Women who made history
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The Government Has Changed the Rules
The women who spent that easter holiday in melbourne's fairley prison would become known as the fairly five. The decision by mensie's to introduce conscription in australia was unpopular, especially with the mothers that jean mc lean knew. A movement grew nationally called save our sons. And these women, sa o ive, got 14 year old son, one of them, and the other 15. This is terrible, yet hard up on my sons. To god, i say, it was another lot of in standing round talking about it. Let's call a meeting and discuss how we can oppose it.
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