World War I
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On This Day
17 Dec 1915 - 'Waratah' recruitment march
On 17 December 1915 the "Waratah" recruitment march arrived in Sydney
![A group of soldiers marching](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/staging/7b17a7b816b57708ce9debe668cabc8c693de3f0-760x414.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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1916 military riot in Sydney
On 14 February 1916 thousands of soldiers from the Liverpool military camp took strike action
![Dual mugshot in black and white; man seated and then man standing, with white naval cap on.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/97618e95295d4426b6218c952ef58074.jpg)
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A dubious defence
On 19 October 1921 Herbert Burridge was listed in the New South Wales Police Gazette as a deserter from HMAS Cerberus
![Sepia toned photo of Meroogal house exterior with three figures behind fence.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/4179a1cadda24a7ab388bb11c19dccc7.jpg)
A home of their own
A young woman of the Victorian era, Tot Thorburn had suitors and male friends but chose not to marry. She enjoyed a long and happy life with her sisters at Meroogal
![Celluloid doll wearing garment pinned with variety of patriotic badges.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/0087fd77ff9c475e8fd3993b403eeae9.jpg)
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A patriotic fundraising memento
This tiny celluloid doll, just 10 centimetres in height and clothed in panels of ribbon, is showing her age
![Black and white photo of large crowd from above.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/97434742ab8d49ae9ac767cf6361fc81.jpg)
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Allies’ Day 1915
On Friday 19 November 1915 a huge crowd gathered in Sydney’s Martin Place for a carnival, styled the ‘Festival of the Allied nations’, aimed at raising money for the relief of Britain’s allies in the war