Record Number: 30893

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'At 1.30 p.m. the Headmaster posted an edition of the 'Argus' containing the news of the Declaration of War made by England against Germany. So the die is cast. Pray God we save our coasts from invasion!'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

4 Aug 1914

Country:

Australia

Time

afternoon: 1.30 p.m.

Place:

city: Melbourne
specific address: Melbourne Church of England Grammar School

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Kenneth Julian Faithfull Bickersteth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

5 Jul 1885

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Chaplain

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Melbourne Argus

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

4 August 1914

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30893

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

John Bickersteth

Title:

The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

8

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Bickersteth (ed.), The Bickersteth Diaries: 1914-1918, (London, 1995), n/a, p. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30893, accessed: 29 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None