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August 4 - War declared
England declared war against Germany on 4th August 1914.As a member of the Commonwealth, Australia was automatically at war with Germany.
August 5 - Mobilisation
Given the support that the Australian political leaders had expressed to the United Kingdom in the lead up to the war declaration, being a part of the Commonwealth, the general attitude among the majority of those who now called Australia home as being part of Great Britain, the broad acceptance by the Australian population that 20,000 troops would be supplied, the able bodied men now rushed to enlist.
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Australian Population
At the end of June 1914 the population of Australia was estimated to be 4,921,823.
This was comprised of 2,561,018 males (52.0%) and 2360,805 females (48.0%).
Western Australia
Western Australia had seen an explosive population growth in the 30 years prior to 1914. From under 50,000 in the early 1890's to some 200,000 by 1910.
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