ANZAC Day Origins

Canon Garland Place unveiled

ATTENTION NEWSROOMS: Council continues to honour ANZAC heroes Lord Mayor Graham Quirk will today unveil two major commemorative projects that honour Australia’s fallen war heroes ahead of Remembrance Day. A new lawn at Toowong Cemetery will be opened and officially named after the ‘architect of ANZAC Day’, Canon David Garland. Canon David Garland was the driving force behind ANZAC Day traditions and was responsible for creating the first ANZAC Day Service in 1916 as well Read more…

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Canon Garland Place unveiled

Council continues to honour ANZAC heroes ahead of Remembrance Day BRISBANE City Council will continue to commemorate the fallen heroes of World War I ahead of Remembrance Day with two major commemorative projects unveiled today. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today opened a new lawn at Toowong Cemetery to honour Canon David Garland, the man known as the ‘architect of ANZAC Day’. Cr Quirk said the lawn highlighted the importance of Canon Garland’s contributions to Read more…

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ANZAC Day meaning

‘We remember  – Member for Griffith on the meaning of ANZAC Day Ms TERRI BUTLER (Griffith) (18:55): “It is a pleasure to follow that excellent speech from the Treasurer in responding to this issue. On ANZAC Day we stop to remember sacrifice. “It is a day on which we mark, as Sir Isaac Isaacs said, the loyalty, faith, courage, skill and endurance of those who served and of those who continue to serve. And it Read more…

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Anzac Day’s significance

‘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 so many ways. “I am the mother of a serving soldier in the Australian Army; the daughter of a fighter pilot from World War II Read more…

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