Girl in Melbourne: Anzac Day

Saturday, 25 April 2009

Anzac Day

"Sacrifice"

Shrine of Remembrance

(The statues at the other three corners of the Shrine

portray Patriotism, Justice, and Peace

and Goodwill)

4 comments:

chrome3d26 April 2009 at 02:47
It´s very grandiose. Statues of lions are always cool to me.
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Jayne26 April 2009 at 11:05
Lest we forget.
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dam buster27 April 2009 at 09:33
Lest we Forget..

There was a great doco on the ABC the other night about a high school history teacher who helped find 5 missing diggers and then track the families down in Oz. One of the diggers was buried by his brother who went back a few years later but could never find the body.

amazing story emphasizing the efforts made in Europe after Gallipoli.
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Jayne28 April 2009 at 14:37
Hey chrome. It's extremely grandiose. All of the statues I mentioned feature the two lions, the little boy and a woman, which strikes me as odd considering men are the ones who usually start wars, fight them and end them. Do you know what lions signify?

Hi Jayne. Indeed. It's a very affecting place, even without the Last Post playing. That always gets me.

Hi db. I think I saw a little of that but wasn't paying proper attention, which seems a shame now.
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* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
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