South Australia - World War I

Conscription

Conscription is discussed in the Register,
12 July 1915, page 4d,
3 August 1915, page 5b,
22 September 1915, page 6d,
"To Go or Not to Go" on
14 July 1915, page 9d; also see
22 October 1915, page 6c,
15 November 1915, page 4c,
4, 5, 7, 11 and 24 January 1916, pages 4c, 6c, 4b, 4d and 4c,
17 February 1916, page 7d:

It really is a sad pity that all the "mother's darlings" (or "mother's cowards") cannot be brought to a realisation of the great necessity of helping to keep their country free from an enemy... Oh! for conscription... Wake up young men and think of more than pleasure when the whole nation is bleeding for you and ask yourselves what are you doing in return? Then hide your shamed faces.

Also see Register,
6 January 1916, page 6e,
23 February 1916, page 4d,
1 and 6 March 1916, pages 4c and 7f,
11, 13, 15, 19 and 29 April 1916, pages 4c, 4d-5d, 9a, 4b-f and 10h,
4 May 1916, page 4c,
30 June 1916, page 6f,
6 July 1916, page 4c,
1, 5, 8, 14 and 31 August 1916, pages 4c, 8d, 4c, 5a and 4b,
5, 15 and 27 September 1916, pages 4d, 4b and 6c.

"Socialists and Conscription" is in the Register,
29 April 1916, page 10h,
8 August 1916, page 4c; also see
14, 17 and 24 November 1916, pages 4d, 14 and 4d,
3 January 1917, page 6c,
13 April 1917, page 4b,
"Conscription and Unionism" appears on
19 August 1918, page 4b.

For earlier comment on this subject see Advertiser,
14 July 1904, page 4d.

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Domestic Economy

"The Masses and the Cost of Living" is in the Express,
21 May 1914, page 4f,
"The War and Food Prices" in the Register,
8 August 1914, page 14d,
29 January 1917, page 7c,
28 February 1917, page 7b,
"Fruit and Vegetables - Are Consumers Overcharged?" on
26 January 1916, page 5d.

"The Price of Bread - A Heavy Increase" is in the Advertiser,
14 and 15 January 1915, pages 6g and 6c,
9 and 18 February 1915, pages 6c and 9b,
"The Price of Meat - Another Rise Coming" on
12 February 1915, page 6h.

Domestic Necessities - Higher Prices Justified" is in the Observer,
10 April 1915, page 50c.

"Domestic Economy" is in the Register,
25 February 1916, page 4i,
10 March 1916, page 5b; also see
14 and 22 July 1916, pages 4c and 8c,
15 August 1916, page 4c,
12 and 22 March 1917, pages 6c and 7e,
21 and 29 May 1917, pages 6h and 4g,
1 and 21 June 1917, pages 6f and 5b,
6 and 27 July 1917, pages 5b and 9c,
9 May 1918, page 5b,
"Peace and Prices" on
19 November 1918, page 5c.

"Domestic Help - The Effect of the War" is in the Advertiser,
4 December 1914, page 10a; also see
26 February 1915, pages 6c-9e.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Domestic Servants

"Wheat and War Prices" is in the Register,
28 September 1914,
"The People's Food" on
27 May 1915, page 9c,
"Principles of Price Fixing" on
15 April 1916, page 8e; also see
17 April 1916, page 7f.

"The Cost of Living" is in the Register,
20 April 1916, page 5e,
"Spinning Out a Needless Life" on
27 June 1916, page 4c; also see
3 June 1919, page 9c.

"An Amusement Tax" is discussed in the Register,
11 September 1916, page 4b,
3 October 1917, page 6c.

"The Coal Shortage" is in the Advertiser,
5 October 1917, page 7c.

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