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World War One and the Australian Homefront: Home

Task: You are to write a 600 word essay answering the following question: Outline the impact of World War One on the Australian Homefront.

Catalogue

Use the box below to search the catalogue to find books available in the Christopher Brennan Library. 

National Museum of Australia online exhibition

Click on the image above to be taken to the National Museum's online exhibition: The Home Front: Australia during the First World War

Sydney Living Museums

Click on the image above to view the online exhibition: WW1 - Stories from our Museums: Home Front

Digital Book

National Film and Sound Archive

Home Front Australia During the War 1914-1919 App

Designed by the ABC and the Dept of Veteran Affairs, the Home Front app explores the impact of war on the Australian homefront and experience a nation in transformation from 1914 onwards, into the post-war years. This is an interactive experience as the events of this time are bought to life. This app is available for both iOS and android. 

Books in the CBL

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Weblinks

Anzac Commemoration Committee  - The Australian homefront during WW1

State Library of Victoria - Australia and WW1: the Homefront

State Library of NSW - World War 1 Collection

Australian Govt Dept of Veteran Affairs - Home front in Australia during WW1

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Conscription

Australian Govt Dept of Veteran Affairs - Conscription debate in Australia during WW1

State Library of Victoria - Arguments over Conscription

Women at Home during WW1

Dept of Veteran Affairs - Roles of Australian Women in WW1

APA Referencing Guide

Databases