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Remembrance DayOriginally called Armistice Day, this day commemorated the end of the hostilities for the Great War (World War I), the signing of the armistice, which occurred on 11 November 1918 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Armistice Day was obser...
Australian and American soldiers in a trench. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. Left to right: Lt Norman Malcolm, 2 Pioneers; Sister Stella Malcom, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS); Lt Eric Malcolm, 3 Division Artillery; Staff Nurse Ed...
Chief Petty Officer Andrew Stapleton plays the Last Post at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Baghdad, 2004. The Australian War Memorial, in its section on the Anzac Day Tradition, says 'The Last Post is the trumpet or bugle call sounded at 10 pm each night ...
On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. During the Second World War, ANZAC Day became a day on which the lives of all Australians lost in war time were remembered. Commemorative services are held at dawn on 25 April, the time of the o...
Around 16,000 Australians volunteered to fight for Britain against the Dutch-Afrikaner, or Boer, settlers in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01065.001. Matthews, Australian Light Horse in Boer War uniform. ...
Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...
Unknown, Portrait of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, between 1919 and 1927. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's love of excitement led to career as a pilot. Charles Kingsford Smith was born in Hamilton (a suburb of Brisbane), Queensland, in 1897. ...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01404.028. One of the most well-known Australian engagements of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Long Tan, 17-20 August 1966. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: COL/67/0140/VN. ...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
Image courtesy of AAP Images. For many Australians, the experience of visiting a place where Australians died and suffered during war is a reminder of the real meaning of the day. Defence Minister Robert Hill and Captain Nick Berry during ANZAC day dawn ...
Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial: VIC1426. The involvement of Australian women as nurses in war began in 1898 with the formation of the Australian Nursing Service of New South Wales, from which sixty nurses served in The Boer War. According to th...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. The involvement of Australian women in each war is closely connected to their role in society at different times, and the nature of each war. Australia has been involved in a number of wars including The Boer...
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- National Remembrance Day (website Canberra - Australia's Capital National Capital Authority )Anzac Parade is the National Capital's major commemorative way and is the ceremonial approach to the Australian War Memorial. Anzac Parade is generally reserved for those events which recognise commemorate service, valour and sacrifice by members of the A...
Anzac Parade is the National Capital's major commemorative way and is the ceremonial approach to the Australian War Memorial. Anzac Parade is generally reserved for those events which recognise commemorate service, valour and sacrifice by members of the A...
The National Police Remembrance Day Service provides an opportunity for serving and retired police members, their families and the public to honour the memory of officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. Kings Park is situated on the Northe...
The National Police Remembrance Day Service provides an opportunity for serving and retired police members, their families and the public to honour the memory of officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. Kings Park is situated on the Northe...
Anzac Parade is the National Capital's major commemorative way and is the ceremonial approach to the Australian War Memorial. Anzac Parade is generally reserved for those events which recognise commemorate service, valour and sacrifice by members of the A...
The National Police Remembrance Day Service provides an opportunity for serving and retired police members, their families and the public to honour the memory of officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. Kings Park is situated on the Northe...
Anzac Parade is the National Capital's major commemorative way and is the ceremonial approach to the Australian War Memorial. Anzac Parade is generally reserved for those events which recognise commemorate service, valour and sacrifice by members of the A...
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