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The Last Post - Stories from Australia's Culture Portal

Chief Petty Officer Andrew Stapleton plays the Last Post at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Baghdad, 2004. The Australian War Memorial, in its section on the Anzac Day Tradition, says 'The Last Post is the trumpet or bugle call sounded at 10 pm each night ...

ANZAC Day - Australia's Culture Portal

On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. During the Second World War, ANZAC Day became a day on which the lives of all Australians lost in war time were remembered. Commemorative services are held at dawn on 25 April, the time of the o...

Remembrance Day

Originally called Armistice Day, this day commemorated the end of the hostilities for the Great War (World War I), the signing of the armistice, which occurred on 11 November 1918 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Armistice Day was obser...

Songs of war and peace: From the call to the trenches - Australia's Culture Portal

Patriotic music written in wartime has been used to express national pride, spread propaganda, encourage enlistment and motivate troops serving in Australia and on overseas duty. Until the First World War, patriotic music written for wars tended to dwell...

Songs of war and peace: From heroes to loss and protest - Australia's Culture Portal

Songs in wartime reflect attitudes about Australia's participation in conflict and war—from the Sudan War in 1885 to the First Gulf War (1990–1991). Some of the most well-known and colourful examples of wartime songs lauding heroes come from ...

Visual effects, Australian involvement - Australia's Culture Portal

Ben Snow, Visual Effects Supervisor for Van Helsing (2004) and Pearl Harbour (2001). Hidden behind the scenes in film, television, new media and game production, a number of Australian individuals and companies have been quietly contributing their creati...

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Read Alert » The Last Harry Potter Post   (website State Library of Victoria (SLV) )

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ABC Local: Australia Wide - Veterans   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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The Last Post - Stories from Australia's Culture Portal   (website Culture Portal )

Chief Petty Officer Andrew Stapleton plays the Last Post at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Baghdad, 2004. The Australian War Memorial, in its section on the Anzac Day Tradition, says 'The Last Post is the trumpet or bugle call sounded at 10 pm each night ...

The Last Post   (website Anzac Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland (ADCC) )

Drum-major Sgt. `Mick´ Polley at ANZAC Shrine, Brisbane, 1952. Download/Play Last Post The following download is in . Please note that, depending on the speed of your connection, files may require several minutes to download....

ABC Local: Australia Wide - World War 1   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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ABC Local: Australia Wide - Offbeat   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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ABC Local: Australia Wide - 20th Century   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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ABC Local: Australia Wide - History   (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

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The Last Post Bookshop bookshop Details Contact bookseller Australian book shop Australia. find search books   (website Bookshops.com.au - your guide to Australian Bookshops )

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Last Post - Army Internet - ARMY   (website Australian Government Department of Defence )

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Australian War Memorial Blog » Ypres, the Menin Gate and the Last Post   (website Australian War Memorial (AWM) )

And the last post for the Battlefield Tour Blog 2008! Three major battles of the First World War were fought around the medieval town of Ypres. The tour attended the Last Post at the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial which is played each evening at 8 o clock. ...

Australian War Memorial Blog » Last post   (website Australian War Memorial (AWM) )

Battlefield Tours, Simpson Prize Winners. This is the final post for our 2008 Simpson Prize blog, with some reflections on the trip, as we all try and settle back into normal life. However, going to Turkey and being at Gallipoli for Anzac Day certainly ...

The Last Post   (website Department of Veterans' Affairs )

Who manages the DVA rehabilitation process? At military funerals and commemorative services, such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, it is sounded as a final farewell and as a symbol that the duty of the dead is over, their day has drawn to a final close a...

Died since return to Australia sorted by name   (website The 2/30th Battalion A.I.F. Association )

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