History of Australia

In the past, Aborigines wore very little or nothing at all, even in cold regions such as Tasmania. In colder areas, they might wear kangaroo or possum skins, but mostly they covered themselves with ochre and animal fat.

The Aborigines did wear various kinds of personal ornaments such as arm and head bands, necklaces, and bracelets. These were usually made from shells, bones, animal teeth and claws, or bits of feather and fur.

i dont know acording to the bbc there is no anser

None poppies are the only flower that was on the battle feild it is disrepectful to wear a different kind

After the death of the officers (that the Kellys were forced to kill), the police were given emergency powers to enter premises, search and arrest, without a warrant, anyone who was suspected of helping the gang. Innocent people were arrested and held for weeks on remand. Public sympathy for the police vanished and resentment set in - even among those who previously had faith in the law.

Ned decided that funds must be raised to help sympathisers who needed bail money. On December 10 1878, the Kelly gang invaded a station property near Euroa, 27 miles west of Benalla. Twenty-two people at the sheep-station were rounded up and locked in a storeroom. Then, leaving Joe Byrne to guard the prisoners, Ned, Dan and Steve Hart drove into Euroa in a hawker's cart. At 4 pm Ned Kelly entered the bank with a drawn gun, and Dan came in from the rear. Ten minutes later they were out on the street again, richer by £2000 in notes and gold. Two months later, Ned Kelly and his men crossed the border into NSW and struck again. In both robberies, they did not fire a single shot.

It could be said Ned really wasnt out to bring chaos and destruction, he was a anti hero if anything

Traditionally, the game of "two-up" is played by war veterans and RSL members on ANZAC Day. "Two-up" is traditionally played with two pre-decimal pennies. They are held on a board, about 30cm long, with a handle shaped on one end. The pennies are tossed in the air, and bets are placed on whether they will land as "tails" "heads" or a mix. "RSL" stands for "Returned Servicemen League." It is the major Australian organisation of veterans returned from active service. Other organisations include the RSSAILA and TIP

Dawn ceremonies remember the dawn landing at Gallipoli during World War 1. Originally, they were simple and followed operational ritual and were for veterans only. Over the years, they have become more elaborate with families and young people begin encouraged to attend.

Regarding why these ceremonies are held at dawn, this commemorates the fact that the initial landing of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli occurred just before dawn. When this first wave of troops came ashore, many of them were shot as they waded ashore or when they first came onto the beach, and they never stood a chance.

ANZAC day was established to honour the brave men who fought for Australia. ANZAC is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, referring to the soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on the Turkish Aegean coast on 25 April 1915, in World War I. ANZAC Day was originally a day of remembrance for the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915. The day commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the thousands of men who died during the eight-month occupation of Gallipoli. Subsequently, ANZAC Day has become a day of remembrance for all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives in all wars.

Members of the armed forces and relatives representing them march on ANZAC Day to honour those who have died in war.

ANZAC Day is a day to remember all our armed forces. The day originated in memory of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915. The day commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the thousands of men who died during the eight-month occupation of Gallipoli. This particular campaign was the first opportunity for Australian troops to fight under the flag of Australia, as it was the first major battle since Federation.

Subsequently, ANZAC Day has become a day of remembrance for all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives in all wars. In Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day commemorations feature solemn "dawn services", a tradition started in Albany, Western Australia on 25 April 1923. These services are held at war memorials around both countries. Marches by veterans and family members of those who have died in past wars are held in capital cities and towns nationwide, as Australians and New Zealanders honour our brave Defence Force personnel.

ANZAC means Australia and New Zealand Armed Corps. The original Anzacs were the soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on Turkish Aegean coast, on 25 April 1915. During WWI, England wanted to eliminate Turkey from the war, draw Bulgaria and Greece into the war on their side and also find a rear guard action that would give them access to a supply route to Russia. This would provide them with a successful venture to raise morale in England. Many Australians either still wished to support old "mother England"(despite Federation 15 years earlier) or eagerly signed up to prove Australia's worth on the world stage. After landing at Gallipoli, the ANZAC troops were slaughtered, but held their ground despite the constant gunfire and battles,week upon week, thereby earning their countrymen's respect and undying admiration. Thus was the legend begun....

