From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14045 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, June 8 2024 Volume 14 : Number 14045 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Sophisticated Utility: The Gentleman's Knife Redefined ["Knife for Gentle] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:04:21 +0200 From: "Knife for Gentlemen" Subject: Sophisticated Utility: The Gentleman's Knife Redefined Sophisticated Utility: The Gentleman's Knife Redefined http://visisharpsd.shop/0u5CEJMg7Ku-t-9Ml2pWAdtBTH3hc0qaKpvTDrys6bgR8dGhOw http://visisharpsd.shop/WKNsisSQkS3jdp45xbYF4NVU3bYu3dMc603XRZncR24N7AX1vw stralia in 1901, the amalgamation of the military forces controlled by the six separate, self-governing British colonies to form a unified force controlled by the Commonwealth was an inevitable, albeit slowly realised, consequence, given that the new Constitution of Australia assigned primary responsibility for defence to the Commonwealth. Indeed, this process took some time as, to a large extent, matters of defence were not necessarily a priority of the new Australian legislature at the time, and there was also a considerable diversity in opinion regarding the composition and size of the new national army and role it would play at home and indeed within the wider Imperial defence system. Nevertheless, the official transfer of forces from the states to the Commonwealth occurred on 1 March 1901, and this date is today celebrated as the birthday of the modern Australian Army. At the outset, the bulk of the Commonwealth military force was to be made up of part-time volunteers.[Note 1] This was arguably due to two factors. Firstly, there was a widespread desire amongst Australian policymakers to keep defence expenditure low, while secondly there was a widespread mistrust or suspicion surrounding the idea of a large standing army. Members of the militia in Tasmania, c.?1913 After the initial transfer of forces in March 1901, further progress was slow as administrative and legislative instruments took time to develop. Indeed, it was not until 1 March 1904 that the Defence Act 1903 was proclaimed, providing the Commonwealth Military Forces a statutory framework within which they could operate. Amidst a background of political manoeuvring and personal agendas, the military forces were eventually reorganised into a more or less unified command structure. As a part of this, state-based mounted units were reformed into light horse regiments, supplemented by the transfer of men from a number of superfluous infantry units, while the remaining infantry were organised into battalions of the Australian Infantry Regiment a ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14045 ***********************************************