Winifred (1907-1914) Part 9 – The outbreak of World War One.

Click to hear Winifred part 09 - The outbreak of World War One (7mins 09secs)

In an age where we expect instant communication it’s hard for us to appreciate how slowly news was disseminated, at the start of the 20th century. There can be few news items more important than the outbreak of a global war and yet, for Winifred, it all depended on a copy of a newspaper and a journey on a tram.

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