18 May 1916: Meeting Of Workers Sees 258,018 Unionists Vote Against Conscription, Just 753 Support
Title
18 May 1916: Meeting Of Workers Sees 258,018 Unionists Vote Against Conscription, Just 753 Support
Subject
Conscription
Description
This article details a meeting of 300,000 unionists and their opposition to conscription. The resolution which declared the congress' hostility toward conscription passed with 258,018 in favour and 753 against. The articles also presents a number of other resolutions passed at the meeting which relate to the compensation of soldiers and their families.
Creator
Labour Call
Source
Trove
Publisher
National Library of Australia
Date
18 May 1916
Contributor
David Kidd
Rights
National Library of Australia
Format
Jpg and Pdf
Language
English
Type
Digitised newspaper article
Files
Citation
Labour Call, “18 May 1916: Meeting Of Workers Sees 258,018 Unionists Vote Against Conscription, Just 753 Support,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 28, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/63.