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Early expectations of a quick British victory were shattered by Black Week, ushering in a period of jingoism that reached its peak with the relief of Mafeking. The number of volunteers far exceeded the numbers needed, and the Boers were demonised by the regional press. The dominant patriotic fund was the Empire’s Patriotic Fund. Rivalry developed between local towns in their displays of patriotic loyalty. The region’s women used their domestic skills for the war effort producing comforts for the men serving in South Africa. The months following Black Week also saw a demand for the establishment of VMR units to replace the rifle clubs.
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McQuilton, J. (2016). “Skyrocket Patriotism”: October 1899 to December 1900. In: Australia's Communities and the Boer War. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30825-8_3
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