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A pro-conscription badge from the 1916 conscription referendum

Two referendums to determine public support for conscription were held in 1916 and 1917. Most Australians voted against it.

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National Museum of Australia

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Poster showing a small boy passing a note to his mother with the words ‘Vote no’. The poster says: Australian Labor Party Anti-Conscription Campaign Committee, then ‘Vote No Mum. They’ll take Dad next’.

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Australians reject conscription in the First World War (1951)

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