12.3.28 Why is November 11th remembered (PB)
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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.
12.3.28 Why is November 11th remembered (PB)
First and foremost, it is the anniversary of Armistice Day, the
end of the War to end all Wars (well,almost). It has also been
chosen as the date for the formal laying to rest in the
Australian War Museum in Canberra of the Australian Unknown
Soldier, an Australian soldier recovered from a graveyard in
France as a symbol for all Australians of the sacrifice the
Australian troops made during WW1.
It is also the anniversary of the sacking of the Whitlam
Government by the G-G, Sir John Kerr in 1975.
And finally, it is the 115th anniversary of the hanging of Edward
"Ned" Kelly in Melbourne Gaol in 1880.
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