March of the Dungarees

  • IntroductionQueenslander, 27 November 1915, p.21. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=intro )

    Following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 4 August 1914, Australia and the other members…

  • 1 StanthorpeStanthorpe Shire Hall, where the recruitment meeting was held - State Library of Queensland.6–10 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=stanthorpe )

    Stanthorpe was touted as the starting point for the recruitment march in the initial planning stages…

  • 2 WarwickWarwick Town Hall in 1906 - State Library of Queensland. This is where the Dungarees gathered for their farewell from Warwick on 16 November 1915.15–16 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=warwick )

    The town of Warwick in the southern Darling Downs was the starting point of the recruitment march of…

  • 3 GlengallanGlengallan House, circa 1875, State Library of Queensland.16 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=glengallan )

    The public spectacle of the march out of Warwick on the morning of 16 November 1915 continued over the…

  • 4 AlloraAllora State School, 1928, State Library of Queensland.16–17 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=allora )

    The Dungarees set out from Glengallan in the early afternoon of 16 November 1915 for the 16 kilometre…

  • 5 CliftonMain Street Clifton 1897, Queensland State Archives.17–18 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=clifton )

    The men were up early on the morning of 17 November 1915 for breakfast at Weatherley’s Café…

  • 6 NobbyThe Dungarees marching into Nobby, 18 November 1915, State Library of Queensland.18 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=nobby )

    On the morning of 18 November 1915, the men assembled at Clifton Post Office and then marched to the…

  • 7 Greenmount2nd Light Horse volunteers from Greenbank, Nobby and Pilton, March 1915, Queensland State Archives.18–19 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=greenmount )

    The Dungarees marched from Nobby to Greenmount on the afternoon of 18 November 1915, arriving late afternoon…

  • 8 CambooyaQueenslander, 27 November 1915, p. 21.19–20 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=cambooya )

    The men marched from Greenmount to Cambooya in time for lunch on 19 November 1915. Here they were met…

  • 9 DraytonDrayton Shire Councillors, 1915, Toowoomba City Library.20 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=drayton )

    On the morning of 20 November 1915, the Dungarees marched from Cambooya and to Wyreema Hall for breakfast…

  • 10 HarristownDarling Downs Gazette, 22 November 1915.20 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=harristown )

    After lunch at Drayton on 20 November 1915, the Dungarees were joined by the Toowoomba Civic Guard and…

  • 11 ToowoombaQueenslander, 27 Nov 1915, p. 22.20–22 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=toowoomba )

    Crowds welcomed the Dungarees as they marched from Harristown along Drayton Road into West Street and…

  • 12 HelidonToll Bar Road from Toowoomba to Helidon, 1937, Queensland State Archives.22–23 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=helidon )

    The Civic Guard formed a guard of honour as 52 Dungarees headed east out of Toowoomba to the edge of…

  • 13 GranthamGrantham Butter Factory, 1915, State Library of Queensland.23 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=grantham )

    After a hearty country breakfast in Helidon on the morning of 23 November 1915, the Dungarees marched…

  • 14 GattonGatton School of Arts 1909, State Library of Queensland.23–24 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=gatton )

    The Dungarees then proceeded to Gatton, pausing to pay their respects at the Boer War Memorial in the…

  • 15 Forest HillMemorial Service for Major Thomas Logan, Forest Hill School of Arts Hall, 1915, State Library of Queensland.24 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=forest-hill )

    The Dungarees moved on to Forest Hill for afternoon tea in School of Arts Hall on the 24 November 1915…

  • 16 LaidleyDungarees marching through Laidley, 24 November 1915, Laidley Historical Society.24–25 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=laidley )

    The Dungarees marched on to Laidley on the afternoon of 24 November 1915 accompanied by the bugle band…

  • 17 RosewoodJohn Street Rosewood, Picture Ipswich.25–26 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=rosewood )

    The Dungarees left Laidley on the morning of the 25 November 1915 accompanied by students from the North…

  • 18 Ipswich – One Mile BridgeIpswich Times, 20 November 1915, p.10.26 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=ipswich-one-mile )

    News of the recruitment march inspired men throughout the district to join up. Meetings had been held…

  • 19 Ipswich – St Paul’s Anglican Church and Town HallBrisbane Street Ipswich, 1915, Picture Ipswich.26–28 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=ipswich-st-pauls )

    On the afternoon of 26 November 1915, Ipswich shops and businesses were gaily decorated and closed to…

  • 20 BundambaBundamba State School circa 1904, Ipswich City Council.29 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=bundamba )

    The Dungarees marched along Ipswich Road on the morning of 29 November 1915, stopping first at Bundamba…

  • 21 RedbankRedbank State School, 1915, State Library of Queensland.29 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=redbank )

    They marched on through Ebbw Vale towards Redbank. A troop train came into view—its occupants heading…

  • 22 GoodnaFirst Bridge over Woogaroo Creek, Brisbane Terrace, Goodna, 1907, State Library of Queensland.29 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=goodna )

    By the time the Dungarees reached Goodna, they were hot and dusty. They were welcomed at the Goodna Recreation…

  • 23 OxleyJ C Hutton Curing Works, Oxley 1920s, State Library of Queensland.29–30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=oxley )

    On 29 November 1915, the last leg of the day was the march from Goodna to Oxley. At Darra the Dungarees…

  • 24 Junction Park SchoolThe Dungarees resting on Ipswich Road Moorooka, Nov 30, 1915, State Library of Queensland.30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=junction-park )

    The final day’s march from Oxley to Brisbane began early on 30 November 1915. Participation from…

  • 25 WoolloongabbaWoolloongabba Five-Ways, 1913, State Library of Queensland.30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=woolloongabba )

    They marched along Ipswich Road reaching the Woolloongabba five-ways at 10.30am on 30 November 1915 where…

  • 26 South BrisbaneClarence Corner, South Brisbane, 1906, State Library of Queensland.30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=south-brisbane )

    The Railway Band led the march of the Dungarees down Stanley Street on 30 November 1915. Enthusiastic…

  • 27 Albert (King George) SquareThe Dungarees March along Queen Street Brisbane, 30 November 1915, State Library of Queensland.30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=albert-square )

    On the northern side of the bridge the Dungarees were met by the Mayor of North Brisbane, Alderman G…

  • 28 Enoggera and off to warThe Dungarees at Bell’s Paddock Enoggera, Queenslander, 11 December 1915, p.28.30 November 1915 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/?id=enoggera )

    Many of the Dungarees were recruited into the 11th Reinforcements of the 25th Battalion. Others were…