Anzac Day: Wartime Snapshot No. 30

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This education resource explores the meaning of Anzac Day and how it's changed over time. Once closely tied to the Australians who fought in World War I, 'Anzac' now represents all men and women who have served Australia. On occasion, Anzac Day has also been a vehicle for protests. Use this Wartime Snapshot to encourage student-led inquiry learning about this topic in our wartime history.

Department of Veterans' Affairs
, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Wartime Snapshots series

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Resources in this series

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The Somme Offensive 1916: Wartime Snapshot No. 18 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Sinking of HMAS Sydney 1941: Wartime Snapshot No. 1 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Sinai-Palestine Campaign 1915-18: Wartime Snapshot No. 21 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Royal Australian Navy 1911-2011: Wartime Snapshot No. 8 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Landings on Gallipoli 1915: Wartime Snapshot No. 4 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Korean War 1950-53: Wartime Snapshot No. 5 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Kokoda Campaign 1942: Wartime Snapshot No. 10 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Gallipoli Landings 1915: Wartime Snapshot No. 16 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Flanders Poppy—A symbol of remembrance: Wartime Snapshot No. 3 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The Flanders Offensive 1917: Wartime Snapshot No. 20 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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The first convoy of Australian troops to the First World War: Wartime Snapshot No. 15 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Sinking of the Bartolomeo Colleoni by HMAS Sydney 1941: Wartime Snapshot No. 27 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Signing of the Armistice: Wartime Snapshot No. 24 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Siege of Tobruk 1941: Wartime Snapshot No. 6 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Return of Australian forces from Afghanistan 2013: Wartime Snapshot No. 14 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Ode of Remembrance: Wartime Snapshot No. 26 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation: Wartime Snapshot No. 17 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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INTERFET—International Forces for East Timor: Wartime Snapshot No. 2 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Final Campaigns of the First World War: Wartime Snapshot No. 23 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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End of the Second World War in 1945: Wartime Snapshot No. 28 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force: Wartime Snapshot No. 31 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Bombing of Darwin 1942: Wartime Snapshot No. 9 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Battles for Greece and Crete 1940-41: Wartime Snapshot No. 7 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australian Service Nursing: Wartime Snapshot No. 25 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australian prisoners of war on the Burma-Thailand Railway: Wartime Snapshot No. 12 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australian peacekeeping 1947-2017: Wartime Snapshot No. 22 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australian forces in the Vietnam War 1962-1975: Wartime Snapshot No. 19 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australian forces in the Korean War 1950-53: Wartime Snapshot No. 13 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War: Wartime Snapshot No. 11 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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Aftermath of the Second World War: Wartime Snapshot No. 29 (Fact sheet, Educational)
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