I recently listened to an excellent ten part series on The Rest Is History podcast by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, on the lead-up to the outbreak of World War 1. It consisted of two sections – four episodes on The Murder of Franz Ferdinand, followed by six episodes on The Road to The Great War.

One of the things that intrigued me in listening to the podcast, is the one month gap between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on 28 June 1914, and Britain entering the war at midnight on 4 August 1914. I wondered what it would have been like for someone living in Newcastle in 1914, reading news of the European situation in the pages of the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate each day, how the build-up to war would have been perceived.

Using Trove I read all the assassination/war related articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald, and tabulated a count of the number stories each day. It is interesting to note that after the initial flourish of articles in the wake of the assassination news from Europe subsided to almost nothing, until 27 July 1914 when hostilities between Austria and Serbia commenced. From that date there was a rapid escalation of tensions and the number of daily newspaper reports rose rapidly to 69 articles in the 6 August edition where Britain’s joining the war was reported.

I find it somewhat sobering to see how in the space of just over a week, the news went from nothing to a world wide conflagration. Sobering also to see that one commentator at the time of the outbreak clearly foresaw the dire consequences …

“Anathema on the people responsible for this awful war, whoever they are. To avenge the murder of two people they have plunged the continents into mourning. Innocent hundreds of thousands have got to lay down their lives. Innocent millions have got to lose their little all. Innocent families, too many to estimate, have got to face self denial and sorrow.”

Newcastle Morning herald and miners’ advocate,, 6 August 1914

A note on the title of this blog post: The “gathering storm clouds of war” is a homage to the long running riff that Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook have in their podcast, poking fun at this cliched phrase. It was with some interest then, that I found a near match to this phrase used in a report at the time …

“It has all come so suddenly that the main body of the people fail for the time to realise what it all means. The gathering of the war clouds excited a feeling of nervousness and people were inclined to do things which they a week ago would not have thought of.”

Newcastle Morning herald and miners’ advocate, 6 August 1914.

List of WW1 related articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald

Date	Headline
30/06/1914	ASSASSINATED. THE AUSTRIAN HEIR. A DASTARDLY CRIME.
30/06/1914	THE VICTIMS’ MOVEMENTS.
30/06/1914	THE FIRST ATTEMPT. SHORT LIVED JOY.
30/06/1914	STATEMENT BY ASSASSIN. AN OLD INTENTION.
30/06/1914	ARCHDUKE FOREWARNED.
30/06/1914	WIDESPREAD GRIEF
30/06/1914	WHEN THE BOMB WAS THROWN.
30/06/1914	THE FATAL SHOTS.
30/06/1914	IN THE THROES OF DEATH.
30/06/1914	THE AGED EMPEROR.
30/06/1914	BOSNIAN DIET’S GRIEF.
30/06/1914	THE NEWS IN ROME.
30/06/1914	KAISER GRAVELY SILENT.
30/06/1914	NEW HEIR APPARENT.
1/07/1914	THE ASSASSINATIONS, “THE PEACE OF EUROPE.” MARTIAL LAW AT SERAJEVO.
1/07/1914	THE ARCHDUKE’S JOKE.
1/07/1914	WHEN THE SHOTS WERE FIRED.
1/07/1914	VICTIMS’ LAST MOMENTS.
1/07/1914	MORE BOMB THROWING.
1/07/1914	THE ASSASSIN.
1/07/1914	VICTORIA’S REGRETS.
1/07/1914	EYE-WITNESSES’ ACCOUNT. PATHETIC MOMENTS.
2/07/1914	THE ASSASSINATIONS. WIDESPREAD MOURNING. GREAT BRITAIN’S TRIBUTE.
2/07/1914	SCENES AT SERAJEVO. PREPARING FOR THE OBSEQUIES.
2/07/1914	STAND BY THE THRONE.
2/07/1914	THE VICTIMS’ CHILDREN. BREAKING THE NEWS.
2/07/1914	THE ASSASSINS. ACTED IN CONCERT.
2/07/1914	AUSTRALIAN SYMPATHY.
3/07/1914	THE ASSASSINATIONS. WIDESPREAD PLOT.
3/07/1914	WHERE THE PLOT WAS HATCHED.
