Customs
The Flanders poppy has long been a part of Remembrance Day, the ritual that marks the Armistice of 11 November 1918, and is also increasingly being used as part of Anzac Day observances. During the First World War, red poppies were among the first plants to spring up in the devastated battlefields of northern France and Belgium. In soldiers' folklore, the vivid red of the poppy came from the blood of their comrades soaking the ground.
Source: Australian War Memorial, 2014
Australia at War
This resource covers Australia's involvement in war, from the time of the first settlement at Sydney Cove in the 18th century to our peacekeeping roles under United Nations auspices and the First and Second Gulf Wars.
Source: Australian War Memorial, 2014.
History of ANZAC Day
On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula. These became know as Anzacs and the pride they took in that name continues to this day.
Anzac Day falls on the 25th of April each year. The 25th of April was officially named Anzac Day in 1916.
'ANZAC' stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
History and traditions of ANZAC Day
Encyclopaedia Australian War Memorial
Online exhibition of the history of ANZAC Day
Videos and Images from World War 1
eBooks [Read online]
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World War I by ISBN: 9781589523920Publication Date: 2003-01-01Explores the history about the war that was fought all over the Earth and that people call The Great War.
In Flanders Fields by ISBN: 9781925162592Publication Date: 2015-01-01An eloquent counterpoint to the senselessness and inhumanity of war, In Flanders Fields tells the story of a young homesick World War I soldier who risks his life to cross the no-man's-land and rescue a robin caught in the barbed wire that separates the opposing forces.
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A Day To Remember by Call Number: PN 940.426 FREAnzac Day is the day when we remember and honour ANZAC traditions down the ages, from the first faltering march of wounded veterans in 1916 to the ever-increasing numbers of their descendants who march today. This is a picture book that looks not only at traditions, but also the effects of war.
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