Brisbane at War 1899-1918

Two are from a seminar entitled “For Queen and Empire: Queensland and the South African War 1899-1902’ held on 26 May 2012 and seven were delivered at our seminars "Brisbane and World War I’ held on 6 September 2014 and 3 October 2015. An additional two papers were delivered elsewhere. Written by amateurs, professionals and academics, the chapters offer a diverse range of subjects. Themes include: * the importance of military medicine during the Second South African War * the Dutch attitudes and responses to the Boers and British and their decision to adopt a "neutral’ position * the story of the twelve Brisbane Grammar School old boys who fought in the Second South African War and World War I * the increasing activity at the Port of Brisbane as troops embarked for Europe and German raiders ventured into the Pacific * the underage enlistees, their motives, their experiences, their fate and the aftermath * the paediatricians and paediatric nurses who readily volunteered for duty in World War I * the formation of the Women’s Peace Army and its "war against war’ … and conscription * the influences on Canon John Garland and his design for the Anzac Day service * the sorry saga of the Clark Memorial Windows at St John’s Cathedral * the response of Brisbane theatre to the changing attitudes of audiences in World War I * the opportunities to display patriotism in a range of different performances