwick will be brought to life and celebrated around the town on Saturday, November 18th November.
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Australia’s first Political Assassination
In September 1916, a 27-year-old police officer George Duncan was shot dead in Tottenham, a small mining town in the copper belt of western New South Wales. The perpetrators were Roland Kennedy and Frank Franz, two members of the IWW. Continue reading
Conference:The 1916-17 Anti-Conscription Campaigns
Democratic Opposition to War:
The 1916-17 Anti-Conscription Campaigns: Impacts and Legacies Continue reading
