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Anzac Day

  1. Anzac Day Service and Speeches :
    • Anzac Day Services
      [New South Wales]
      From the NSW RSL, covering details of all services held by member branches.
    • Anzac Day Speeches
      Speeches for Dawn Service, school levels and community presentations. Both textual and .pdf versions. From the Australian Army.
    • Order of Service
      ‘A simple Order of Service for a commemorative ceremony to be held on Anzac Day’. From the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
  2. General Sites & Portals :
    • Anzac Biscuits
      Yes, you can buy them, but this site will give you the information to make them yourself.
    • Anzac Day [1]
      From the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. A wealth of information including education resources.
    • Anzac Day [2]
      While there is a commercial component to the site, there are also extensive resources on all aspects of Anzac.
    • Anzac Day [3]
      The Wikipedia entry relating to Anzac Day. Extensive information and a range of external links.
    • Anzac Day [4]
      Also check their Education page for a range of resources and their Early Learning page for younger children.
    • Anzac Day [5]
    • Battle for Gallipoli : February 1915 - January 1916
      A section of the BBC’s information on World War 1.
    • Beyond the Textbook : Gallipoli in WWI
      ‘An Internet Hotlist on Gallipoli.’ Created by Lilydale High school.
    • Commemorative Activities & Resources
      ‘The Department of Veterans’ Affairs produces a range of resource material for schools and has established links with national and state curriculum authorities and teacher associations to ensure that the material meets required standards. Most of the education resources listed below were distributed to Australian schools Free of Charge between 2001 and 2006.’
    • EdNA
      The Anzac Day Theme Page with multiple links to related pages and information.
    • Gallipoli
      A huge collection of information done by a Belgian. Grouped under a range of headings from travelling there to positions held and further links.
    • Gallipoli Slang
      ‘Anzac troops quickly adopted a number of new words and expressions. Many of them reflect their daily lives in the Gallipoli trenches in such a characteristic way. What follows is just a small - and very incomplete - list of the more common ones. All of them can be found in diaries and interviews.’
    • How To Play Two Up
      A guide to the game played legally on Anzac Day.
    • Kids HQ
      Developed by the Australian War Memorial. Access ‘Great Stories’, ‘Animals in War’, ‘Technology’, ‘Home Front’ and more. You need to register [as do teachers].
    • Last Post, The
      Information on the Last Post, a recording, links to related sites and access to a search engine for Anzac Day.
    • The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
      [Officers]
      ‘Recorded in these pages are the names of 492 officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps [ANZAC] known or believed to have died as the result of their service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, in 1915.’
    • The Great War - Gallipoli
      Part of The Great War presentation from PBS in America. It has an overview, then links to further information including Gallipoli - An Australian Perspective and Gallipoli - A Turkish Perspective.
    • Tradition, The Anzac :
    • Visit Gallipoli
      Includes teaching about Anzac.
  3. Historical Information :
    • A Nation Transformed
      [The Impact of War on The Home Front]
      Information including Discussion Topics, textual information, things to watch and more. Secondary targetted.
    • Anzac Memories
      Historical notes, articles, letters and images.
    • Gallipoli 1915
      [The Drama of the Dardanelles]
      An exhibition from the Imperial War Museum in the UK. Includes dioramas of the conflict.
    • Gallipoli Landings
      Text based information from the development of the campaign on.
    • Jack Hazlitt - World War 1 Digger
      A video clip in which a ‘World War 1 digger reflects on his work as a runner in the trenches at Gallipoli. Hopping across the trenches in full view of the Turkish snipers, the average life of a runner was 24 hours.’
    • The Anzac Landing at Gallipoli
      [Reports by War Correspondents]
      Reports, especially by Charles Bean, which told the truth about the conditions.
    • The Gallipoli Campaign
      Covers the strategy, the whole campaign, various offensives, casualties, the dead and where the troops came from.
    • Veterans OnLine
      A co-operative effort between the Department of Education [Victoria] and the RSL.
    • War & Identity : Education
      ‘a wealth of resources about Australia’s military history and heritage for teachers and students. These are at Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary levels. You can find what you are looking for by Themes, or Individual Wars. The list of relevant resources under the theme or war you select is colour-coded.’
    • With the Camera at Anzac
      ‘This album contains 41 views of Anzac Beach and the surrounding hills and gullies. Taken in 1915, the photographs it contains capture Gallipoli through the eyes of the digger.’
  4. New Zealand Sites :
    • Anzac Day [NZ/1]
      The New Zealand government site covering significance, Gallipoli Guide, resources, Anzac Day Today.
    • Anzac Commemorative Site, Gallipoli
      From the New Zealand Ministry for Culture & Heritage.
    • Anzac Day [NZ/2]
      Anzacs, the campaign, first day fatalities, biographies and diaries, photographs, paintings, sounds and maps. Related links.
    • Gallipoli Campaign
      ‘Adapted from an essay by Ian McGibbon from the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History’.
    • Revealing Gallipoli : a Studyguide
      Downloadable .pdf document developed by the ABC in conjunction with Australian and New Zealand authorities.
  5. Turkish Viewpoint :
    • Gallipoli - The Frontline Experience
      A Turkish film by Tolga Örnek [Roadshow DVD] using still photography, re-enactments and writings from people on both sides of the conflict. Done in English. This is a review by the ABC.
      Brilliantly, factually presented !
    • Gallipoli : The Turkish Story
      Details of a book looking from the Turkish point of view. ‘For anyone interested in Australian history and/or of the battle from the Turkish point of the book is a goldmine of information’.
    • Gallipoli Wars
      Presenting the information about Gallipoli from the Turkish viewpoint.

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