1939 Declaration of War

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September 3: Prime Minister Menzies declares that Australia is at war with Germany.

This reflects the attitude of the majority of Australians who considered that Britain's declaration of war on Germany automatically committed Australia to the conflict in their desire to provide traditional support for Britain.

Full radio broadcast is available at
http://aso.gov.au/titles/radio/menzies-speech-declaration-war/clip1/