Ill, p.63.non-fictionExamines the communist role in the Anti-Vietnam War and anti-conscription movement in Australiavietnam war - 1961-1975 - politics and government - australia, political movements - australia

This book deals almost entirely with occurrences within Australia. It describes the background - political, social, industrial, economic-against which the war effort of Australia was projected.This book deals almost entirely with occurrences within Australia. It describes the background - political, social, industrial, economic-against which the war effort of Australia was projected.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume XI - Australia During the War. Illustrations, Photographs,australia, declaration of war, commonwealth cabinet, war pledges of political leadeers, censorship of newspapers, censorship of mail, blind codes, internment camps, hughes, stress of war, military organisations of australia, formation of armies, equipment of armies, matters of policy, gallipoli, conscription, conscription movement, military service referendum act, the last months of the war, economy aspects of the war, commonwealth taxation, patriotic funds, peace conference

The Vietnam Action Committee (VAC) was the first major organization formed in Australia (circa 1965–1966) to oppose the Vietnam War and conscription. Based primarily in Sydney and associated with university campuses, it organized early, influential street protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of Australian and U.S. troops, paving the way for later large-scale moratorium movements.A four page extract taken from the North Vietnam weekly newspaper called the "Vietnam Courier". ....IN SOUTH VIETNAMpeace, vietnam action committee, anti-war, anti-conscription, protest, peace movement, oakley, moratorium

Index, notes, ill, p.386.non-fictionThe Vietnam War, together with the selective form of national service which sent thousands of young conscripts to fight in Vietnam, dominated Australian politics for ten years." "A Nation At War tells the story of Australia during this tumultuous decade. It shows how the initial support for the Vietnam commitment was eroded until a majority of the population came to think that it was mistaken, if not immoral. The book traces the growth of the protest movement against the War and conscription, giving the most detailed account yet published of the three Moratorium protests in which tens of thousands of Australians demonstrated. A Nation At War discusses the decisions of the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Whitlam Governments, as they responded to these unprecedented protests while wrestling with diplomatic pressures emanating from powerful allies and strife-torn neighbours. The book also analyses the incidents which shaped the debate and which long remained in public memory - the alleged 'water torture' incident, the episodes involving conscientious objectors like Simon Townsend and William White, and many morevietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australia - foreign relations - 1961-1975

This political paper opposing the involvement of Australian soldiers in Vietnam was written in late June 1966, just after Labor and Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell was shot at while campaigning for the 1966 federal election. He had just addressed an anti-conscription rally at Mosman Town Hall in Sydney where Peter Kocan, a 19-year-old factory worker, had waited for him, a sawn-off .22 calibre rifle concealed under his coat. The Vietnam Action Committee (VAC) was the first major organisation formed in Australia to oppose the Vietnam War and conscription. Based primarily in Sydney and associated with university campuses, it organised street protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of Australian and U.S. troops, paving the way for later large-scale moratorium movements.A typed newsletter on foolscap paper. The heading is printed in green ink, text in black on faded white paper. The newsletter consists of six double-sided pages. VAC Newsletter no.11, June 15c, 60c for 6 issues, $1 a yearnewsletter, vietnam, peace movement, anti-war, antiwar, anti-vietnam, oakley, arthur calwell, anti-conscription, calwell, whitlam

This is a publication of the Vietnam Action Committee (VAC), a key Australian anti-war organisation formed in 1966 to oppose the Vietnam War and conscription. Based in Sydney, it was involved in publishing anti-war literature and organising the protests that led to the Moratoriums of the 1970s.A typed and then copied foolscap publication, 6 double- sided pages with a selection of articles and cartoons. Yellowed, aged paper and inconsistent inking throughout. Front page promotes a Conscription Protest March in Hyde Park, Sydney, Sunday 7th August 1966Vietnam Action Committee Newsletter No.12, August 1966publication, vietnam, cartoon, anti-vietnam, anti-war, peace, peace movement, oakley

The Communist role in the anti-Vietnam War and Anti-Conscription Movement In Australiavietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, propaganda, communist - australia

The Communist role in the Anti-vietnam and Anit-Conscription movement.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, propaganda, communist - australia

Between 1965 & 1972, twenty-year-old Australian males had to register for National Service. The ballot was held twice a year and the marbles, which bear numbers that represented birth dates, were used in a barrel to determine who would be called up. Each numbered marble represented two birthdates. Men born on the dates of the numbers drawn were thereby called up for National Service. National Service was a hotly debated issue. These ballot balls were the items at the centre of the argument. The peace movement in Australia was opposed not only to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, but also to conscription of young men into National Service.The marbles are made of wood that have numbers on them. vietnam ballots, national service scheme, marbles, conscription, birthday ballot, nasho

Green anti-conscription leaflet authorised by Mrs. P Ashcroft, 31 George St, Pennant Hills on behalf of "Save our Sons" movement.leaflet, conscription