Lot 5056

Description

Capt Carmichael's 2nd Thousand, 1918, uniface badge in silvered and enamel (24x26mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension with stick-pin fitted. Some dark spots at edge, otherwise very fine and scarce.

It was reported in The Farmer and Settler, Sydney, on Friday 25 January 1918, page 2 as follows.

'Capt. Carmichael's Return to Recruit Another Thousand. Captain Carmichael, M.C., M.L.A., who was formerly Minister for Public Instruction in New South Wales, and who recruited a thousand men for the A.I.F., prior to going to the front himself, is returning to Australia, having been twice severely wounded. He stated, at Vancouver, en route to Sydney, that he intended to recruit another thousand men in New South Wales.'

It was later reported in the Crookwell Gazette, NSW, on Tuesday 26 March 1918, page 2 as follows.

'Captain Carmichael, M.L.A., whose career at the front has made him famous, has not lost faith in the courage or patriotism of his fellow Australians and Labor men. He is making a mighty effort to induce leading anti conscriptionists to take part in a convention, entirely apart from politics, with the view of stimulating voluntary enlistment. Mr. Tudor, the leader of the Commonwealth Opposition, Archbishop Mannix and other "No-Conscription" celebrities, with the view of enlisting their co-operation. He believes that a thousand recruits can he raised by united effort within the month, and he proposes personally to lead them to Europe. What is needed he declares, is to create an "atmosphere" favourable to recruiting. The warmest wishes for his success will attend his patriotic activities.'