ANZAC Day

Sundy

Anybody got any plans for ANZAC day? Its my first here and I wondering what sort of stuff usually goes on?
Is it a piss up Aussie pride kind of day or more chilled out than that?

I'm thinking of getting on my bike and cycling to the dawn service in Perth.
Pretty cool and spectacular monument here in Kings Park.

Xavi6

I'll be doing the same thing I do every ANZAC day - sleeping in \o/

stoneill

It should be a somber day, a day of remembrance for the sacrifice of so many young lives. If it is seen as a piss up day by anyone then those people should hang their heads in shame.

Cookie_Monster

Probably being hungover and once that's out of the way I'll be out on the bike covering some km's.
maybe even a few beach beers if the weather holds

catbear

Here's an interesting link, it lists Irish who enlisted as ANZAC soldiers.
http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/map.aspx
Click on the overseas tab and you should see England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland drop down. Click on the Ireland link and hit the flag nearest your hometown.
You can even view their enlistment papers.
You might even find a relative, some Irish ANZACs headed back to Ireland after the war, some took part in the following Irish wars.

hussey

If you have never played 2UP before, it's usually a great day for it
Basically it's heads and tails with two coins (both coins must land same side before a winner is called)

you bet with anyone you want - honour system, the guy who bets heads holds onto the money that tails gives him, and he either keeps or hands it all back.

Two years ago I was seeing rounds of 50 and 100's on heads and tails!

Zambia

catbear wrote: »

Here's an interesting link, it lists Irish who enlisted as ANZAC soldiers.
http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/map.aspx
Click on the overseas tab and you should see England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland drop down. Click on the Ireland link and hit the flag nearest your hometown.
You can even view their enlistment papers.
You might even find a relative, some Irish ANZACs headed back to Ireland after the war, some took part in the following Irish wars.

That is astounding

There is a bloke in that that would have grown up in the same town at the same time as My Grandad however he was discharged as they they reckoned he was not likely to be an good Soldier.

Rabies

Will be working as normal.
No change for me.

gazmc18

Anyone know of anything happening around Sydney?

Tigerandahalf

In fairness to the Aussies they have some fantastic memorials to their soldiers and others enlisted. The one in Melbourne is lovely with the gardens around it.

hussey

gazmc18 wrote: »

Anyone know of anything happening around Sydney?

Dawn service :
http://www.events.nsw.gov.au

and 2-Up is a big event too

Mellor

hussey wrote: »

If you have never played 2UP before, it's usually a great day for it
Basically it's heads and tails with two coins (both coins must land same side before a winner is called)

you bet with anyone you want - honour system, the guy who bets heads holds onto the money that tails gives him, and he either keeps or hands it all back.

Two years ago I was seeing rounds of 50 and 100's on heads and tails!

It can be played with 2 or 3 coins. The difference being that there is always "2-up" with 3 coins, but with 2 coins will be odd half the time and need to be spun again.
I've seen it escalate past 100 per person per spin a few times.

catbear

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

In fairness to the Aussies they have some fantastic memorials to their soldiers and others enlisted. The one in Melbourne is lovely with the gardens around it.

They really do respect their fallen. I was always really disappointed with the garden of remembrance in Dublin, couldn't just sit there without being subjected to scumbag and junky fighting.

The Sweeper

Up at 3.15am, off to the base, rum coffee, dawn service, that bloody bugle player, beer and breakfast and now a parade and more beer and some 2up. :-)

Zambia

Went to Watsonia barracks nice service. Bloody wet.