Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Soldiers from the 4th Division near Chateau Wood, Ypres, in 1917. In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to engage in the conflict.
The Habsburg Empire in World War I: Essays on the Intellectual, Military, Political and Economic Aspects of the Habsburg War Effort (1977) Schulze, M.-S. "Austria-Hungary's Economy in World War I", in Stephen Broadberry, and Mark Harrison, eds. The Economics of World War I (2005) ch 3 pp 77–111; Wargelin, Clifford F.
The first Australian-made bottle of Coca-Cola was made in 1938. [8] The Government Aircraft Factories was established in 1939 to manufacture aircraft in Australia. Manufacturing in Australia experienced an exceptional boom during World War II and the two decades that followed. [7] Local manufacturers were assisted by protectionist tariffs. [1]
During World War One from 1915 to 1918 the plant made over 2 million rounds of rifle ammunition a year. It was purchased by the Australian government in 1927. [1] The Defence Explosive Factory Maribyrnong opened in 1908. A factory annexe was built in 1912 to supply Footscray with domestically-produced cordite.
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
A variety of pegs to sterling applied until December 1931, when the government set a rate of £1 Australian = 16 shillings sterling (£1·5s Australian = £1 sterling; A£1.25 = £1 sterling). While wool-growing remained at the centre of economic activity, a variety of new goods, such as wheat, dairy and other agriculturally-based produce ...
The total direct cost of war, for all participants including those not listed here, was about $80 billion in 1913 US dollars. Since $1 billion in 1913 is approximately $46.32 billion in 2023 US dollars, the total cost comes to around $2.47 trillion in 2023 dollars.
The Second World War saw a huge increase in traffic on the line with troop specials (returning troops for R&R), and ordnance trains carrying mines manufactured at RAN Swan Island (Queenscliff). Typical inwards goods at Drysdale were coal and briquettes, farm equipment and beer, while outwards goods were bricks, flax and market produce.