WERONA a place of peace: the first years (1969 – 1982)

WERONA a place of peace: the first years (1969 – 1982)

WERONA a place of peace: the first years (1969 – 1982) Heather Saville, New South Wales Regional Meeting This is the first of a two-part contribution about Werona, the 38-hectare property at Kangaroo Valley that was purchased in 1969 and is now majority owned by NSW...
Conscientious objection 

Conscientious objection 

David Purnell, Canberra Regional Meeting, and Quaker Peace and Legislation Committee The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has recently released a publication on International Standards on Conscientious Objection, by Laurel Townhead. Here is a summary and some notes...

“Child Conscription – Our Country’s Shame”

Jenny Madeline, New South Wales Regional Meeting This is the title of a passionately-worded, 16-page, booklet authored by John F. Hills, a South Australian Quaker, in 1912. It was issued in response to the implementation in 1911 of the Defence Bill of 1909 that...