Foundations of ANZAC Day
AT THE SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE Impressive Tribute to Fallen Heroes ADDRESS BY CANON GARLAND THAT the spirit of remembrance for Australia’s Fallen still is strong in the land for which they gave their lives was shown by the great gathering which assembled at The Cross of Sacrifice and The
Consolidating the Tradition
A TRIBUTE By Papal Legate To the Fallen in the War At Toowong Cemetery BRISBANE, Monday.—The Legate (Cardinal Cerretti) [ Bonaventura Cerretti ], accompanied by the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Kelly) [ Michael Kelly ], the Archbishop of Brisbane (Dr. Duhig) [ James Vincent Duhig ], and Monsignor Curran [ John Vincent Curran ], paid a visit
Consolidating the Tradition
“THE SACRED SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE” BRISBANE’S TRIBUTE TO ANZACS COMMEMORATION AT THE EXHIBITION SPEECHES BY REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS THE large and reverent audience at the Exhibition Hall last evening [ 26 April 1926 ], when the customary civic commemoration of Anzac Day took place, was proof that spirit of the day loses
Consolidating the Tradition
How Brisbane honoured Anzac. ALL Australia mourned her illustrious dead yesterday [ 25 April 1925 ]. In Brisbane the tenth anniversary of Anzac Day brought forth sorrowful tributes from the whole of the populace. Every church held a memorial service; there was the march of the Anzacs, an inspiring spectacle, full of
Consolidating the Tradition
ANZAC DAY IN BRISBANE Services in the Churches Speech by the Governor-General ANZAC DAY was reverently observed in Brisbane [ on 25 April 1924 ]. Many solemn functions were held, commencing with the unveiling of the beautiful Cross of Sacrifice, in Toowong Cemetery, by the Governor-General (Lord Forster) [ Henry William Forster ], as
Consolidating the Tradition
TOOWONG MEMORIAL. GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S EULOGY UNVEILING CEREMONY THE spirit animating the large concourse of people in the Toowong Cemetery yesterday morning [ 25 April 1924 ] on the occasion of the unveiling of The Cross of Sacrifice and The Stone of Remembrance was a pathetic blending of sorrow and pride. There were
Consolidating the Tradition
“LEST WE FORGET.” KIPLING’S magic sentence fitly expresses the Australian feeling behind the continued observance of Anzac Day. The public memory is said to be short, and short it is on most matters, but not where the heart is touched so deeply as it is by the story of
Consolidating the Tradition
FOR LIFE AND LIBERTY. “ALL THAT THEY HAD THEY GAVE.” GLORIOUS MEMORIES OF ANZAC. NINE years have flown since a comparatively small body of the soldier sons of Australia and New Zealand stirred the world and fired the imagination of friend and foe alike by a deed of heroism unparalleled
Consolidating the Tradition
REMEMBRANCE. THE most massive stone ever hewn from a Queensland quarry is being dedicated today [ 25 April 1924 ] to the memory of those who fell or died of wounds or sickness as our soldiers in the Great War. There is an ancestral touch about this memorial, a reminiscence of those
Foundations of ANZAC Day
ANZAC DAY THE CROSS OF SACRIFICE. ADDRESSES IN SCHOOLS. THE joint honorary secretaries of the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee (Canon David J. Garland and Captain E.R.B. Pike) [ David John Garland and Eustace Royston Baum Pike ] have been advised that the Governor-General (Lord Forster)[ Sir Henry William Forster ] has
The ANZAC Day Journey
ORIGINATOR OF ANZAC DAY. THE death of Mr. T.A. Ryan [ Thomas Augustine Ryan ], one of the most prominent figures in Brisbane commercial circles, and the city’s oldest auctioneer, occurred on Thursday week [ 27 December 1923 ] at his residence, Wienholt-street, Auchenflower. To Mr. Ryan is given the credit for
Consolidating the Tradition
ANZAC DAY. OBSERVANCE MORE GENERAL. PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE DECISION. THE seventh [ sic ] observance of Anzac Day had been better than on any previous occasion and the feeling of the people had been more intense while the method of celebration had become crystallised said Canon D.J. Garland [ David John Garland ] (one