From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14973 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, October 29 2024 Volume 14 : Number 14973 Today's Subjects: ----------------- My Portable Oven is making my coworkers jealous ["InHeat" Subject: My Portable Oven is making my coworkers jealous My Portable Oven is making my coworkers jealous http://syncy.sa.com/ZKOsZA2_0v5KWDaYAB5JUJmkZ3Qg1AN2HwWkCO90FpmhcdMkcg http://syncy.sa.com/GLYokPoDNXYoIyR26-ffHHP-FXNagt_flo8-f4uI0_j_TM8eQg 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 framew ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #14973 ***********************************************