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SA War Conference - The Great War and its Aftermath

2nd - 4th August 2006

The History Trust of South Australia hosted its second Free Conference in August 2006.

 The Great War and its Aftermath:  South Australia1914-1928

The conference focused on life in South Australia, during the war and in the decade that followed.
Topics included:

• The impact of war on everyday life
• Returned soldiers and the soldier settler schemes
• Urban expansion and town planning
• War and the German community
• The first Anzac Day and the development of Anzac memorials
• Immigration and the immigrant experience
• And many other aspects of South Australian life in this turbulent period

For a copy of the Conference Program click here.

For a copy of the Conference Abstracts click here.

The History Trust is exploring a publication drawn from the papers presented.