Thank you Ken Fraser
This month the Library farewells volunteer Ken Fraser, a dedicated and generous man who has left a lasting legacy for all Victorians. Ken Fraser started at the State Library in… Read More ›
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‘Death ballots’: Australia’s World War I conscription referendums
December 19, 2012
On 28 October 1916 the first of two controversial conscription referendums was held in Australia. Military training for men between 18 and 60 had been compulsory since 1911, but the… Read More ›
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