Sunday,
9 February 2025
Remembering Anzac Day from the beginning

By JOHN TAYLOR OAM

Myrtleford and District Historical Society

In April, 1916 the first Anzac Day was held in the Ovens Valley to commemorate the landing on Gallipoli on April 25, 1915.

The withdrawal of Australian and New Zealand forces from Gallipoli had occurred on December 20, 1915 but that could not conceal the pride and amazement of the public on the home front for the stories of skill and da...

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