Topic: Militia - Misc
In an article designed to detail South Australian frugality when matters of military pay were raised, this story gives a good insight into the tensions that were already bubbling within the new Federation. South Australia was never in the same league as Victoria and New South Wales when it came to wealth but the hardy settlers made do with what they were given. Pay rates reflected the parsimonious attitude of the governments of the day to its workers.
Adelaide Chronicle, 17 August 1910, p. 34.
Citation: South Australian Militia Pay Rates, August 1901