‘Our war and the Pacific’: allies and enemies in Victoria’s education department publications, Australia, 1914‐18

Abstract

This article investigates Departmental representations of allies and enemies, especially in the Pacific Ocean, during the Great War. The first section provides an overview of the Department’s principal instruments “the School Paper and Education Gazette” in communicating representations as well as expected views and behaviours with regard to Empire, allies and enemies. The second section explores the Department’s positioning of Germany in the Pacific Ocean and in relation to Australia; the third looks at France; and both focus on children’s responses to the reporting. The final section investigates representations of New Zealand including those within the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps legend that the Department chose to acknowledge.

Citation

Triolo, R. (2010), "‘Our war and the Pacific’: allies and enemies in Victoria’s education department publications, Australia, 1914‐18", History of Education Review, Vol. 39 No. 2, pp. 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/08198691201000006