Thread: ANZAC Day tomorrow

Originally Posted by PAG

Anzac service at Phuket Yacht Club this morning:

Excellent turn out for that time of day. Great picture, too.

^ Yep, thanks PAG

Part 2/ ... this is BULLSHITE ... fuck 'em (the Frontier Wars)

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RSL wants to prevent a Tasmanian Indigenous group from attending future Anzac Day marches


Aunty Wendal Pitchford led the Frontier Wars contingent at Thursday's march


The Tasmanian RSL has said it does not want the Indigenous group Frontier Wars to participate in future Anzac Day marches after it was allowed to take part in Thursday's march in Hobart.

Key points:

• The RSL said Anzac Day is about honouring servicemen
• The Frontier Wars group said it was "amazing" to attend the march
• The RSL said it will work with Indigenous communities on how they can be represented on Anzac Day

The group initially planned to gatecrash this year's Anzac Day march in the city, but was granted permission to take part at the eleventh hour.

The group's name, Frontier Wars, refers to conflicts between Indigenous Australians and white settlers.

The acting president of RSL Tasmania, Geoff Leitch, said the Frontier Wars were not part of the Anzac Day tradition that specifically honoured those who have served in conflicts since Australia's federation.

Aunty Wendal Pitchford — who led the Frontier Wars contingent — said the group should lead next year's Anzac Day march.

Here

Fuck off Wendal Pitchford and Fuck off Frontier Wars group

What's Keith Richards doing there then?

https://theconversation.com/telling-...rld-war-114277

And some links in the comments for further reading

Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll

The Lovett brothers
The brave men of the Gunditjmara garrison
First family group to be inducted to the Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll


The Lovett brothers occupy a special place in the history, not just of Australia, but also of the Commonwealth. Four of the brothers served in both World War One (WWI) and World War Two (WWII). Their unique family story has come to symbolise the contribution that thousands of Aboriginal men and women have made to the defence of Australia, even at a time when citizenship rights were denied to them at home.

https://w.www.vic.gov.au/aboriginalv...-brothers.html

^ ^^

Thanks, some great stories and talking points there.

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Also, something I learnt this time round was, even though they were small in recorded numbers,
many had to lie about the Cultural Ethnicity ... the Chinese ANZACs



Aust Gov't link and YouTube for more ... https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/multi...chinese-anzacs