In the rest of Australia, there is no day in lieu when ANZAC Day falls on a weekend, although there may be substitution arrangements in some cases. Even where Monday is a public holiday if ANZAC Day falls on a weekend day, remembrance ceremonies usually occur on April 25, regardless of t...
ANZAC day would definitely be an eye-opening experience! Reply THE AUSSIE NOMAD October 4, 2012 at 2:43 PM # Thanks Tom. It really was a overwhelming experience to be there and while I’ve always had a lot of time for Anzac Day in the past, this just ensures I’ll continue to ...
There is clearly a ‘you’ addressed in its pages. ‘We often think of the people at home & wonder what you are all doing,’ she writes after describing a concert given by the troops, the first day out of Australian waters, ‘& if you could only see us all doing the grand you wo...
It had been intended that the ANZAC infantry would be provided with artillery support during the landings on 25thApril 1915. Two mountain batteries were to be put ashore before 9am and the rest of the corps’ artillery batteries to be landed during the day. Arrangements were made for the ...