ANZAC Day 2015...

My 4 sisters and I travelled to Adelaide to attend the 100th Centenary ANZAC Day march, Saturday 25th April. My uncle Ray, who is 91 years old marches every year. This year he was joined by his 'little brother', Colin who is 82 years old, as his carer during the march.

Crowds lined the streets of Adelaide, from North Terrace then onto King William Street...

The river Torrens...

The march began with the SA Police mounted unit on their beautiful grey horses...

About half an hour through the march, here is Uncle Ray (second from right) and Uncle Colin (far right). Not many left in Ray's unit now...

A close up. Ray wears his medals while Colin wears those of his father, Edward Turner, on his right breast...

Cross of Sacrifice...

Ray, 91 years young!

In 1980, when their father passed away, the two men made a promise to march together in the 100th Centenary ANZAC Day march. Promise kept!

After the march, we joined Ray's family for lunch at a hotel. It was wonderful to catch up with our cousins that we hadn't seen for 6 years and more...

My Auntie Lynette (Colin's wife) and Auntie Betty (89), Ray and Colin's sister.

Brothers!

Betty and Ray...

...and here we are with our city cousins.

Back L to R - Julie, Sue, Tricia

Middle - Marilyn, Keith, Leanne

Front - Maxine, Janet, Janine.

 

L to R - Janine, Marilyn, Leanne, Joolz and Sue...

We had a great afternoon catching up. My sisters had to travel all the way home again (400kms south) so they were on the road by 4pm.

My sister Marilyn had great excitement when she got home - her pregnant daughter decided to go into labour early so she had an extra trip to Mount Gambier to meet her new grand son!

 

 

 

 

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Lest we forget...

Remembering my grandfather this Anzac Day, the 100th Centenary of the Gallipoli landing...

http://simplyjoolz.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/remembering-our-heros.html

 

"We're All Australians Now"

Australia takes her pen in hand

To write a line to you,

To let you fellows understand

How proud we are of you.

From shearing shed and cattle run,

From Broome to Hobson's Bay,

Each native-born Australian son

Stands straighter up today.

The man who used to "hump his drum",

On far-out Queensland runs

Is fighting side by side with some

Tasmanian farmer's sons.

The fisher-boys dropped sail and oar

To grimly stand the test,

Along that storm-swept Turkish shore,

With miners from the west.

The old state jealousies of yore

Are dead as Pharaoh's sow,

We're not State children any more --

We're all Australians now!

Our six-starred flag that used to fly

Half-shyly to the breeze,

Unknown where older nations ply

Their trade on foreign seas,

Flies out to meet the morning blue

With Vict'ry at the prow;

For that's the flag the Sydney flew,

The wide seas know it now!

The mettle that a race can show

Is proved with shot and steel,

And now we know what nations know

And feel what nations feel.

The honoured graves beneath the crest

Of Gaba Tepe hill

May hold our bravest and our best,

But we have brave men still.

With all our petty quarrels done,

Dissensions overthrown,

We have, through what you boys have done,

A history of our own.

Our old world diff'rences are dead,

Like weeds beneath the plough,

For English, Scotch, and Irish-bred,

They're all Australians now!

So now we'll toast the Third Brigade

That led Australia's van,

For never shall their glory fade

In minds Australian.

Fight on, fight on, unflinchingly,

Till right and justice reign.

Fight on, fight on, till Victory

Shall send you home again.

And with Australia's flag shall fly

A spray of wattle-bough

To symbolise our unity --

We're all Australians now.

- An open letter to the troops, 1915

A.B. Banjo Patterson

 

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Anzac Day ...

This lovely photo was taken at our local Cross of Sacrifice at the dawn service (photo by S. Gray).

Lest we forget ...

 

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Quick trip to Radels and Anzac Day...

(pretty sky as we passed through the Coorong)

 Wednesday afternoon saw us zipping to Adelaide to deliver one very excited daughter her brand new car.  I nearly wasn't going to go as it is an 800km round trip but then I thought... why not!

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After surprising Kirby with my presence, we ordered Thai takeaway which we all enjoyed.  I just love Thai Green Chicken Curry, I'm almost addicted!

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On Thursday, April 25th we commemorate ANZAC Day.  On this day in 1915, Australian and New Zealand allied troops landed on the beach at Gallipoli but were met with fierce firepower from the Turks.  After a campaign lasting over 8 months, eight thousand of our men had been killed.  Australia took it upon itself to make April 25th a day of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in war.  It is the 98th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.  My grandfather was a soldier in the First World War and luckily survived it - I paid tribute to him here in a Remembrance Day post (November 11th)...

Lest we forget ...

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I made Anzac biscuits earlier in the week but had enough to take a bag to Adelaide for the girls.  Here is a bit of a story about the humble Anzac biscuit - it's origin is still under question but this explanation is what I was told (here)....

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Gus shined up the Ford Fiesta for Kirby and went through the whole delivery process with her...

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Kirby has been working for 18 months now so it was a big decision to buy a new car.  We did give her a good deal, though.  :)  

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 Then it was time to hop in the car and drive home again.  We stopped in at Murray Bridge for a counter meal - I had lamb roast and it was delicious.  Good pub grub!

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We got home around 6pm and Gus had seen a recipe for chicken tacos using roast chicken.   Do you think I could buy a hot roasted chicken in our town at that time of night? Nope!  I bought some chicken breasts and we used those but other than that he followed the recipe and made these delicious tacos.  Recipe from Taste.com.au here... 

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So that was our whirlwind trip to Adelaide (nicknamed Radels by our girls)...

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Cheers - Joolz xx

Remembering our ANZAC's...

Ode of Remembrance

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

Anzac Day

Honouring our fallen servicemen and those who serve us everyday to keep us free.
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Cheers to our diggers,

Joolz

Anzac Day ...

Today we pay tribute to our soldiers past and present - we are proud of you and we salute you!
Lest we forget.
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Here are a few more spider webs that I have snapped. Our mornings are very dewy and when I get home from my walk, all the webs are glistening in the sun.
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Joolz

Anzac Day...

...at the going down of the sun and in the mornng,

we shall remember them....

...Lest we forget...

Best wishes to all our servicemen and women in all the armed forces.

- Joolz

Added: This was posted from our laptop on my lap on our way through Port Augusta on our way home. A laptop and wireless Bigpond are a wonderful thing. Unfortunately it was pouring with rain so we didn't get to see any of the city, apart from McDonald for lunch. If we had have stayed overnight I would have caught up with Outback Tania. We will return!
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