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Student Archival Essays
- Australia and the Interwar Internationalism Movement
- In her study of the League of Nations Union in Britain, Helen McCarthy argues that “the League of Nations inspired a rich and participatory culture of political unrest, popular education and civic ritual." Was the same true in Australia?
- Interwar Internationalism: Refugees
- A Broad Unity for Peace: An historical examination of the International Peace Campaign’s Australian Peace Congress, 16th – 19th September, 1937
- Interwar Feminism in Australia and the League of Nations
- What were the primary factors in the failure of the League of Nations Union in Australia to create what Helen McCarthy terms a ‘rich and participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual’?
- Analyze how the ‘Myth of Collective Security’ was cultivated and evolved in Britain, compared to Australia by the LNU
- The League in Nations: the Effects of Identity
- Paths to Peace: A comparison of the voluntary peace groups in Britain and Australia
- The League of Nations: Lessons and Legacy
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Australian Peace Congress Programme
Programme outlining the events to take place at the 1937 Australian Peace Congress at Melbourne Exhibition Buildings, including talks on the church, education, economics, medicine, trades union, women and youth.
Excerpt from a report of the Australian Peace Congress which was held in Melbourne on the 16th-17th of September 1937.
The eight resolutions of the General Commission of the Peace Congress,
One particular resolution was the strengthening of the League of Nations, in order to prevent or stop war.
One particular resolution was the strengthening of the League of Nations, in order to prevent or stop war.
Notes of Sir William Harrison Moore on the change of government in 1930, and how that may affect Australia's Military/ Defence Stance.
Sir William discusses how the change to a Labour Government has led to less Military Expenditure, and positive steps towards reversing policies which had compelled "the young to learn the acts of war".
He is also worries however, by the concern the…
He is also worries however, by the concern the…
The Progress of Ratification Of International Labour Conventions
It is a representation of several countries ratifying conventions. Visually, it provides a chart of where Australia was in relation to the rest of the world.
Letters to the Editor
This resource is letters to the editor in regards to the International Peace Conference, it provides a first hand account of people's feelings and views at this time.
The Locarno Pact
This resource is a newspaper clipping, regarding George Swinburne's opinion of the Locarno Pact of 1925, it is a good demonstration of how countries began to interact and relate to each other as internationalism spread.
Acts of Aggression
A meeting against Japanese aggression in China, citing Australian boycotts and protest.
News Sheet of the League of Nations, November 1937
News sheet recounting developments in support for the League of Nations Union. It is published by the LoN Union in Britain, but covers issues regarding the American support and China.
Letters between Helen Baillie (Hon Secretary, Aboriginal Fellowship Group) and Dorothy Gibson (Hon. Assistant Secretary, International Peace Campaign), August 1937.
Donation from the Australian Aborigines League to the IPC and request for a banner in the IPC's Procession. Request for material regarding the IPC.
Response from Dorothy Gibson in thanks.
Response from Dorothy Gibson in thanks.
IPC Questionnaire
This questionnaire was issued by the IPC to church groups, union groups and other participating associations in order to gauge public opinion on pertinent issues. While one questionnaire cannot indicate wider public feeling, the questions are useful…