Australia's most significant - and poignant - day

An Australian soldier lies wounded, as  other soldiers move on the beach at Anzac Cove on the day of the landing.

An Australian soldier lies wounded, as other soldiers move on the beach at Anzac Cove on the day of the landing. Source: Getty / Fairfax media

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The 25th of April is ANZAC Day. It is perhaps the most important, and certainly the most poignant, day in the national life of Australia. It's a day observed in many different ways at different times - from the historic, to the very serious, to the light-hearted.


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