CEW Bean was the Australian official war correspondent, and later official war historian of the time. He landed with the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and his writings contributed significantly to the development and growth of the ANZAC legend. His detailed reports on the landing and subsequent battle/s provided a unique and personal perspective on the events.

Anzac Day is April 25 every year, observed to remember the original ANZACs and all those that came after them. The hardships endured in the trenches and battles in Turkey forged the feeling of having defended the nation of Australia for the first time since federation. The fledgling nation responded to the stories of bravery, suffering and tenacity with patriotic zeal, as this was the first opportunity to feel united in adversity.

From 1916 onwards, in both Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC services were held on or about April 25, mainly organised by returned servicemen and school children in cooperation with local authorities. ANZAC Day was gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1921. In Australia, it was decided at the 1921 state premiers conference that ANZAC Day be observed on April 25 each year. Initially, it was not observed uniformly in all the states.

The ANZAC day legend isn't one specific thing. It is about the general courage of Australian and New Zealand forces who have fought in all the wars since WW1.

The Anzac spirit was born at Gallipoli in 1915. Since then it has been demonstrated not only by Australians in war but also by those whose contribution has been in other war fields.

It was the first time that Australia and New Zealand's armies battled representing their own country, which put Australia (and New Zealand) on the map.

Despite several searches, the only time I can find that Ned Kelly wore his armour, was at the Glenrowan Inn, Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia.

This was a shoot-out with the police that led to his capture. he ended up at poobar

In 1902, J. A. Birchall was the owner of a stationery company which still operates in Launceston, Tasmania. His "Silver City Writing Tablets" were among the first bound writing notepads. Little is known of Birchall except that he was born in the late 19th Century and died in the early 20th century.

The battle for Gallipoli was a terrible example of a commander fighting the last war instead of the present one. It is also a case of absolutely terrible communication between the battle lines and the commander. ANZACs were New Zealand troups that were involved in WWI on the British side. While there is an interesting history of how it happened, that isn't the answer to the question. At Gallipoli, the majority of the British troups were ANZACs. Due to the above, most of them died in battle or subsequently, either from wounds or the "tender, loving care" they received from their Turkish captors. Gallipoli was a national tragedy for New Zealand because of the high casualties and the concentration of ANZAC troups in the battle. New Zealand has chosen to remember this tragedy with a national day of remembrance, ANZAC Day.

South Australia was the only Australian colony which never had convicts. It was designed to be Australia's first completely free settlement.

Initially, a British group led by Edward Gibbon Wakefield were looking to start a colony founded on free settlement instead of convict labour. Unlike other colonies, where settlers were allocated free land according to their own assets, Wakefield suggested that the land be sold.

Charles Sturt's discoveries that the Darling River flowed into the Murray, and that the Murray River flowed to the ocean, were significant, for they opened up huge tracts of land along the Murray River, and allowed for the development of paddle-steamer transportation of goods and passengers along Australia's inner waterways, between the colonies.

Many of the free settlers who came to South Australia were of German origin (including other Germanic groups such as the Wendish and Prussians). Their primary reason was to escape the religious persecution in their own country. In the 1800s, under King Friedrich Wilhelm III, German/Prussian Lutherans suffered religious persecution. Friedrich Wilhelm was an autocratic king who believed he had the right to create his own state church from the two main Protestant churches - the Lutheran church and the smaller Reformed church - in a united Prussian state church. This would effectively remove the right of Lutherans to worship in a way of their choosing. Penalties for non-adherance to the state religion were severe. Many Lutherans immigrated to Australia to escape the persecution.

Other free settlers came because they discovered they could mine valuable metals. The Cornish and the Scottish came for this reason.

