Government Statistician Malcolm Fraser’s staff prepare for the first conscription ballot in November 1916. The first numbered ballot ball drawn by Fraser denoted a drawer of registration cards, while the second signified a card in that drawer. A magistrate and a constable were present to ensure that the ballot was conducted lawfully. The women of the Statistician's Branch would conduct 22 more monthly ballots before the end of the war.
See also: film of the first ballot
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