tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8235007280498783607..comments2024-03-15T16:47:37.882+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: The Khaki Dawn Over Blackpool : Halifax in August 1914Alan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10056290347542268662014-08-19T20:25:00.668+01:002014-08-19T20:25:00.668+01:00Public anxiety, unease, and even panic had a diffe...Public anxiety, unease, and even panic had a different flavor in those first days of the war. After all it was the first big war since the Napoleonic era, involving what seemed like all the important nations. No one knew what to expect or do. I bet if you compared the Halifax Courier to the equivalent newspapers in France, Germany, Russia, Austria, et. al. there would be the same confused worry. <br /><br />What else did a bunting manufacturer make? I suppose red, white, & blue cloth could be exported to France and the USA too.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78365538324833717862014-08-19T07:14:35.827+01:002014-08-19T07:14:35.827+01:00Past news of conflicts is to be wondered at. Austr...Past news of conflicts is to be wondered at. Australians never heard about how close the Japanese were to invading us and that a line had been drawn through the map of Australia showing where the front line of defence would be. Half of Queensland was going to be given up. This only came to light many years after the war.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52167129404468664332014-08-14T11:04:02.360+01:002014-08-14T11:04:02.360+01:00A great round-up. Pop a tin of Keating's in t...A great round-up. Pop a tin of Keating's in the post, will you?Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.com