During the mourning ceremony, there were many wreaths in Martin Square. (picture from Sydney Morning Herald)
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, at 3:25 am today (Thursday), Martin Place`s Anzac Day banner was blown by the breeze, and Sydney`s Hills District Pipe Band was warming up the bagpipes.
To lay a wreath on the monument, some came early, and some arrived late the day before yesterday. The bronze statue of the soldier looked at a bouquet of flowers at the foot of (Pitt Street), on Pitt Street. "Corporal Burton (Allen Raymond Burden). Middle East, Alaman, New Guinea."
In addition, there are monuments to Fini (Pt Alfred Feeney) and Locke (Ernest Lock), who were killed at the age of 20 and 19, respectively.
Opposite ANZ Bank, there is a big screen showing wartime photos of Egypt, the trenches and the Western front.
Weber (Ron Webb), from the Mt Colah district, is one of the four memorial attendants, mainly responsible for moving the sacrifice to make room for the next wreath as it fills up the surface of the monument. He said Thursday was about 80 flower ceremonies.
Weber was enlisted in 1968 and served for Royal Australian Engineer in Vietnam.
"the Australian and New Zealand Legion Day was celebrated in Vietnam, but less than a month later, my friend was killed and I never forgot him," he said. His name is Brownbull. (Peter Bramble), is from (Tuncurry)., Tancary, near Foster (Foster). "
This is why many people attend the flower ceremony on Australian and New Zealand Legion Day. For Weber, despite the passage of time, the memory is still fresh.
At 4 a.m., the dawn memorial service was about to begin, and Martin Square was soon filled with people. When New State Governor Hurley (David Hurley) arrived, the area of George Street (George Street) to Pitt Street was full of people.
The governor of the new state, Berkshire (Gladys Berejikian), recited the Australian poet Napier (Synedy Napier) `s "homage (Salute)" poem: "death and age cannot separate you, nor can the world be wide. Today, stand up and salute them, and they are here, by your side. "
Australia`s deputy prime minister`s representative, (Bill Shorten) (Bill Shorten), deputy prime minister of McCormack (Michael McCormack), opposition party, laid a wreath along with other political dignitaries. (Cheng Pui-Yan)
