[Editor: This article about Anzac Day was published in The Southern Mail (Bowral, NSW), 30 April 1926.] Anzac Day. An eloquent tribute to the noble dead. Anzac ideals in times of peace. The Empire Theatre, Bowral, was crowded on Anzac Day, when a united religious … [Read more...] about Anzac Day: An eloquent tribute to the noble dead: Anzac ideals in times of peace [30 April 1926]
Anzac Day (25 April)
The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1929]
[Editor: This poem about the sons of soldiers walking in an Anzac Day parade, written by “Dryblower” Murphy, was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 28 April 1929.] The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked By Dryblower. Over two hundred boys, sons of soldiers who fell in … [Read more...] about The Warriors’ Sons Who Walked [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 28 April 1929]
Anzac Day: Glory of Gallipoli: Governor-General’s Tribute [speech by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, 26 April 1917]
[Editor: This speech by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson (Governor General of Australia), given during the First World War), was published in The Argus (Melbourne), 26 April 1917.] Anzac Day. Glory of Gallipoli. Governor-General’s Tribute. Brisbane, Wednesday. — Anzac Day … [Read more...] about Anzac Day: Glory of Gallipoli: Governor-General’s Tribute [speech by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, 26 April 1917]
Anzac [poem by C. J. Dennis, 25 April 1927]
[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Herald, 25 April 1927.] Anzac By C. J. Dennis Anzac! And war’s grim storm . . . The scream of a passing shell, Torn earth, and — a quiet form . . . . “Pass, comrade. All is well.” Nay, but his spirit lives; … [Read more...] about Anzac [poem by C. J. Dennis, 25 April 1927]
Our Debt of Honour [poem by L. E. H., 11 March 1921]
[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in the Darling Downs Gazette (Toowoomba, Qld.), 11 March 1921.] Our Debt of Honour. They died to guard our honour, They died that we might live, And we, in very honour, Our humble homage give. They left their home and … [Read more...] about Our Debt of Honour [poem by L. E. H., 11 March 1921]
Anzac Crosses [poem by L. E. H., 18 April 1921]
[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Bundaberg Mail (Bundaberg, Qld.), 18 April 1921.] Anzac Crosses. The following lines were written in reference to a special Anzac Service held in a country parish in New South Wales where the nearest relatives of … [Read more...] about Anzac Crosses [poem by L. E. H., 18 April 1921]
Anzac Day [poem by L. E. Homfray, 23 April 1920]
[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Southern Mail (Bowral, NSW), 23 April 1920.] Anzac Day. They died to guard our honour — They died that we might live, And we, in very honour, Ungrudgingly must give. They left their home and country And all … [Read more...] about Anzac Day [poem by L. E. Homfray, 23 April 1920]
Anzac Day
Articles, letters, and poems regarding Anzac Day, the Anzacs, the Gallipoli landings, and the Dardanelles campaign. Heroes of the Dardanelles [6 June 1915] Extracts of letters from several Australian soldiers. Australians at work: Brisk battles fought: Heavy losses … [Read more...] about Anzac Day
This is a Holy Day [re. Anzac Day] [25 April 1932]
[Editor: An editorial about Anzac Day, published in The Albany Advertiser, 25 April 1932.] This is a Holy Day. To-day is not a holiday. Rather is it a Holy Day, for it is on this day that we remember those, our brothers, who left their fair land of Australia and laid down … [Read more...] about This is a Holy Day [re. Anzac Day] [25 April 1932]