‘The Rise of Irish Australia’ is now available for streaming.
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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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Conference:The 1916-17 Anti-Conscription Campaigns
Democratic Opposition to War:
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Commemoration of Archbishop Daniel Mannix’s First Speech Against Conscription.
As the pool of Australian volunteers had begun to dry, Prime Minister Hughes, ever an avid defender and supporter of the British Empire and of Australia as a key dominion, sought to conscript additional Australian manpower. Continue reading
Centenary of Mannix’s first stand against Conscription
Nature of Event: Dr Mannix: ‘Clifton Hill, where I committed my original sin’. A centenary commemoration of Archbishop Daniel Mannix’s first speech against conscription. On a wet and stormy night, 16 September 1916, during World War I, a fortnight after Prime Minister William Hughes announced the first conscription referendum, Archbishop Daniel Mannix delayed his expected arrival at another function to go … Continue reading