CHAPTER 15 | 1914–1918 – World War 1
The fleet for the first convoy transporting AIF troops assembling in King George’s Sound, near Albany, Western Australia, prior to their departure for overseas. [AWM PS0078]
also enjoyed plenty of success. At the 1916 Adelaide Wine Show, run by the state’s Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society, the wine entries were judged by Mr VR Gosche from Sydney, who awarded the champion prize to Mrs H Mazure. Auldana, H Buring and Sobels, Samuel Smith & Son, T Hardy & Sons, WH Gillard, Stonyfell Vineyards, and Walter Reynell & Sons were all first prize winners. Despite the exodus of young Australians with the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF), a semblance of normal routine continued in the wine industry throughout the war. Wine shows were held in every capital city, reflecting a belief that society would one day return to better times. . . .
‘Our friends, the Belgians, the English, the Russians will recognise the moral and physical effect and hygienic value of wine for their soldiers. They will have learnt from their armies to recognise its social merits. With victory these armies will carry into their own countries the hygienic habit of drinking wine, and a sane appreciation of its value for moral and physical health. There is no doubt but that the future, when a triumphant peace has been established, will be full of hope for vignerons.’ – ‘Wine and Hygiene at the Front’, Dr Pierre Viala, ampelographer, Paris ( The Mail , Adelaide, 24th of March 1917)
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