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Article: 'Busting' the anti-conscription legend.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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To look at the gold-lettered anti-conscription memorial painted on the foyer walls of the Melbourne Trades' Hall Building, one would not think it pays homage to the Australian labour movement's proudest tradition:
THE MELB. TRADES' HALL COUNCIL, NOV. 14 1918 RESOLVED TO COMMEMORATE THE ACTION OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF CONSCRIPTION.
1ST REFERENDUM--October, 28th, 1916
For Conscription 1,087,557
Against Conscription 1,116,033
2ND REFERENDUM--December, 20th, 1917
For Conscription 1,015,159
Against Conscription 1,181,747
THE MELB. TRADES' HALL COUNCIL, NOV. 14 1918 DECIDED
TO PLACE ON RECORD THEIR ...