Exploring the evolution of Anzac Day from its roots in acknowledging the sacrifice of The Fallen in the Boer War through to Canon Garland’s final Anzac Day service.
‘An occasion for humility and reverence’ – Member for Ryan on importance of Anzac Day Mrs JANE PRENTICE (Ryan) (12:25): “I commend the Member for Higgins for bringing this motion forward. I appreciate the opportunity to speak in support of it. “Anzac Day is very important to my family in Read more…
ANZAC DAY, 1940 How It Should Be Observed “THE ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee has decided to again ask the churches, local ANZAC Day committees, sub-branches of the Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Imperial League, shire councils, branches of the Country Women’s Association, and all other interested bodies to arrange for the observance of ANZAC Day on the same lines Read more…
LATE CANON GARLAND. Dr. Wand’s Tribute. BRISBANE. October 10. Clergy of the Greek Orthodox Church added their prayers for the repose of the soul of the late Canon D J. Garland [ David John Garland ] at a Requiem celebrated by Archdeacon Thomas [ the Venerable Harry Thomas ] at St. Barnabas’ Read more…
Funeral of the Late Canon Garland Canon Garland ‘Essentially A Fighter’, says Archbishop Wand “OF his character I would say that essentially he was a fighter. He was not one of those people who found an easy path through life. “To him the whole world was a battle, a great struggle between Read more…
