World War I impacted on many aspects of everyday life in Queensland, Australia. Over 58,000 Queenslanders fought in World War I and over 10,000 of them...
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In 1914, war was declared between Great Britain and Germany. Queensland independently claimed war against Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria...
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During World War I (1914–1918), belligerents from both the Allied Powers and Central Powers violated international criminal law, committing numerous war crimes...
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War memorials were erected in many towns of Queensland, Australia, in commemoration of the service and death of many Queenslanders in World War I. Queensland...
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During World War I in Queensland, Australia, enemy aliens (people from enemy nations) were frequently arrested and detained. Strong anti-German sentiment...
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During World War I, extensive military recruitment took place in Queensland. Although many enlisted voluntarily, there was considerable pressure for the...
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World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies...
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troops (the ANZACs) first landed at Gallipoli in World War I on 25 April 1915. Anzac Day observance in Australia did not begin as a government initiative...
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Opposition to World War I was widespread during the conflict and included socialists, anarchists, syndicalists and Marxists as well as Christian pacifists...
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Mephisto (tank) (category Queensland in World War I)
Mephisto is a World War I German tank, the only surviving example of an A7V. In April 1918, during a German attack at Villers-Bretonneux on the Western...
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dependents, in the opinion of the committee, are in need of assistance". During World War I, the Queensland Patriotic Fund were active in organising funding...
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The Queensland War Council (1915–1932) was established by the Queensland Government to co-ordinate Queensland's assistance to World War I soldiers and...
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Genocides in history (before World War I) at Google Books. ISBN 978-0-313-34641-5. Rubinstein 2004, p. Genocides in history (before World War I) at Google...
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battalion, which was raised for service during World War I. The 51st Battalion was originally raised in Egypt in early 1916 as part of the reorganisation and...
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Fund. Further Queensland Railways Patriotic Concerts were held during World War I. Ten Miles of Pennies In February 1918, the Queensland Railways Patriotic...
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Women's Peace Army (category Queensland in World War I)
to the world." (Membership booklet for the Women's Peace Army, Queensland branch) There was support for anti-war movements driven by the war-related...
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Billy Hughes egg-throwing incident (category Military recruitment in Queensland in World War I)
and with the Queensland Government under Premier T.J. Ryan strongly anti-conscription, Hughes decided to tour southern Queensland in a bid to whip up...
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Annie Wheeler (category Queensland in World War I)
soldiers from Central Queensland during World War I. She maintained a detailed card index of all soldiers from Central Queensland so that mail and parcels...
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remain in use across the world today. World War I had a major impact on Queensland. Over 58,000 Queenslanders fought in World War I and over 10,000 of them...
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In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation...
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Mary Josephine Bedford (category Queensland in World War I)
Sava for her services as an ambulance driver in World War I. Mary Josephine Bedford was born in 1861 in England to Eleanor Steele and George Augustus...
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5th Light Horse Brigade (category Military units and formations established in 1902)
served during World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in Queensland. During World War I, the brigade...
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Conscription in Australia, also known as National Service following the Second World War, has a controversial history which dates back to the implementation...
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David John Garland (category Queensland in World War I)
military chaplain in Queensland, Australia. As senior army camp chaplain in Queensland from 1914 to 1917, Garland experienced the World War I both at home...
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The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...
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The Queensland State Recruiting Committee was established by the Australian Government in December 1916 to encourage Queensland men to enlist in the Australian...
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Cane Beetles March (category Military recruitment in Queensland in World War I)
a snowball march in April 1916 in North Queensland, Australia, to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm...
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during World War I. It operated from May 1915 to December 1916, when it was replaced by an Australian Government recruitment organisation, the Queensland State...
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World War I Cenotaph is a heritage-listed memorial at Jubilee Park, Alfred Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Stephen...
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Jeremiah Joseph Stable (category Queensland in World War I)
an extensive tour of northern Queensland with T.E. Jones, the newly appointed University press officer. During World War I, Stable joined the Australian...
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