When Anzac survivors were alive it was a day to remember their fallen comrades, those who laid their lives down on the altar of sacrifice for their country and the greater good. It was a day to pay their respects to mates who gave their everything.

Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny was a pioneer in physical therapy. Born on 20 September 1880 at Kelly's Gully, a township just west of the New South Wales town of Warialda, her family then moved to the small town of Nobby on the Darling Downs, near Toowoomba, Queensland.

An accident during her teenage years, in which she broke her wrist, sparked her interest in anatomy. Whilst recovering, Elizabeth keenly questioned her doctor and mentor, Dr. Aeneas McDonnell, about the workings of the human body. Though untrained, in 1911 she began working as a bush nurse in the area, even starting up a hospital in nearby Clifton. At the outbreak of World War I, she volunteered to serve as a nurse. Due to the dire need for nurses, the untrained Kenny was accepted to work on soldier transport ships, and the experience she gained in this venture earned her the official title of "Sister".

Sister Kenny continued to work as a nurse after the war, and even improved the design of stretchers used in ambulances on the Darling Downs. Marketing the stretcher as the "Sylvie Stretcher", Kenny gave the profits to the Australian Country Women's Association who managed sales and manufacture of the invention. Her initiative gained the attention of a family on a cattle station near Townsville, who arranged for her to come and care for their daughter who had been disabled by polio. Her methods of care and treatment enabled the girl to completely recover. She gradually achieved acclaim for her methods by the many polio-stricken children she treated and cured, but criticism from the medical fraternity for her lack of training.

Unlike other methods of the time, Kenny's treatment opposed immobilising affected limbs with casts or braces. She advocated treating children during the acute stage of polio and using hot compresses. However, doctors would not permit her to treat patients until after the first stage of the disease or until muscle spasms had ceased. Instead, she designed a programme of passive exercises to stimulate function.

Kenny's pioneering methods were gradually adopted by more physicians as she travelled to the USA to promote them. During her 11-year stay in America, she opened numerous Kenny Treatment Centres. Although her processes were criticised by many doctors, her dramatic results in affected children spoke for themselves. Her lasting legacy is her methodology for rehabilitating muscles, which formed the foundation for physical therapy, or what is commonly known as physiotherapy.

Kenny returned to Australia in 1951, and died on 30 November 1952. Her grave lies in Nobby Cemetery.

People do not "celebrate" ANZAC Day: they commemorate it.

ANZAC Day was originally a day of remembrance for the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915. The day commemorates the bravery and sacrifice of the thousands of men who died during the eight-month occupation of Gallipoli.

Subsequently, ANZAC Day has become a day of remembrance for all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives in all wars. In Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day commemorations feature solemn "dawn services", a tradition started in Albany, Western Australia on 25 April 1923. These services are held at war memorials around both countries. Marches by veterans and family members of those who have died in past wars are held in capital cities and towns nationwide, as Australians and New Zealanders honour our brave Defence Force personnel.

In recent years, participation has also been extended to the soldiers of non-ANZAC countries and even our former enemies. It has never been a day of "celebration", but is a day of "commemoration".

They commemorate ANZAC day because it was not only Australians that fought in the Gallipoli campaign, but New Zealanders as well. Otherwise they would be called AAC Day because the NZ in the middle (surprise, surprise) stands for New Zealand

Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day...They wear red poppies...

The objective given to the troops was to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula and gain control of the Dardanelles. Then, ultimately, push on to Constantinople (now called Istanbul). They would be able to ship supplies to Russia through the Dardanelles, and also flank the Germans if they wished.

Things haven't changed that much. There was still Baseball, Football, music, art, etc. There was no drinking of alcoholic beverages, but a flurry of night life erupted where dancing and drinking of "black market" liquor was done. It was after all the decade of "flappers". Shopping was a big item, tennis, badmitton, radio, since there was no t.v., but movies were shown. Travel was big for those who could afford it. Mostly ship travel. So, I was wrong it has changed a lot, but still many of the things we enjoy today, were enjoyed back then as well.