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Front cover of the program for the ANZAC Day Co...

Front cover of the program for the ANZAC Day Commemoration, April 25th, 1916, Town Hall, Sydney

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The beginnings of Anzac Day commemorations in Sydney

The landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli in 1915 was first commemorated in Sydney on 25 April 1916. It took nearly twenty years for Sydney commemorations to take the form that is now considered traditional, of a march from the Cenotaph in Martin Place, through the streets of Sydney to the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.

World War I

Sydney Town Hall

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Built on the site of Sydney's first official European cemetery, the Town Hall was designed by architect JH Willson in High Victorian style and constructed of Pyrmont sandstone. The highly ornate interiors have seen pomp and ceremony, protests and performance, and the building remains a significant focus for the city.

Anzac Day

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Anniversary of the start of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I when they landed at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25 April 1915. It was first commemorated and officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.