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Crowds at public meeting in the Domain discussing the conscription issue October 1916

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(Sydney Mail, 25 October 1916, p13)

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The Domain

Set aside as part of the Governor's demesne by Governor Phillip, the Domain was formalised by Governor Macquarie in 1816, and has been a people's park, cultural precinct and the scene of political action and dissent ever since.

Recruiting for World War I

As the embarkation point for many World War I soldiers, Sydney was a centre for recruiting volunteers from all over New South Wales, and also strongly affected by the bitter conscription referenda campaigns of 1916 and 1917, and the subsequent political fallout.

Voting and Elections

World War I

Armed forces

Speakers Corner

Section of The Domain which provided a public venue for Sydney people to voice their opinions on the social and political issues of the day to the amusement and entertainment of the Sunday crowd.

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The Domain

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Park in central Sydney which dates from the colony's earliest days.

Conscription referendum 1916

Whilst universal military training for Australian men aged 18 to 60 had been compulsory since 1911, the referendum, if carried, would have extended this requirement to service overseas. It arose as British pressure mounted for Australia to continue to supply adequate forces for the European war.

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