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2. www.australiangeographic.com.au › topics › historyThe history of Anzac Day from 1915 until today - Australian ...

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   Apr 24, 2017 · On the morning of of Sunday, 25 April 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops entered their first major engagement of World War I, stepping into battle on a small Turkish beach – in a moment that continues to ripple through Australian society more than 100 years on.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anzac_DayAnzac Day - Wikipedia

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   But as time passed and they inevitably began to drift apart, the ex-soldiers perceived a need for an institutionalised reunion. During the late 1920s, Anzac Day became established as a National Day of Commemoration for the 60,000 Australians and 18,000 New Zealanders who died during the war.

4. remembering-the-past-australia.blogspot.com › 2017Pictures of ANZAC Day from around Australia 1920

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   ANZAC Day in Pictures Around Australia in the Years 1920 & 1922 Includes a poem titled Gallipoli by P. W. S. of Anson's Bay, Tasmania

5. theconversation.com › poetry-parties-and-strongPoetry, parties and ‘strong Australian tea’. The surprising ...

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Later in the 1920s, there were Anzac Day events in Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. These were upbeat social gatherings, quite different to the funereal Anzac rituals that...

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Anzac-DayANZAC Day | Meaning, Date, Traditions, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 6, 2024 · In 1920 Australia and New Zealand created ANZAC Day as an official holiday to honour those who had fought in the Dardanelles Campaign. Since then it has been broadened to become a memorial day honouring all who served and died in World Wars I and II and in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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   Where were Anzac Day events in the 1920s?

   • Later in the 1920s, there were Anzac Day events in Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. These were upbeat social gatherings, quite different to the funereal Anzac rituals that emerged later in the century. At the time, Australians were still British subjects (not Australian citizens) and travelled on British passports.

   Poetry, parties and ‘strong Australian tea’. The surprising story of

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   Why is Anzac Day celebrated?

   • In 1920 Australia and New Zealand created ANZAC Day as an official holiday to honour those who had fought in the Dardanelles Campaign. Since then it has been broadened to become a memorial day honouring all who served and died in World Wars I and II and in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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   Why was Anzac Day celebrated in 1939?

   • The outbreak of the second world war in 1939 was accompanied by a dramatic upswing in Anzac activity in the US. That year, the Australian Society of New York was established to organise social events and fundraise for the war effort. The highlight of the society’s calendar was the annual Anzac Day dinner.

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   When was Anzac Day established?

   • Anzac Day was gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1920, through the Anzac Day Act, after lobbying by the New Zealand Returned Services' Association, the RSA. In Australia at the 1921 State Premiers' Conference, it was decided that Anzac Day would be observed on 25 April each year.

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8. nzhistory.govt.nz › war › anzac-day-1920-45A sacred holiday - Anzac Day - New Zealand History

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   Anzac Day evolved during the 1920s and 1930s. Public war memorials erected in the 1920s replaced town halls and churches as ceremonial sites. In the process, the ceremony itself became less overtly religious.

9. www.awm.gov.au › commemoration › anzac-dayThe Anzac Day Tradition | Australian War Memorial

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   25 April 1916: Australian and New Zealand troops marching down Whitehall London to Westminster Abbey. During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day.