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From: "P Mayberry" <>
Subject: Re: WW1 conscription
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 14:48:52 GMT
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Hello Ray,

I'm a little 'shell shocked' tonight after seeing the once blonde Shauna
Hicks is now a flamin' red head.
I must admit that she still has her husky sexy voice.
Apparently her hair blends in well with the decor of the PROV.

Now on with the show ...

> RM: I thought the majority of volunteers in Australia ~were~
> Catholics,

I thought that the Protestants would have outnumbered the Catholics in the
AIF during WW1.

Although it might be interesting to know the percentages of those who
enlisted against the total numbers available for each religion to enlist.

Jeff Kildea wrote a fascinating book titled, "Tearing the Fabric
Sectarianism in Australia 1910-1925".
The book with ISBN 0 9581019 06 is brilliant. It was published by Citadel
Books, 5th Floor 180 Phillip St Sydney NSW 2000 during 2002.
Jeff is a fine & very amusing speaker.

> although Dr. Mannix the Archbishop of Melbourne campaigned
> strongly (and successfully) against conscription - so apparently he
> wasn't all that interested in the above motive - even if many
> individuals were.

You have to remember that Dr Mannix was born in Ireland.
During 1916 Ireland was trying to regain her independence from Britain.

When Dr Mannix was returning to Ireland during WW1, his ship was intercepted
by a British warship.
The ship was boarded & Dr Mannix was taken off. He wasn't allowed into
Ireland. He was sent back to Australia.

On the other hand, a certain Robert G Menzies didn't volunteer his services
to fight for 'Mother England' during WW1.
He chose instead to further his law studies in Melbourne.

Menzies met his 'Battle of the Somme' when he fell in 1941.

Regards,
Peter Mayberry
Tuggeranong ACT






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