Dawn at the Shrine of Remembrance

The Dawn Parade for ANZAC Day

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April 30th 2008
Day 395 (25.04.08) It had been a while since we'd had one so we were about due for another public holiday. This time it came with a more serious reason in the form of ANZAC Day, a day similar to our Remembrance Day. 25th April marks the anniversary of Australian and New Zealand forces landing at Gallipoli. This was the first military action the Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) sa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more