From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14074 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 Tuesday, June 11 2024 Volume 14 : Number 14074 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Secure Your Future Instantly â Life Insurance Made Easy ["Pendella Insura] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:36:52 +0200 From: "Pendella Insurance Experts" Subject: Secure Your Future Instantly â Life Insurance Made Easy Secure Your Future Instantly b Life Insurance Made Easy http://pendellainstantlife.pics/qZm1DQ9Ung_rY52-wFjD2QwGzVP-fBnq_5iZraPe92BCdd6WTg http://pendellainstantlife.pics/OMoTIKh_hm4vHT1HakNHeJ_1jo2Kjlm9L4qFyjbVAYdf2iKoYQ 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 #14074 ***********************************************