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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 22 MIN

Ep110: The Second Plebiscite on Conscription | 1917

from A History of Australia · host ahistoryofaustralia

This episode, we discuss the 2nd plebiscite on conscription during WW1, as well as the 1917 federal election, the connection of the Trans-Australian railway, multiple state elections, the 1917 attempt to abolition the Queensland Legislative Council, and, most importantly, the time someone threw an egg at Prime Minister Billy Hughes. 

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