Conscription in Australia WWI - Jovan By Jovan777 1915 Universal Service League Formation 1916 William Hughes Proposes Conscription Sep 9, 1916 Hughes' Conscription Speech Oct 28, 1916 First Conscription Referendum 1917 Federal Election Dec 8, 1917 Dr Daniel Mannix Anti-Conscription Speech Dec 20, 1917 Second Conscription Referendum