Summary

Small circular sticker featuring a line of soldiers with a blank spot amongst them, inscribed 'There is Still a Place For You'. It promotes the recruitment of soldiers in World War I.

The message and icongrapy was repeated in recruitment posters dated to 1915, suggesting that it was created before the conscription referendum debates.

Conscription became a divisive issue within Australian politics and society during World War I. Two referendas on the issue, in 1916 and 1917, were both defeated. Australia was one of few nations in World War I that never introduced conscription.

Physical Description

Circular sticker with a red border inside a white/neutral border. Sticker depicts a rank of solders standing with rifles at slope with bayonets attached, against a dark blue background. In the middle of the rank between two soldiers is a white signboard. Red text on the sign board reads 'This space is reserved for a fit man'. A slogan is written in across the top and bottom of the sticker. In white text across the top of the sticker against the background of the dark blue sky it reads: 'THERE IS STILL A PLACE FOR YOU'. In red text across the bottom, on the ground below the soldiers' feet it reads: 'WILL YOU FILL IT?' The word 'YOU' is emphasised each time by larger text.

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