ANZAC Day booklet for classes V and VI 1916

Production date
1916
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
ANZAC Day booklet for classes V and VI 1916.
Classification
BOOKS School
CIVIC MEMENTOES Souvenirs Commemorative
DOCUMENTS Memorials & Addresses
MEMORIALS
MILITARY Interservice
Production date
1916
Measurements
L219 x W142 x H3 mm
Media/Materials description
Paper, steel staples.
Signature/Marks
ANZAC DAY \ IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES OF ANZAC 25TH APRIL 1915 \ AUDAX AT FIDELIS \ 25TH APRIL 1916 \ For Classes V & VI
History and use
This Anzac Day booklet was produced for primary school students in 1916. It was published by the Queensland Department of Public Instruction, later later the Department of Education.

It commemorates the landing at Gallipoli of the Australian and New Zealand troops on 25 April 1915. Anzac Day was first held in 1916, a mere five months after the evacuation of the Anzac troops from Gallipoli in December 1915.
Registration number
H49340

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