The Anzacs and their immortal campaign
A MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL.
Gallipoli: 100 years on
Why 1915's heroes and horrors hold us in awe
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Tony Wright There is a spot behind Quinn's Post cemetery high up on the second ridge of the Gallipoli Peninsula where you can stand and gaze down the length of Shrapnel Gully all the way to the sea.
Gallipoli's creation myth should endure
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Peter FitzSimons The tragic truth is that 100 years ago, the prevailing view was that a nation was not a real nation until blood was shed, writes Peter FitzSimons.
'Some day we will understand'
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Anthony Segaert Standing at the Nek on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Sydney student Anthony Segaert pictures young men his own age in battle there 100 years ago.
Digging tales from Turkish trenches
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Ruth Pollard For just 10 para – the smallest coin in the Ottoman Empire – 23-year-old teacher Halil Iyidilli would write a letter home to the loved ones of his fellow Turkish soldiers.
The legend has outgrown the men who fought
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Tony Stephens This year, 2015, marks two anniversaries of famous conflicts: the invasion of the Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli in World War I, on April 25, 1915, and the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
It's a myth that Australians are peace-loving
![Survivor: Ted Matthews, who died in 1997, was one of the last original Anzacs who landed in Gallipoli in 1915.](/web/20160609092036im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/2/2/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mpvf0.1m75xa.png/1429925949187.jpg)
Tony Stephens War has been such an enduring cultural pursuit that it challenges the myth of Australians as peace-loving people.
From deeds of daring, a nation comes of age
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Here we republish the editorial of The Sydney Morning Herald of April 25, 1916, which celebrates "not so much the birth of a nation as the coming of age of our people in the riper period of full nationhood".
A century on – a Gallipoli life in letters
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Helen Pitt Helen Pitt discovers a grandfather she never knew, in letters written home to Australia en route to Gallipoli.
Secrets of the Gallipoli peninsula
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Nick Miller With the discovery of the Ottoman trench where 'first contact' took place at Anzac Cove, teams of scientists are in a race against time to preserve the Gallipoli peninsula for future generations.
Piecing together the remnants of the past
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Bridie Smith The leather ammunition sash is old and brittle. But you can see it has been treasured. For years it has been stored, like a hibernating snake, with the leather curled around itself.
A great wave of sadness is coming our way
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Sarah Gill Crafted images of war give us a heroic story but they also obscure the horror of PTSD, which continues long after the battle is over.
Ten health issues Anzacs endured at Gallipoli
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Tom Decent While we honour the men who gave their lives, we often shy away from the harsh realities of life on the front lines.
How well do you know your Anzac history?
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Think you know your Suvla Bay from your Anzac Cove; your Private John Simpson from Kemal Mustafa? Take our quick quiz to see how much you know about the Gallipoli campaign.
By land or sea, Australians flocking to Gallipoli
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Tony Wright It seemed an unpromising Gallipoli day as two paddlers in kayaks and rowers in a small flotilla of surfboats took to the waters of The Dardanelles.
Gallipoli threat level 'as low as it goes'
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Turkey has ramped up the security for the centenary Anzac Day commemorations in Gallipoli and it will be the safest place in Turkey for Australians and New Zealanders, says Australian service.
Anzac Day: What's on in Sydney and NSW
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Lucy Cormack Crowds are expected to be big at Martin Place for the Dawn Service, so go early or pay your respects locally. Here is your guide to commemorating Anzac Day around Sydney and NSW.
Turkey puts its existence down to victory
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Tony Wright As thousands gather in Istanbul on their way to remember the Anzac landing at Gallipoli 100 years ago, the Turkish military museum has assembled its own impressive memorial exhibition.
Gallipoli plaques are back - and reinforced
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Tony Wright The bronze plaques of the Gallipoli Peninsula are back ... and this time, they are unlikely ever to be removed, even by the most determined thieves.
The bullet in the bible
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Kate Aubusson Many believers have found salvation in the word of God, but none so literally as Elvas Jenkins.
What do Muslims think about Anzac Day?
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Kuranda Seyit For both Turks and Australians, the battle for Gallipoli was about empathy, mateship and sacrifice.
World War I: The Anzac spirit
The Faces of the Anzacs
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Interactive: Hundreds of people from Australia and around the world have contributed photos and details of our Anzacs.
Names of 731 Anzacs found in cave under the WW1 battlefields of France
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Greg Keller Century-old graffiti by Allied soldiers, including Australians, has been discovered in a cave in Naours, a two-hour drive north of Paris.
'Confronting' tribute to Indigenous Diggers
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Melanie Kembrey "It might ruffle a few feathers but they are feathers that need to be ruffled," artist Tony Albert says of his new sculpture in Sydney's Hyde Park.
Nomanslanding – new Anzac art installation
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Tim Barlass Two domes on extending arms slowly stretch from opposing sides and finally join together as one. This new installation on Sydney Harbour marks a centenary of the Great War.