4/07/1914	THE HAPSBURGS.
4/07/1914	THE ASSASSINATIONS. BODIES SENT TO VIENNA. IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
4/07/1914	THE FUNERAL. THE EMPEROR’S WISHES.
4/07/1914	STATEMENTS BY ASSASSINS. ACCOMPLICES IMPLICATED.
6/07/1914	THE SERVIAN MURDERS. RIOTS IN VIENNA. FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
7/07/1914	THE SERVIAN MURDERS. CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED. THE FUNERAL.
8/07/1914	n/a
9/07/1914	THE BALKANS.
10/07/1914	RUSSIA AND BRITAIN. REVISION OF RELATIONS.
11/07/1914	M. POINCARE. INTENDED ASSASSINATION.
13/07/1914	GERMANY’S NAVY. A GREAT ACCESSION.
14/07/1914	n/a
15/07/1914	A TRAGIC DEATH IN EUROPE.
16/07/1914	n/a
17/07/1914	n/a
18/07/1914	n/a
20/07/1914	n/a
21/07/1914	BULGARIA AND ROUMANIA. FRONTIER CONFLICTS.
22/07/1914	NAVAL AGREEEMENT
23/07/1914	n/a
24/07/1914	n/a
25/07/1914	n/a
27/07/1914	WAR BREAKS OUT. AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. THREAT FROM RUSSIA. COUNTERBLAST BY GERMANY.
27/07/1914	AN ULTIMATUM.
27/07/1914	GERMANY’S ATTITUDE. WILL SUPPORT AUSTRIA IF OTHER POWERS INTERVENE.
27/07/1914	EXCITEMENT IN SERVIA. THE REPLY INDEFINITE.
27/07/1914	BRITAIN SEEKS PEACE. THE SITUATION GRAVE.
27/07/1914	SERVIA DECLINES. ULTIMATUM REJECTED. EXCITEMENT IN EUROPE.
27/07/1914	SERVIA PREPARES. KING LEAVES BELGRADE. CROWN PRINCE IN COMMAND.
27/07/1914	AUSTRIA ENTHUSIASTIC. DOWN WITH SERVIA.
27/07/1914	BERLIN EXCITED. GERMAN FLEET SAILS.
27/07/1914	RUSSIA READY. ARMY CORPS MOBILISING.
27/07/1914	EFFECT ON MARKETS. GLOOMIEST TONE.
27/07/1914	AMERICAN WHEAT. WILD TRADING.
27/07/1914	GIGANTIC STRUGGLE. SLAV v. TEUTON.
28/07/1914	EUROPE’S DANGER.
28/07/1914	HOPES OF PEACE. RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. ENGAGED IN CONFERENCE.
28/07/1914	DECLARATION OF WAR. REPORT NOT CONFIRMED. SITUATION ALARMING.
28/07/1914	AUSTRIA’S INTENTION. A SHARP CAMPAIGN. TO FORESTALL RUSSIA.
28/07/1914	AUSTRIA PREPARING. MARTIAL LAW DECREED. PARLIAMENTS CLOSED.
28/07/1914	SERVIA MOBILISING. QUITTING THE CAPITAL. SACKING OF SHOPS.
28/07/1914	ARREST OF A GENERAL. LIBERATED BY THE EMPEROR.
28/07/1914	GERMANY EXCITED. GREAT DEMONSTRATION.
28/07/1914	RUSSIA’S ATTITUDE. PREPARING FOR WAR. SERVIA NOT TO STAND ALONE.
28/07/1914	SLAVS IN PARIS. DOWN WITH AUSTRIA.
28/07/1914	MONTENEGRIN SYMPATHY. AUSTRIAN TROOPS MOVING.
28/07/1914	BELGIUM WATCHING.
EUROPE HOPEFUL. BRITAIN’S INFLUENCE. MAKING FOR PEACE. FOREIGN POWERS APPROVE
29/07/1914	THE BRITISH PROPOSALS. POWERS TO CO-OPERATE. TO CONFINE THE DISPUTE.
29/07/1914	HOSTILITIES BEGUN. REPORT CONFIRMED. SERVIANS OPEN FIRE.
29/07/1914	GERMAN EXCITEMENT. CHEERS FOR ENGLAND.
