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The assanation
Assanation of Austrian crown prince and his wife, the crisis later disappered. -
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How WW1 started
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War breaks out of no where.
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War is declared
Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia moved against Austria, Germany declares war on Russia and France -
Great Britian declares war on Germany
Great Britian declares war on Germany -
Germany invades Belgium to attack France.
Germany invades Belgium to attack France. -
The Austrlian navy gets overall command
The Australian Prime Minister places the navy under overall command of the British Amiratly -
Signing up
Men from all over Australia rush to join the Austrlian army. -
The march
5000 Ausrtalian troops march through the streets of Melbourne before war. -
The escort
38 Austrlian cruisres are escorted to the battlefront of Europe -
Found and destroyed
The HMAS Sydney finds and destroys the German raider "Emden" near the Cocos Islands