THE JOURNEY
A collection of excerpts from contemporary reportage of the journey of Anzac Day since January 1916, through to the present day.
A collection of excerpts from contemporary reportage of the journey of Anzac Day since January 1916, through to the present day.
BAN ON RADIO SPEECH HOTLY CRITICISED Premier To Be Heard From B Class Station DICTATORSHIP ALLEGED DESPITE the refusal of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to broadcast his speech through station 4QG, the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), who is to be the principal speaker at this morning’s communion breakfast at St. Read more…
ABOVE: Queensland Premier, William Forgan Smith, had high hopes that his guest spot at Canon Garland’s weekly communion breakfast broadcast from St Barnabas’ Church, Waterworks Road, Red Hill, would go out via the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s state-wide, flagship network. Instead, Canon Garland was able to organise for Radio 4BC to take the live feed, but the Read more…
Chronological Observance, Says Canon Garland ABOUT 150 people made the pilgrimage to The Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance in Toowong Cemetery this morning [ 26 April 1937 ] for the memorial service which was conducted by (Canon D.J. Garland) [ David John Garland ]. Many more beautiful floral Read more…
Diggers Emphatically Against Holding Next ANZAC Day on Monday Mr. Huish Says: There is No Such Provision in Act “Thin End of Wedge to Make Day Ordinary Public Holiday.” ALTHOUGH on many subjects there has been a lack of unanimity of opinion among the various ex-service bodies in Brisbane, on the subject of ANZAC Read more…
ANZAC DAY IN 1937. Sunday Will Be No Obstacle. The joint honorary secretaries of the Anzac Day Commemoration Committee, Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] and Captain E.R.B. Pike [ Eustace Royston Baum Pike ] referring to published statements as to the observance of Anzac Day in 1937, which that year falls upon a Read more…