30/07/1914	WAR BEGINS. TROOPS ON FRONTIERS. MEDIATION DECLINED. AUSTRIA DETERMINED.
30/07/1914	EFFECT IN EUROPE. FEARS INCREASED. A GENERAL CATASTROPHE.
30/07/1914	RUSSIA PREPARED. BLACKNESS ON THE COAST. SEVASTOPOL CLOSED.
30/07/1914	HUNGARY EXCITED. WILD ENTHUSIASM.
30/07/1914	BELGRADE IN PERIL. AUSTRIAN TROOPS AT HAND.
30/07/1914	GERMAN SILENCE. THE WORST OMEN. RUSSIA READY FOR WAR.
30/07/1914	FRANCE CALM. READY FOR EMERGENCY.
30/07/1914	BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY. GUARDING THE ARSENALS.
30/07/1914	AUSTRIA’S OBJECT. NOT OCCUPATION.
30/07/1914	AUSTRIA’S ATTACK. THREE ARMY LINES. WILL ENTER SERVIA.
30/07/1914	FIGHTING ON THE DRINA. SERVIANS PRESSING ONWARD.
30/07/1914	GERMAN PRECAUTIONS. MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
30/07/1914	STRENGTH OF FRANCE. A GREAT FORCE.
30/07/1914	MIGRATION FROM CANADA. PATRIOTIC AUSTRIANS.
30/07/1914	TRADE EXCITEMENT. IN AMERICA AND CANADA.
30/07/1914	EFFECT IN AUSTRALIA.
31/07/1914	THE DIE IS CAST. IN RUSSIAN EYES ONLY A MIRACLE CAN AVERT EUROPEAN WAR. GERMANY IS HOPEFUL.
31/07/1914	AUSTRIA’S EMPEROR DESIROUS OF PEACE. COMPELLED TO FIGHT.
31/07/1914	GERMAN QUIETUDE. SUSPICION OF RUSSIA. MOBILISATION URGED.
31/07/1914	BRITAIN’S VIEW. SITUATION GRAVE.
31/07/1914	RUSSIA RESOLUTE. WILL DEFEND SERVIA.
31/07/1914	BRITISH FLEET SAILS. SCENE AT PORTLAND.
31/07/1914	FRANCE’S PRESIDENT. RECEPTION IN PARIS.
31/07/1914	THE WAR STARTING. AUSTRIA’S OPERATIONS. BOMBARDMENT OF BELGRADE.
31/07/1914	BELGRADE OCCUPIED. STEAMERS CAPTURED. AUSTRIAN ENTHUSIASM.
31/07/1914	RUSSIA’S MOBILISATION. A GREAT FORCE.
31/07/1914	THE PINCH OF WAR. FOOD PRICES IN VIENNA.
31/07/1914	EFFECT ON COMMERCE. STOCK EXCHANGES IDLE. FAILURES OCCURRING.
31/07/1914	POSITION IN AMERICA.
31/07/1914	PATRIOTS RETURNING. HASTENING HOMEWARDS.
31/07/1914	PEACE CONGRESS SETTLED.
31/07/1914	AUSTRALIAN ATTACHE.
31/07/1914	FALL IN STOCKS.
31/07/1914	WAR RISKS ON VESSELS.
1/08/1914	PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS
1/08/1914	THE ARMIES.
1/08/1914	THE ALLIANCES.
1/08/1914	THE COST THAT WAS.
1/08/1914	THE COST TO BE.
1/08/1914	PEACE OF EUROPE MAY BE MAINTAINED. POWERS STILL CONFERRING. BRITAIN’S GREAT INFLUENCE. NO ACTUAL CHALLENGE.
1/08/1914	REPORTS DENIED. NO GERMAN DEMAND.
1/08/1914	TENSION IN BRITAIN. PARTY ISSUES DROPPED. A UNITED FRONT.
1/08/1914	PRECAUTIONS IN ENGLAND. PROTECTING THE COAST.
1/08/1914	BRITAIN’S DUTY. NO SPLENDID ISOLATION. STAND BY HER FRIENDS.
1/08/1914	CHANCES OF PEACE. DEPEND ON GERMANY. PESSIMISTIC FEELING.
1/08/1914	FRANCE HOPEFUL. GOOD NEWS RECEIVED.
