13 August 1914
Establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas. The Australian Red Cross was established by Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson.
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HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), intercepted the collier ALCONDA off Rossel Island, and requisitioned her cargo of coal.
France declares war on Austria-Hungary
Egypt severs diplomatic relations with Germany
British naval forces bombard and raid Dar-es-Salaam
First Austrian invasion of Serbia begun: Austrians force passage of the River Drina
Germans seize La Garde.