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August 5th 1914 I love my new diary especially its soft red cover I’m going to write down all my plans for the future But those plans might have to change Father received a telegraph Britain has declared war on Germany on my birthday Prime Minister Cook said When the Empire is at war so also is Australia Father and Joe were talking about the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II He’s invaded Belgium and Belgium is our ally that’s why we have to help Joe also said something about Archduke Franz Ferdinand I’m not sure who he is It was too windy to hear properly I wonder if war will change things for us here on Breaksea The War us
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