The development of the university was delayed by World War I, but after the first world war the university enrollments for education and research took flight as demand for higher education increased in Australia.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-University esalibele ngeMpi Yezwe I, kodwa ngemva kwempi yezwe yokuqala ukungena eyunivesithi ngoba ezemfundo nocwaningo wathatha indiza njengoba ukufunwa imfundo ephakeme anda Australia.