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Advertising : 5 wordsThe views of the Mayor of Hobart and of the Wardens of various municipalities, on the subject of Conscription, were obtained by "The Mercury." Each ...
Article : 71 wordsYou are called upon at this critical period of our national existence to decide great and momentous issues under the privileges conferred by the democracy of this free and glorious country. You are asked to decide whether you will be true to the traditions of your race, or ...
Article : 198 wordsI believe it is the duty of every man to fight for his country and every woman to sacrifice self. Only in the path of duty can man rise to his highest and ...
Article : 2,063 wordsWe are not afraid of Germany winning this war, but we must remember that there are a number of Allies involved, and if we neglect the ...
Article : 60 wordsI am supporting conscription because I believe it is the best and easiest way to bring this cruel war to a speedy termination. If a number of our young ...
Article : 85 wordsThe greatest effort in the history of our Empire is required. We are fighting for humanity, honour, peace. Up! Up! Every man, and woman, amongst ...
Article : 69 wordsWe desire to soo the war speedily terminated, and believe the end is in sight, but we must be ready to deliver the knock-out blow. Vote "Yes," ...
Article : 59 wordsIt is obvious to me that there is no sound argument against conscription, and it is recognised as necessary throughout the civilised world, and it ...
Article : 181 wordsIf we desire to maintain our good name and assist to win this great war we must vote "Yes." If Australia's honour is to be made "a hissing and a ...
Article : 56 wordsI am pleased to add my quota in favour of voting "Yes" at the referendum on Saturday because 80 per cent of our boys who have gone from ...
Article : 93 wordsNever before have the electors of Tasmania had to bear such a responsibility as that which will rest upon them on Saturday. Hitherto they have been called upon to decide who should be elected to represent them in their Parliament, but on Saturday they will be called upon to ...
Article : 478 wordsAfter one hundred years of peaceful development under the British flag, the call comes from the Motherland for necessary help. Tasmanians knowing ...
Article : 59 wordsThis is a just war, so all conditions of men and women may conscientiously engage therein. Our men have willingly gone to do their duty. Surely ...
Article : 62 wordsFellow Electors,—The honour of Australia, the relief and safety of your relatives and friends at the front depend upon your vote on the 28th inst. Do ...
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Article : 0 wordsThe Antis are saying that if Liberals should be in power during the war they would relax the Immigration laws and introduce cheap labour to replace the absent soldiers. In the first place the Liberals are not in power, and can do none of ...
Article : 273 wordsI appeal to every elector of Tasmania to go to the poll on Saturday and vote "Yes," that we may be the stronger and better able to bring about the early ...
Article : 66 wordswe are coming, O, my brothers, to the parting of the ways; We are drawing near the threshold of the fateful Day of Days; As our word is ere it closes, so the years to come shall be, So the destiny our children and our children's children see. ...
Article : 422 wordsAt the last meeting of the Green Ponds Municipal Council the whole council, without exception, decided to work individually, with the one object, ...
Article : 57 wordsI wish to make an appeal to my sisters and follow women in Tasmania, to grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and sweethearts, to assist our men who are ...
Article : 364 wordsFollow Australians,—Let your answer on October 28 crystallise into a magnificent "Yes." "Yes" for our beloved Australia. ...
Article : 79 wordsI am able to state that the municipal council, other public bodies, and leading citizens strongly favour the Federal Government's proposals. I confidently ...
Article : 41 wordsVote "Yes" for the defeat of a brutal, merciless enemy, to do justice alike to our soldiers fighting abroad and our men at home, to save Australia from ...
Article : 57 wordsTo the Electors of Tasmania,—On the 28th of this month let as put selfishness aside and vote "Yes," so we can look our great Allied nations in the ...
Article : 59 wordsMy reasons for voting in favour of conscription are that all Australia's vital interests are at stake as much as those of the Mother-Country, or any of ...
Article : 102 wordsVote "Yes" for Australia's honour, for your wives, daughters, and sweethearts. Think of the honors of Belgium and Serbia, the murders of Nurse ...
Article : 107 wordsThose who say Australia has done enough in this war are not loyal to the British Empire, nor in sympathy with the boys who caused the heart of the ...
Article : 82 wordsElectors of Tasmania,—Do not allow any side issue to cloud the main issue, viz., that Germany must be beaten. Let Australia rise to her responsibilities, ...
Article : 59 wordsSaturday next, the 28th of October, is a fateful day for Australia. It may be a day of glory or a day of shame! The issue is in the hands of the people. ...
Article : 102 wordsOur heritage of national honour, the sublime sacrifices of our patriots, the endurance and glorious achievements of our race, our hope for morality, ...
Article : 63 wordsHonour, duty, and self-interest all require us to vote "Yes." Sir Douglas Haig's message on Saturday, that the Australian divisions at the front are ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 25 Oct 1916, Page 9
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