Battle to stop wind turbines on battlefield
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Bridie Smith The federal government has been asked to intervene to prevent the building of wind turbines on a former World War I battlefield in northern France, where 10,000 Australians became casualties of the Great War.
Indigenous fighters step to the fore
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Ron Cerabona Black Diggers brings the stories of World War I Indigenous soldiers to the stage.
Great War's fallen remembered
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Conrad Walters World War 1, by some measures the deadliest of all conflicts, is still as relevant today 100 years after the beginning of the event.
WW1 uniform builder
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INTERACTIVE: Drag and drop the pieces onto the digger to build the standard infantry uniform.
Synagogue opens doors to Anzac event
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Kate Nancarrow The Melbourne Hebrew Congregation is holding a secular event commemorating the Gallipoli centenary, inviting six country schools to participate.
Sleuths identify two Victorian WWI graves
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Carolyn Webb Military history buffs have identified the graves of two Victorian World War I soldiers, 98 years after they were killed in action.
Tim Fischer seeks justice for his hero
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Tony Wright On December 22, 1914, a great convoy of ships sailed from Port Melbourne bound for Albany, Western Australia, and on to what would become known as the Great War.
Homespun message of support for diggers
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Tim Barlass Ahead of Remembrance Day on Tuesday, an exhibition provides a touching insight into how those at home tried to lift the morale of the Australian boys at the front.
HMAS Sydney's battle with SMS Emden: honour on both sides, says Sir Peter Cosgrove on centenary
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Tim Barlass On the centenary today of the sinking of the German warship SMS Emden by the light cruiser HMAS Sydney at the Battle of Cocos Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove will praise Australia's achievement in what was its first naval victory.But he also has praise for the Emden's Captain Karl von Muller, who became known as 'the last gentleman of war'.
Huge crowd at Albany commemorate 100 years since departure of Anzacs
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Peter FitzSimons The Prime Minister, Governor-General and 60,000 others gathered in West Australia for ceremonies, speeches and re-enactments.
Nurses gave soldiers the courage to fight WWI: Anzac nurse's daughter
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Aleisha Orr When Margaret Young's mother died, her father gave her a satchel of letters which gave Mrs Young an insight into the role her mother played as a nurse in World War One - something her mother rarely spoke about.
Anzac spirit celebrated by indigenous WWI soldier's family on visit to Albany
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Aleisha Orr "Both non Aboriginal and Aboriginal people went to serve in the wars together and they were mates, they were all on the same level and had the same respect for each other and same friendship and I think that's the real Anzac spirit isn't it?"
Frank Atkinson's memento of Gallipoli now a treasured family heirloom
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Ben Westcott Three days after Christmas in 1915, a young Australian became impatient as he stood on the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, waiting to be evacuated.
WW1 centenary: Australia remembers first naval victory
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Natalie Bochenski Australia's first naval victory will be remembered on Sunday as both the beginning and the end of an era.
Ships set to sail in re-enactment of first Anzac convoy a century ago
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Aleisha Orr While the crew of the HMAS Arunta are looking forward to time on land after three months, they know they have it easier than the Anzacs 100 years ago.
100 years since first Australian losses of the World War I commemorated at Rabaul
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Tim Barlass It was a day that Australia remembered the first losses of World War I in a battle described by the Veterans' Affairs Minister on Thursday as "the untold story".
Ceremony on WA coast where Anzacs left for WWI one hundred years ago
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Aleisha Orr The first of the main events commemorating the centenary of the final departure of Anzac troops is held in Albany.
A century on, the fate of the AE1 still a mystery
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Tim Barlass Australia's greatest wartime naval mystery remains unsolved after Chief of Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Barrett said on Wednesday that he couldn't say whether new sonar images obtained by a minehunter were or were not the missing World War I submarine AE1.
Memories of war and peace
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Danielle Miletic, Cosima Marriner, Candice Barnes As our thoughts turn towards Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary next April, the surviving widows of World War I servicemen will be a special focus of commemorations. Three of them shared their stories.
Light Horse enthusiasts charge to Parramatta
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Heath Gilmore Standing adjacent a stock horse, more than 15 hands high, Graham Brown exudes the requisite confidence of the Australian Light Horse.
Students remember local diggers 100 years after they went to war
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Eryk Bagshaw Exactly 100 years ago, the first soldier from a sleepy town south-west of Sydney enlisted in the Light Horse Brigade of the Australian Army.
Anzac Memorial to get $38m redevelopment
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Damien Murphy After being unavoidably interrupted 80 years ago, the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park will be completed in accordance with the architect’s original vision.
Lest we forget – images of World War I fallen
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David Ellery Lighting up the the names of fallen World War I Diggers received a thumbs-up from the nation’s oldest living Victoria Cross recipient.