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Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife shot at Serbia.
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Outbreak of WW1
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Germany declared war on Russia.
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Germany invaded Belgium and attacked France.
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Britain declared war on Germany.
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5,000 Australian Troops marched through Melbourne.
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Transports carrying men, equipment and horses sailed from Sydney to Melb to King George in Western Australia.
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A fleet of 38, full of Australia troops, left for the battlefront of Europe.