Sunday, April 25, 2010

Anzac Day

Ninety-five years on, the original Anzacs, all now dead, would be pleased that the motto 'Lest we Forget' is still being honoured with such fervour. On Sunday, the dawn service at HMAS Creswell at Jervis Bay was all the more poignant because outside these heads, eighty-two sailors on HMAS Voyager lost their lives on 10th February 1964, in one of Australia's worst peacetime disasters:

After the Dawn Service, locals and tourists alike lined the streets of Huskisson for the Anzac Day march:



Followed by a short ceremony at Voyager Park, overlooking jervis Bay:

Lest We Forget.

2 comments:

Melissa said...

hi beth- just having a chai and reading over your last couple of posts- jervis bay & the anzac day mach- a special place for such an even....watsons bay and seafood- on this one, i won't lie, i'm just plain & simply JEALOUS! ....& then i felt a little better after your living etc post- as i desper miss some of my aussie mags and have thrown myself into a serious mag subscipt frenzy with the brit ones- i have to say its nice to know that the ones on this side of the lake are exciting you over there...
melissa x
miss sew & so

Melissa said...

me again- just a quick thought - if you pop over to my post for april 18th - you'll see our last trip up to the Lakes District...just might get you really excited about going...this is just north of Lake Windemerre- called Kirkstone Pass- sooo stunning - we have seen it waist high in snow, spring & summer- it is mind blowing...bring a HUGE card on your camera...
if you want any thoughts on that area let me know as its on our doorstep really...
Melissa x

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