Content on Conscription

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Australians in the National Service Scheme from 1951 to 1972

Global contextNational Service was a product of the global and regional conflicts facing Australia after World War II. These included:

Conscription debate in Australia during World War I

Large numbers of recruits

National Service – Vietnam: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Hear Australian veterans share their experiences of being conscripted into the National Service Scheme.

Roles of Australian women in World War I

Women at home Wartime offered some opportunities for women to expand their roles, but only in a limited way.

Vincent John Cosgrove

Vincent Cosgrove was born in Casino, NSW, in 1946. His parents lived at Tabulam, a village between Casino and Tenterfield. The Cosgroves had settled in nearby Bottle Creek before World War I.
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