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Post by madmorgan on Sept 6, 2017 20:46:07 GMT
I'm a little confused about the Aussie setup in WW 1. Didn't they contribute heavily to the campaign in Turkey? Gallipoli (sp) was a disaster, but, there was a strong Aussie (& New Zealand) presence. I'm sure a lot of the Aussie homeland was a social 'roustabout', but they did put several major units into that failed disaster.
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Post by scarapis on Sept 6, 2017 21:38:08 GMT
I'm a little confused about the Aussie setup in WW 1. Didn't they contribute heavily to the campaign in Turkey? Gallipoli (sp) was a disaster, but, there was a strong Aussie (& New Zealand) presence. I'm sure a lot of the Aussie homeland was a social 'roustabout', but they did put several major units into that failed disaster. only a total of 65,000 Australian and New Zealander troops were used on Gallipoli a small fraction compared to the UK forces involved in that operation (around 345,000) During World War I over 421,809 Australians served in the military with 331,781 serving overseas. most of those recruited at the onset of WWI
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 8, 2017 11:31:03 GMT
Thanks for the numbers - I was only aware of the total at Gallipoli.
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Post by slave2gaming on Sept 8, 2017 21:39:45 GMT
You need to remember that Australia had an army in 1903. Australians fought in the Boxer rebellion, the Boer war and the war in Sudan. Gallipoli wasn't the first battle, it's just the conflict that defined Australia as a nation.
Check out the battles that the Aussie light horse were involved in in Palestine, the charge on Beersheeba is an interesting read.
Australia wasn't a Wild West type country in the WW1 era, it just had a small population, spread out over large distances. Most of those population centres were in a few major cities, with those living further out being either in farming or mining. The state of Victoria grew very quickly with the finding of gold in the 1800's and was a cultural centre by the 1900's.
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Post by scarapis on Sept 9, 2017 5:23:10 GMT
You need to remember that Australia had an army in 1903. Australians fought in the Boxer rebellion, the Boer war and the war in Sudan. Gallipoli wasn't the first battle, it's just the conflict that defined Australia as a nation. Check out the battles that the Aussie light horse were involved in in Palestine, the charge on Beersheeba is an interesting read. Australia wasn't a Wild West type country in the WW1 era, it just had a small population, spread out over large distances. Most of those population centres were in a few major cities, with those living further out being either in farming or mining. The state of Victoria grew very quickly with the finding of gold in the 1800's and was a cultural centre by the 1900's. The problem is at the time the Australian army had very little if any of a standing army, also do you know what the wild west was like? a small population with the majority of the population located in a few major cities and with even fewer out farming or mining? tell me does that sound familiar? hell Wyatt Earp was still alive during WWI
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Post by slave2gaming on Sept 9, 2017 6:01:04 GMT
I have to say (and this is with jest) that the first thing that I think of when I think of the wild west is the movie "1000 ways to die in the west!"
Sorry, I know thats lowering the bar.
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Post by scarapis on Sept 9, 2017 14:11:03 GMT
I have to say (and this is with jest) that the first thing that I think of when I think of the wild west is the movie "1000 ways to die in the west!" Sorry, I know thats lowering the bar. Oh that movie is funny, in fact can't wait to see his new show this sunday coming on TV Orville, problem is TV and Movies rarely ever got anything right about how the west was really like. and it wasn't as wild and unruly as people think either. And why not think of Silverado when you think of the wild west?
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Post by madmorgan on Sept 15, 2017 12:41:45 GMT
Looking forward to Orville as well Lots of interesting stuff.
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Post by Quendil on Sept 17, 2017 14:20:44 GMT
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Post by scarapis on Sept 18, 2017 4:34:36 GMT
Problem is that Documentary is only viewable in the UK.
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Post by Quendil on Sept 18, 2017 6:20:20 GMT
Problem is that Documentary is only viewable in the UK. Oh well it's a heads up for all the British members. I would assume it will be available in Australia at some point and maybe on BBC America at some point
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Post by GySgtDave on Aug 8, 2019 17:28:44 GMT
Since my wife is Australian she has demanded I at the very least rewrite this and keep Australia in the fight.
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Post by scottwashburn on Aug 8, 2019 18:45:56 GMT
How in the world did I miss this thread? ? Well, however I did, my next Great Martian War novel starts out in Australia and one of the main characters is Australian. I'm hoping to have this finished in a month or two and then you can read for yourselves.
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Post by David N.Tanner 07011959 on Aug 8, 2019 23:01:33 GMT
Good on ya Scott
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