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When
the
national
news
on
Friday
,
September
1st
,
announced
that
Hitler
had
invaded
Poland
,
only
Fee
and
Meggie
were
home
to
hear
it
,
and
neither
of
them
paid
any
attention
.
There
had
been
speculation
for
months
;
besides
,
Europe
was
half
a
world
away
.
Nothing
to
do
with
Drogheda
,
which
was
the
center
of
the
universe
.
But
on
Sunday
,
September
3rd
all
the
men
were
in
from
the
paddocks
to
hear
Father
Watty
Thomas
say
Mass
,
and
the
men
were
interested
in
Europe
.
Neither
Fee
nor
Meggie
thought
to
tell
them
of
Friday
's
news
,
and
Father
Watty
,
who
might
have
,
left
in
a
hurry
for
Narrengang
.
As
usual
,
the
wireless
set
was
switched
on
that
evening
for
the
national
news
.
But
instead
of
the
crisp
,
absolutely
Oxford
tones
of
the
announcer
,
there
came
the
genteel
,
unmistakably
Australian
voice
of
the
Prime
Minister
,
Robert
Gordon
Menzies
.
"
Fellow
Australians
.
It
is
my
melancholy
duty
to
inform
you
officially
that
in
consequence
of
the
persistence
by
Germany
in
her
invasion
of
Poland
,
Great
Britain
has
declared
war
upon
her
,
and
that
,
as
a
result
,
Australia
is
also
at
war
...
"
It
may
be
taken
that
Hitler
's
ambition
is
not
to
unite
all
the
German
people
under
one
rule
,
but
to
bring
under
that
rule
as
many
countries
as
can
be
subdued
by
force
.
If
this
is
to
go
on
,
there
can
be
no
security
in
Europe
and
no
peace
in
the
world
...
There
can
be
no
doubt
that
where
Great
Britain
stands
,
there
stand
the
people
of
the
entire
British
world
...
"
Our
staying
power
,
and
that
of
the
Mother
Country
,
will
be
best
assisted
by
keeping
our
production
going
,
continuing
our
avocations
and
business
,
maintaining
employment
,
and
with
it
,
our
strength
.
I
know
that
in
spite
of
the
emotions
we
are
feeling
,
Australia
is
ready
to
see
it
through
.
"
May
God
,
in
His
mercy
and
compassion
,
grant
that
the
world
may
soon
be
delivered
from
this
agony
.
"
There
was
a
long
silence
in
the
drawing
room
,
broken
by
the
megaphonal
tones
of
a
short-wave
Neville
Chamberlain
speaking
to
the
British
people
;
Fee
and
Meggie
looked
at
their
men
.
"
If
we
count
Frank
,
there
are
six
of
us
,
"
said
Bob
into
the
silence
.
"
All
of
us
except
Frank
are
on
the
land
,
which
means
they
wo
n't
want
to
let
us
serve
.
Of
our
present
stockmen
,
I
reckon
six
will
want
to
go
and
two
will
want
to
stay
.
"
"
I
want
to
go
!
"
said
Jack
,
eyes
shining
.
