New Zealand has opened its new Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, launching a week of commemorations in the run-up to the Gallipoli centenary on April 25th 2015.
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Tag: Australia
Article: Germaine Greer assesses Gallipoli and the ‘myth of Australian nationhood’
Germain Greer explores three recent publications on the Gallipoli campaign to asses whether Australia was "born on the battlefield".
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Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow
A Centenary News overview of major national and international events taking place today (April 24th 2015) and tomorrow (Anzac Day) to mark the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.
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100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli
One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.
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Gallipoli Centenary draws record Anzac Day crowds
Tributes have been paid in Turkey and around the world to all those who fought in the Gallipoli campaign 100 years ago.
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The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary
1,300 people gathered on Sunday, May 3rd 2015, in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, for The Anzac Centenary Commemorative Service of the NSW Jewish Community. Jillian Davidson attended the event.
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The Jewish community of Sydney commemorates “mateship” as the spirit of the Anzac centenary
1,300 people gathered on Sunday, May 3rd 2015, in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, for The Anzac Centenary Commemorative Service of the NSW Jewish Community. Jillian Davidson attended the event.
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100 Years Ago Today: Gallipoli truce to bury the dead
A brief truce took place in the fighting between Anzac forces and Turkish troops at Gallipoli on May 24th 1915.
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Article: Australian War Memorial: the remarkable rise of the nation’s secular shrine
The Guardian's Paul Daley talks to the Director of the Australian War Memorial about 'the rise of the nation's secular shrine'.
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Global tributes mark 30,000th Last Post in Ypres
Worldwide tributes accompanied the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, in Ypres, on July 9th 2015.
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