Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 20 Dec 1917 conscription to the army in Australia during World War I was ...

#OtD 20 Dec 1917 conscription to the army in Australia during World War I was defeated for the second time during a referendum by 54% to 46%. The workers’ movement and unions like the nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqxy350ccwfz7fmk3m8xz57jycfqcrfj4q6adf9992h425r2jf2t2s3p7250 (nprofile…7250) were fiercely opposed to conscription. Learn more in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/01/28/e19-the-iww-in-australia/