A History of Australia

This week, we discuss the many instances of post-war unrest throughout Australia in 1919. These include the Red Flag Riots, the Battle of the Barricades/Fremantle Wharf Strike, the Townsville Meatworkers Strike, the HMAS Australia Mutiny, and the 1919 Peace Day Riots. We also discuss the 1919 federal election and the arrival of the Country Party in Australian politics.

This episode, we discuss the aftermath of WW1 in Australia. We look at the Spanish Flu's effects on Australia, Australia's involvement in the Paris Peace Conference, the Deportation of Paul Freeman, the Soldier Settlement Schemes, and Australia's Involvement in the Russian Civil War.

This episode, we witness the end of the First World War, with Australians fighting during the German Spring Offensives, in the Middle East, and during key moments in the Hundred Days Offensive. We also discuss Henry Lawson becoming Victorian premier and the Darwin Rebellion.

This episode, we examine World War One in 1917 from the Australian point of view. We discuss the battles of Passchendaele, Third Ypres, Messines, and Bullecourt, as well as the capture of Jerusalem, and the efforts of Frank McNamara which led to him getting his Victorian Cross.

This episode, we discuss the 2nd plebiscite on conscription during WW1, as well as the 1917 federal election, the connection of the Trans-Australian railway, multiple state elections, the 1917 attempt to abolition the Queensland Legislative Council, and, most importantly, the time someone threw an egg at Prime Minister Billy Hughes.