UPDATE, Anzac Day evening: I recorded audio at the Dawn Service and sent it straight to Brisbane Is Home with my mobile phone:

I also sent in two good photos direct to the blog via mobile:

And there’s a video of the first 16-odd minutes of the March, right here:

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You might get more out of the video by watching it in fullscreen mode: Click here to try that.

I’ve finished the first batch of photos: click here to see 30 photos from the Anzac Day March.

Second photoessay finished! Click here for the photos from the Dawn Service.

And click here to see the full set of 180 photos at flickr, where you can download them, see much larger sizes and watch a slideshow of the photos.

ORIGINAL STORY, Tuesday April 24th:

Anzac Day is probably the most deeply-felt national holiday in Australia. April 25th is the anniversary of the morning the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) forces attacked the coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, as part of an operation led by the British and French Allies to assist Russia.

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