the two-week interlude between the failure of the vote and the break-up of the party, Hughes was aware that the Labor Party was conspiring to rid themselves of him at the first opportune moment, presumably after the settlement of the coalminers' industrial dispute. See also 1917 Australian conscription referendum Conscription in Australia References Bibliography Plebiscite 1916 referendums 1916 Conscription in Australia 1916 in international relations Australia in World War I Conscription referendums October 1916 events