1/08/1914	POSITION IN GERMANY. RECALLING OF OFFICERS. MOBILISATION NOT ORDERED.
1/08/1914	KAISER OPPOSED TO WAR. JINGOES FORCE HIS HAND.
1/08/1914	PATRIOTIC AUSTRIA. FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. LOYALTY OF THE EMPIRE.
1/08/1914	RUSSIA MOBILISING. PREPARING FOR WAR. CZAR GOES TO MOSCOW.
1/08/1914	CANADA’S LOYALTY. OFFER OF TROOPS.
1/08/1914	WAR OPERATIONS. STORMING OF BELGRADE. FIRES IN THE CITY.
1/08/1914	AUSTRIAN INVASION. THE THREE COLUMNS.
1/08/1914	STOCK EXCHANGES LIFELESS. WHEAT PIT WHIRLWIND.
1/08/1914	PRECAUTIONS AT THE CAPE. MANOEUVRES STOPPED.
1/08/1914	MARINE WAR RISKS.
1/08/1914	ARMING MERCHANT SHIPS.
1/08/1914	MELBOURNE WHEAT MARKET.
1/08/1914	GERMANY’S ULTIMATUM.
1/08/1914	UNITED PRAYERS. APPEAL BY THE CHURCHES.
1/08/1914	DECLINE ON STOCK EXCHANGES.
1/08/1914	FALL IN ADELAIDE.
1/08/1914	DEFENCES OF SCANDINAVIA
3/08/1914	THE STORM BREAKS.
3/08/1914	WAR AGAINST RUSSIA DECLARED BY GERMANY. WILL FRANCE JOIN? ENGLAND REMAINS CALM. INTENSE EUROPEAN EXCITEMENT.
3/08/1914	WILL FRANCE FIGHT? GERMANY INQUIRES. CONVERSATIONS PROCEEDING.
3/08/1914	GERMANY’S REASONS FOR DECLARING WAR. IT WAS FORCED ON HER.
3/08/1914	ITALY NEUTRAL. NOT BOUND TO FIGHT EXCEPT FOR DEFENCE.
3/08/1914	RUSSIAN PATROL CROSSES THE FRONTIER. SKIRMISH WITH GERMANY.
3/08/1914	GERMANY’S DARK DAY. FORCED TO FIGHT. SPEECH BY THE EMPEROR.
3/08/1914	SHALL BRITAIN JOIN. OPPOSING VIEWS. FEELING AGAINST WAR.
3/08/1914	RUSSIAN FUNDS. A GREAT BALANCE.
3/08/1914	FRANCE AND GERMANY. TROOPS ON THE FRONTIER. GERMAN PATROLS CROSS.
3/08/1914	AUSTRIA’S ATTITUDE. WILL DEAL WITH SERVIA.
3/08/1914	WAR AGAINST GERMANY. SIN AGAINST CIVILISATION.
3/08/1914	ATTITUDE OF JAPAN. WILL STAND BY BRITAIN.
3/08/1914	AFRICA EXCITED. SHIPPING NO GOLD.
3/08/1914	CONTINENTAL FEARS. EXCITED TRAVELLERS.
3/08/1914	RUSSIA WAR MAD. GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS.
3/08/1914	AMERICA READY TO MAKE PEACE.
3/08/1914	APPEAL TO AMERICA TO ASSUME EMBASSIES.
3/08/1914	CLOSING BRITISH PORTS.
3/08/1914	FINANCIAL CRISIS. RESULTS IN ENGLAND. LONDON FAIRLY CALM.
3/08/1914	THE BANK BESIEGED, PAPER CURRENCY DOUBTED.
3/08/1914	EFFECT IN EUROPE. SUICIDE OF FINANCIERS. SEVERAL GERMAN FAILURES.
3/08/1914	THE KAISER. A FRIEND OF PEACE.
3/08/1914	GERMAN ACTIVITY. TEARING UP RAILROADS.
3/08/1914	GERMAN VESSELS. APPREHENSIVE OF CAPTURE.
3/08/1914	NEW ZEALAND’S OFFER. CANADA’S EULOGY.
3/08/1914	CANADA’S OFFER. TROOPS FOR BRITAIN. WILL SEIZE SHIPPING.
