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Anzac Day (/ ˈ æ n z æ k /; Māori: Rā Whakamahara ki ngā Hōia o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa [2] or Rā o ngā Hōia) [1] is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the ...
Collingwood 4. 25 April 1995 – 25 April 1998. Current unbeaten streak. Collingwood 3. 25 April 2022 – Present. The Anzac Day match is an annual Australian rules football match between Collingwood and Essendon, two clubs in the Australian Football League, held on Anzac Day (25 April) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The idea of a national day to be celebrated on 26 January was slow to catch on, partly because of competition with Anzac Day. [44] Victoria adopted 26 January as Australia Day in 1931, [29] and by 1935, all states of Australia were celebrating 26 January as Australia Day (although it was still known as Anniversary Day in New South Wales). [26]
At dawn on April 25, 1915, thousands of troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) were among a larger Allied force that landed on the narrow beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula ...
A Labour Day is observed in each state and territory, although it is varied in date. There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January) and Anzac Day (25 April), which are nationwide public holidays. When a public holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, the three-day period is colloquially known as a "long weekend".
The Australian War Memorial ( AWM) is a national war memorial and museum dedicated to all Australians who died during war. The AWM is located in Campbell, a suburb of the Australian capital of Canberra. The grounds include five buildings and a sculpture garden. Most of the museum galleries and commemorative areas are contained in the Memorial ...
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister ...
The Anzac Day Act 1995 in Australia is a Federal Commonwealth Act, to declare Anzac Day on 25 April to be a national day of commemoration to "recognise and commemorate the contribution of all those who have served Australia (including those who died) in time of war and in war‑like conflicts" [1] to be observed on 25 April every year.