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Our other Anzacs: Tasmanian nurses in World War 1
Citation
Roberts, S, Our other Anzacs: Tasmanian nurses in World War 1, Sabretache, 57, (4) pp. 19-25. ISSN 0048-8933 (2016) [Non Refereed Article]
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Abstract
On 4 August 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. As a member of the British Empire,
Australia joined the war, without the necessity of issuing any declaration. For the next four
years, the opposing armies fought for supremacy, with the Allied forces eventually winning
the war, but at a great cost. Amongst those heading off to war were members of the Australian
Army Nursing Service (AANS), amongst whom were nurses from Tasmania. Whilst nurses
from Tasmania had gone to South Africa to tend soldiers during the Boer War, the experiences
gained during the conflict would not have been of use in preparing for the events which took
place in World War I. Even though they came from the smallest state in the country, these
women proved, not only to themselves but to other people, that they were capable of working
effectively amid the conditions of this first mechanised war.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
UTAS Author: | Roberts, S (Mr Shane Roberts) |
ID Code: | 116045 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2017-04-28 |
Last Modified: | 2017-04-28 |
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