3/08/1914	AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. OUTPOST FIGHTING. USE OF AEROPLANES.
3/08/1914	BATTLE AT LANITZA.
3/08/1914	BOMBARDMENT OF BELGRADE.
3/08/1914	FRENCH SOCIALISTS. SUPPORT THEIR COUNTRY.
3/08/1914	ULSTERMEN READY. TO FIGHT FOR BRITAIN.
3/08/1914	BAVARIA EXCITED. RALLY ROUND THE EMPIRE.
3/08/1914	THE DOMINIONS. LOYALTY TO THE EMPIRE.
3/08/1914	BRITAIN’S CALMNESS. ADMIRED IN AMERICA.
3/08/1914	SERVIA CHEERED BY SPANISH STUDENTS.
3/08/1914	TROUBLE IN AMERICA. BUSINESS FIRMS FAIL.
3/08/1914	WARSHIPS RETURN TO SYDNEY. PREPARING FOR WAR. FEVERISH ACTIVITY.
3/08/1914	EXCITEMENT IN SYDNEY.
3/08/1914	PRAYERS FOR PEACE.
3/08/1914	INSURANCE AGAINST WAR RISKS.
3/08/1914	SIR WILLIAM IRVINE’S VIEWS.
3/08/1914	GERMAN SHIPPING IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS.
3/08/1914	GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE.
3/08/1914	GERMAN STEAMERS SAIL. THREE LEAVE NEWCASTLE.
3/08/1914	FEDERAL EXECUTIVE. TO MEET IN MELBOURNE.
3/08/1914	GOVERNMENT RECEIVES NEWS.
3/08/1914	JAPANESE FLEET. REPORTED MOVEMENT.
3/08/1914	AUSTRALIAN ARMY. REPORTED INSTRUCTIONS.
3/08/1914	GERMAN FLEET IN PACIFIC.
3/08/1914	SLAVS IN NEW ZEALAND.
3/08/1914	PORT REGULATIONS. EXAMINATION SERVICE IN FORCE.
3/08/1914	IN NEWCASTLE CHURCHES.
3/08/1914	SUBMARINES AND BATTLESHIPS.
3/08/1914	THE WAR. GERMAN ACTIVITY. LUXEMBOURG SEIZED.
4/08/1914	THE OUTLOOK DREARY.
4/08/1914	THE EUROPEAN CRISIS. GERMANS MARCH ON FRANCE. NO WAR DECLARATION. BRITAIN REMAINS SILENT. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO-DA
4/08/1914	FEELING IN LONDON. WILL BRITAIN JOIN OR STAND ALOOF.
4/08/1914	BRITAIN’S FLEET READY. A MIGHTY ARRAY.
4/08/1914	LONDON PATRIOTISM. CHEERS FOR THE KING.
4/08/1914	GERMANY AND RUSSIA. THE POURPARLERS. BROKEN BY RUSSIA.
4/08/1914	BREACH OF NEUTRALITY. GERMANS IN LUXEMBURG. FRANCE AND BELGIUM PROTEST.
4/08/1914	FRANCE AND GERMANY. WAR WITHOUT NOTICE.
4/08/1914	HASTENING TO SAFE PORTS.
4/08/1914	A BRITISH OPINION. FRANCE NOT BOUND. INTERVENTION UNNECESSARY.
4/08/1914	VIEWS OF “THE TIMES.” HOSTILE TO GERMANY.
4/08/1914	RETURNING ENGLISHMEN. FOODLESS FOR HOURS.
4/08/1914	WHEAT IN BRITAIN. ENOUGH FOR FOUR MONTHS.
4/08/1914	CANADIAN AID. ACCEPTED BY BRITAIN.
4/08/1914	SWEDEN AND NORWAY PROCLAIM NEUTRALITY. DENMARK PROTECTS HERSELF.
4/08/1914	AUSTRIA’S DESIRE. APPROVES OF CONFERENCE.
4/08/1914	EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. IS MOVED TO TEARS.
4/08/1914	FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE. AUSTRIANS TO LEAVE.
4/08/1914	THE FIGHTING. GERMANS INVADE FRANCE. RUMOURED REPULSE.
4/08/1914	RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS. CROSSING THE FRONTIER.
4/08/1914	QUIET IN LONDON. A GERMAN DEMONSTRATION.
