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Raid on the Queensland Government Printing Office

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StateLibQld 1 114576 View of the Government Printing Office in George Street, Brisbane, 1920
StateLibQld 1 114576 View of the Government Printing Office in George Street, Brisbane, 1920

In November 1917 during World War I, the Australian Government conducted a raid on the Queensland Government Printing Office in Brisbane. The aim of the raid was to confiscate any copies of the Hansard, the official parliamentary transcript, which documented anti-conscription sentiments that had been aired in the state's parliament.

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StateLibQld 1 114576 View of the Government Printing Office in George Street, Brisbane, 1920
StateLibQld 1 114576 View of the Government Printing Office in George Street, Brisbane, 1920
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