What were the effects conscription had on Australia in 1916?

end of conscription conscription in Australia ended on dec2, 1972.

they introduced conscription in order to win the war on the Western front

It divided Australia as in it resulted that there were bitter debates and conflict within society at the time and within the labour government itself. The Australian socity divided into pro conscription and anti conscription. It brought to surface underlying conflicts.

Australian Government officially ended the Australia "Conscription" service in 1972.

Many opposed their male family members being forced to fighting a war in Europe which did not threaten Australia.

Conscription deeply divided Australia in the early 1900's. Many families (and citizens for that matter) did not agree with boyhood conscription, so an opposition was formed. Conscription is no longer practiced in Australia.

Australia didn't have conscription during WWI; it was first used in the Vietnam War.

who opposed (argued against) conscription in Australia during world war 1 and why? who opposed (argued against) conscription in Australia during world war 1 and why?

I only know the group which was against conscription and that was theAnglicanchurch and it showed a large percent of them votes no for conscription.

That question is asking an opinion. In MY opinion, Australia did the right thing to not introduce conscription. The war was won anyway. Conscription would have only lead to more deaths.

This was William 'Billy' Hughes.

Conscription was introduced in Australia by the Holt Government due to the National Service Act passed in 1964. This continued until 1971 when Australia pulled out of the Vietnam War.

conscription started in Australia when mr king jong il created a porno. and Australian troops wer angry and started bating over it. in 1965

Riots, protests, demonstrations.

The British adopted conscription in 1916 because they wanted to break the stalemate at the Western Front. They believed that if they had more soldiers at the front, the war would end quciker and they would win. Only down side was that the Germans had the exact same plan.

Australia has never had a problem getting the soldiers it needed for a war. conscription however can be handy if you are looking for canon foder that hasn't had much money spent on it in training.

Australia had conscription in place and active , before the Vietnam war in 1972 ,( or somewhere close to that) in the elections, the labor party defeated the democratic party. this was due to the labor party promising to abolish conscription and allow conscripted soldiers out of the army when labor won this did happen and there has not been conscription since

Australians did not support conscription in WW1 all the troops Australia sent were volunteers.

27 January 1916: the Military Service Act.

Because after Gallipoli there were not enough volunteers to go to the slaughterhouse in Europe.

In 1916 the Military Service Act was introduced - this was soon nicknamed the "Batchelor's Bill" as to start with conscription only included unmarried men between 18 and 41. But it was widened in May 1916 to include married men as well. By April 1918, it had been expanded to include men up to 51.

Yes, due to the communist in the North Vietnam Australia fear of the communist, so Australia use forward defence (fight communist in other country instead of Australia) by using conscription. Every men over 20 was randomly selected, if you were selected you have to serve in a war for 1 year, otherwise you may put in to jail. conscription was introduced for Vietnam war service in 1964; it was highly unpopular, and keeping his campaign…

There are no perfectly correct answer to the issue of conscription. The USA gave that policy up decades ago with no negative results. Other nations such as Israel must have fair conscription laws. The answer to the issue depends on the circumstances of each nation.

whats the actual question?

Yes, Australia drafted men during the war.

Like the US, the last time was the Vietnam War.

No. The people of Australia voted "No" in two separate referendums.

Australia wanted to protect it's own territory; and did not consider Europe to be it's problem.

Conscription was introduced in Britain in 1916 - about half way through the war.

The age of entry was lowered

Conscription was not introduced in 1914, it was only introduced in 1917 because the number of volunteers dropped dramatically between 1916 and 1917. Due to this drop, the government had to introduce the law of conscription in Canada. Before 1917 men were eager to volunteer, but come 1917 they just lost all eagerness and stopped volunteering. In short, conscription was only introduced in 1917 due to the lack of Canadian volunteers.

WW1: However, there was opposition to conscription. Conscription became a big issue in war time. There was opposition to the compulsory military service, the most question asked was should Australians be forced to fight overseas.

the save our sons organization youth against conscription Australia comunist party

try the Australian war menorial website: conscription awm.gov.au Answer Tryhttp://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/homefront/it is an EXCELLENT WEBSITE !!

It Put an end to conscription and led to the fall of the liberal government of the day.

People in Australia wanted conscription because many of them had relatives or friends in the front line. They new that if more people enlisted their friends would be safer, but the amount of people enlisting had dropped once the excitement of the start of the died. These people could only see conscription as the only answer to secure safety. The Prime Minster Hughes wanted conscription because he knew that there weren't enough people. He said…

Contact Australian Vietnam Veterans Organization.

It didn't. They are just rumour's. they are not rumours for a start it is true. the debate cause people to argue. Australia 'divided' in to two - conscription followers and not followers. this meant that people who agreed with conscription didn't particularly like people who didn't at the time

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William Australia Graham died in 1916.

Conscription was introduced thanks to the Labor Government under Prime Minister John Curtin. Technically, Australia didn't have conscription. All troops for overseas theatres were volunteers. The troops fighting in Papua New Guinea were militia, who were conscripted, but were not supposed to fight overseas. Since PNG was under Australian control a point was stretched and militia were sent there, since the AIF was in North Africa.

No, military service has never been mandatory in Australia although, in times of need, conscription has been introduced which means that all males between certain ages must register for miltary services. Australia's contribution to WW1 was achieved by voluntary service, conscription had been introduced towards the end of WW2. Conscription was reintroduced in the 1950's and ended in 1972. The majority of Australian soldiers sent to Vietnam were conscriptees.

Conscription in Australia during WW1 meant that there was a policy of ordering all able-bodied young men to do compulsory military service during the war. It's main proponent was the then Australian Prime Minister, William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, who wanted to introduce conscription for war service overseas. However, this was violently opposed by other members of his governing Labor Party, as well as by a large section of the general public and by church leaders…

Leslie Cyril Jauncey has written: 'The story of conscription in Australia' -- subject(s): Australia, Australia. Australian Military Forces, Draft, Recruiting, enlistment 'Modern banking'

It was the Women's Anti-War Movement in Australia that was both anti Vietnam War but also anti conscription.

male birthdates were put in a barrel and people would pick on out and then if their birthdate was chosen, they had to go to war

Australia ? You are a good example of what some of the negative effects are !

Conscription in Australia was in place in varying degrees from 1911. Prior to World War I, the ALP began a system of compulsory military training for all males aged between 12 and 26 from January 1 1911. ALP Prime Minister Billy Hughes attempted to introduce full conscription during WWI by means of a referendum in October 1916, which was followed by another, but both were unsuccessful. With the start of WWII in 1939, all unmarried…

Conscription in Australia was in place in varying degrees from 1911. Prior to World War I, the ALP began a system of compulsory military training for all males aged between 12 and 26 from January 1 1911. ALP Prime Minister Billy Hughes attempted to introduce full conscription during WWI by means of a referendum in October 1916, which was followed by another, but both were unsuccessful. With the start of WWII in 1939, all unmarried…

Sheila Helpmann was born in 1916, in Mt. Gambier, South Australia, Australia.