4/08/1914	LONDON BANKS. A QUASI-MORATORIUM.
4/08/1914	MATTERS IN CHINA. BRITISH ORDERED TO LEAVE.
4/08/1914	THE NETHERLANDS. GUARDING FOOD SUPPLY.
4/08/1914	WORKERS OF THE WORLD URGED TO REFUSE TO FIGHT.
4/08/1914	BULGARIAN RESERVISTS ORDERED TO BE READY.
4/08/1914	AUSTRALIAN VESSELS STOPPED.
4/08/1914	GERMAN VESSELS IN REFUGE.
4/08/1914	AUSTRALIA READY. OFFER TO BRITAIN. HER FLEET AND MEN.
4/08/1914	SYDNEY PREPARING. MANNING THE FORTS. CITIZEN SOLDIERS CALLED OUT.
4/08/1914	MEETING OF THE CABINET. HELPING THE COMMONWEALTH.
4/08/1914	CLEARANCES FOR NEWCASTLE BOATS.
4/08/1914	SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. PROBABLE CLOSING.
4/08/1914	GERMAN BOAT DEPARTS.
4/08/1914	TO JOIN THE COLOURS.
4/08/1914	EFFECT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSES. BARRIER MINES MAY CLOSE.
4/08/1914	VESSELS ON THE QUI VIVE.
4/08/1914	NEWCASTLE COAL FOR THE NAVY
4/08/1914	ACTION IN BRISBANE.
4/08/1914	NEW ZEALAND’S OFFER.
4/08/1914	PRECAUTIONS AT NEWCASTLE. CONTROL OF THE PORT.
4/08/1914	WESTFALEN LEAVES HURRIEDLY.
4/08/1914	EFFECT ON COAL TRADE.
4/08/1914	NEWCASTLE DEMONSTRATIONS.
4/08/1914	A COINCIDENCE.
4/08/1914	PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE.
5/08/1914	THE WAR CLOUDS.
5/08/1914	AUSTRALIA’S DUTY.
5/08/1914	GERMANS IN AUSTRALIA. WILL FIGHT FOR BRITAIN.
5/08/1914	PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.
5/08/1914	FRONTIERS.
5/08/1914	FOOD!
5/08/1914	THE SOURCE.
5/08/1914	1912-13.
5/08/1914	BRITAIN’S PLAIN SPEECH. HER DUTY TO FRANCE. THE BELGIAN TREATY MUST BE PRESERVED. GERMANY’S REPLY AWAITED.
5/08/1914	BRITAIN’S DECISION. WARNING TO GERMANY. WILL PROTECT FRENCH COAST. BELGIAN TREATY UPHELD.
5/08/1914	BRITISH FLEET CLEARED FOR ACTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
5/08/1914	BELGIAN DIFFICULTY. GERMAN ULTIMATUM. WISH TO ENTER LIEGE. BELGIUM’S REFUSAL.
5/08/1914	PARIS ALERT. WATCHFUL FOR AEROPLANES. STREETS FILLED WITH TROOPS.
5/08/1914	VICTUALLING PARIS. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS.
5/08/1914	FRENCH PARTY SHOT. ATTEMPTED RAILWAY WRECK.
5/08/1914	AMERICA’S PRESIDENT. TALKS OF MEDIATION. DEPRECATES SCARE TELEGRAMS.
5/08/1914	THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. REFUSED PASSAGE.
5/08/1914	AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. BATTLE ON THE DRINA.
5/08/1914	BRITISH FOOD SUPPLY. INSURANCE OF CARGOES.
5/08/1914	CANADIAN WAR ALARMS. CABINET IN SESSION. ANTICIPATED ATTACK.
5/08/1914	CANADIAN GOLD SUPPLY TO BE CONSERVED.
5/08/1914	PRECAUTIONS IN CANADA. CLOSING THE ST. LAWRENCE.
5/08/1914	NAVAL STEAMSHIPS FOR THE CARRYING TRADE. AMERICA’S PROPOSAL.
5/08/1914	QUIET IN BRITAIN. CALM PREPARATIONS.
5/08/1914	BRITAIN’S ACTION. A GERMAN OPINION.
5/08/1914	GERMAN GOLD. AN ATLANTIC LINER.
