Summary
Community gathering in McCombe's Hall, Warracknabeal, Victoria, in 1910.
A few years later, on 30 September 1916, a public meeting was convened at the hall by the shire president, Cr. Jas. Mclntyre, in response to a request from the National Referendum Council (constituted by the Prime Minister, Billy Hughes) to work for the success of the Government proposal in favour of compulsory service abroad. The meeting, to form a committee to conduct a campaign in the district, attracted a large crowd (Warracknabeal Herald, 3 Oct 1916). A further conscription referendum meeting was held there on 21 October.
Description of Content
A group photograph in McCombie Hall at a concert after a highland gathering.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Douglas (Doug) Lyall McColl, 27 Mar 1985
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Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
Cultural identity, Ethnicity - community life, Social functions
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References
COMPULSORY SERVICE. (1916, October 3). Warracknabeal Herald (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from [Link 1] NEWS AND NOTES. (1916, October 20). Warracknabeal Herald (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 4. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from [Link 2]
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Keywords
Concerts, Fancy Dress, Halls, World War I, 1914-1918, Conscription
