The 1917 conscription referendum. On 7 November 1917 the Australian Prime Minister William Hughes announced that a second conscription ‘referendum’ would be held on 20 December. Twelve months earlier Hughes’ first attempt to introduce conscription for overseas service had been defeated. Under his new proposal voluntary enlistment would continue but a ballot of single men…
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