5/08/1914	TRADE RESTRICTIONS. AMERICA HARD HIT.
5/08/1914	A GERMAN LINER. MAY ATTACK GRAIN CARRIERS.
5/08/1914	DOMINIONS’ OFFERS. MANY VOLUNTEERS.
5/08/1914	CANADIAN ENLISTMENT.
5/08/1914	SWEDEN MOBILISING.
5/08/1914	ATTITUDE OF GREECE.
5/08/1914	RESTRICTIONS ON VESSELS. CAPETOWN.
5/08/1914	EXCITEMENT IN SYDNEY. RUN ON SAVINGS BANK. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
5/08/1914	POSITION AT NEWCASTLE.
5/08/1914	SAVINGS BANK SAFE. STATEMENT BY MR. HUGHES.
5/08/1914	CABLES AND CENSORSHIP. LINES INTERRUPTED.
5/08/1914	IN THE ASSEMBLY. DEMONSTRATION OF LOYALTY. THE HOUSE ADJOURNS.
5/08/1914	NEW SOUTH WALES DEFENCES. OFFICIAL INTIMATION.
5/08/1914	FLAGSHIP AUSTRALIA. GETTING READY FOR ACTION.
5/08/1914	THE FLAGSHIP SAILS. MELBOURNE FOLLOWS HER.
5/08/1914	STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. ENGLAND’S GOOD FAITH.
5/08/1914	THE CENSOR AT WORK.
5/08/1914	NORTHERN MOBILISATION. OFFICER RECALLED.
5/08/1914	THE STOCK EXCHANGE. NO BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
5/08/1914	DETAINED IN NEWCASTLE.
5/08/1914	TIBERIUS AT SYDNEY.
5/08/1914	EXPORT OF WHEAT AND FLOUR. PROHIBITION ADVOCATED.
5/08/1914	FOOTBALLERS CHEER THE KING.
5/08/1914	AUSTRALIAN MOBILISATION.
5/08/1914	FEELING IN MELBOURNE. PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS. REPORTED NAVAL BATTLE.
5/08/1914	GERMAN CRUISERS. OFF THURSDAY ISLAND.
5/08/1914	IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. VOLUNTEERS EAGER.
5/08/1914	MATTERS IN QUEENSLAND.
5/08/1914	PANIC DEPRECATED.
5/08/1914	VICTORIAN STATE MINE. COAL FOR WARSHIPS.
5/08/1914	SIR OLIVER LODGE’S REGRET.
6/08/1914	WAR DECLARED.
6/08/1914	THE DAY OF TRIAL.
6/08/1914	PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS. IN THE COUNCIL. CHEERS FOR KING AND EMPIRE.
6/08/1914	IN THE ASSEMBLY. APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
6/08/1914	MINING MATTERS. THE AFTERNOON SHIFT. GOVERNMENTAL INTERVENTION.
6/08/1914	BRITAIN DECLARES WAR. GERMANY REMAINS DEFIANT. TROOPS ENTER BELGIUM. RUSSIA FRANTIC WITH DELIGHT. ENTHUSIASM IN FRANCE.
6/08/1914	BRITISH STATEMENT. GERMANY’S THREAT. MADE WAR NECESSARY.
6/08/1914	THE DECLARATION. AUSTRALIA NOTIFIED.
6/08/1914	BELGIUM TO ARMS. RESIST THE INVADER. ANOTHER FOE TO GERMANY.
6/08/1914	THE CZAR’S MANIFESTO. FIGHT FOR THE FAITH. GERMANY’S INSOLENT ATTACK.
6/08/1914	ITALY REMAINS NEUTRAL. DESPITE GERMAN APPEAL.
6/08/1914	ULSTER VOLUNTEERS. YACHTS FOR HOSPITALS.
6/08/1914	POLICY OF BRITAIN. ITS FORCES READY. PREPARED TO SUFFER TO MAINTAIN RESPECT.
6/08/1914	BRITAIN’S FOOD SUPPLY. A WAR RISK SCHEME.
6/08/1914	FRANCE PREPARED. WILL DO ITS DUTY. ITALIAN SYMPATHY.
6/08/1914	IRELAND LOYAL. UNITED IN DEFENCE.
6/08/1914	UNITED STATES. NEUTRALITY DECLARED.
6/08/1914	THE FIGHTING. DETAILS MEAGRE. OWING TO CENSORSHIP. GERMANS IN THE ATLANTIC.
6/08/1914	GERMANY ADVANCE.
6/08/1914	BOMBARDMENT OF LIBAU.
6/08/1914	BONA ATTACKED.
6/08/1914	AUSTRIANS REPULSED.
6/08/1914	AUSTRIA LOOKS TO GALICIA.
6/08/1914	GERMANY AND RUSSIA. FRONTIER SKIRMISHES.
6/08/1914	MONTENEGRO ACTIVE. ATTACK ON CATTARO.
6/08/1914	GERMANY PRAYS. A SOLEMN CEREMONY.
6/08/1914	URUGUAY AND BRAZIL. THE BANKS CLOSE.
6/08/1914	NETHERLANDS PREPARING. WILL FLOOD THE COUNTRY.
6/08/1914	GERMAN GOLD. VESSEL OFF IRELAND.
6/08/1914	NORTH SEA DANGEROUS.
6/08/1914	BRITISH SHIPS DETAINED.
6/08/1914	REFUGEES FROM HOLLAND.
6/08/1914	INSURANCE AGAINST WAR.
6/08/1914	THE POPE’S GUARDS.
6/08/1914	UNEASINESS IN JAPAN.
6/08/1914	AUSTRALIA’S OFFER. THE KING’S THANKS. HIS MAJESTY’S REPLY.
6/08/1914	ADMIRALTY’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
6/08/1914	TROOPS CALLED OUT. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
6/08/1914	AUSTRALIA’S POSITION. MINIMISING DISTRESS.
6/08/1914	GERMAN STEAMER STOPPED.
6/08/1914	MATTERS IN SYDNEY. RUSH ON SAVINGS BANKS NOT SO PRONOUNCED.
6/08/1914	LONDON BANKS.
6/08/1914	EXCITEMENT IN SYDNEY. ORDERLY CROWDS.
6/08/1914	OVERSEA SHIPS NOT AFFECTED.
6/08/1914	GERMAN VESSELS IN SYDNEY.
6/08/1914	THE STEAMER SEYDLITZ. REPORTED CAPTURE.
6/08/1914	FEDERAL ELECTIONS. MR. HUGHES’ VIEWS.
6/08/1914	RUSH TO NATURALISE.
6/08/1914	NEW SOUTH WALES DEFENCES. PARTIAL MOBILISATION.
6/08/1914	ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
6/08/1914	THE CABLE SERVICE.
6/08/1914	MEETING IN BRISBANE. PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION.
6/08/1914	QUEENSLAND WILL HELP.
6/08/1914	GUARDING CABLE STATION. RIFLEMEN CALLED OUT.
6/08/1914	IN WEST AUSTRALIA.
6/08/1914	NEW ZEALAND ALERT. COASTAL STEAMERS SURPRISE.
6/08/1914	THE EMPIRE’S WELFARE. MR. FISHER’S DECLARATION.
6/08/1914	THE NEWS AT NEWCASTLE. HOW IT WAS RECEIVED.
6/08/1914	NEWCASTLE SAVINGS BANKS.
6/08/1914	NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS TO CLOSE DOWN.
6/08/1914	SAILING VESSEL DETAINED. HAS COAL FOR GERMANS.
6/08/1914	NAVAL RESERVES. “M” AND “0” ADULTS CALLED OUT.
6/08/1914	DISTURBANCE PREVENTED.
6/08/1914	AT THE GERMAN VICE-CONSULATE.
6/08/1914	WARNING TO SHIPPING.
6/08/1914	AUSTRALIAN BANKS. THEIR SOUND POSITION.
6/08/1914	PATRIOTIC SPIRIT.
6/08/1914	TRADE WITH GERMANY. EFFECT OF HOSTILITIES.
6/08/1914	OUR SYDNEY LETTER. PLENTY OF NEWS AND YET LITTLE. AWAITING ENGLAND’S FULL DECISION. THE EXCITEMENT IN THIS CITY. A SMALL RUN ON THE SAVINGS BANK. THE CALL FOR CALMNESS. TOO MANY “SENSATIONAL” REPORTS.