*Source: State Library of New South Wales From the book: The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Verse Chosen by Beatrice Davis. Melbourne : Nelson, 1984, p120 |
There's a lonely stretch of hillocks There's a beach asleep and drear There's a battered broken fort beside the sea There are sunken, trampled graves And a little rotting pier And winding paths that wind unceasingly There's a torn and silent valley There's a tiny rivulet With some blood upon the stones beside its mouth There are lines of buried bones There's an unpaid waiting debt There's a sound of gentle sobbing in the South LEON GELLERT 1892-1977 |
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This is where the troops landed 25th April, 1915. Looks idyllic and peaceful. It is, indeed, a quiet place now offering fantastic views. Photo taken when we visited in May, 1995. |
*Source: State Library of New South Wales From the book: The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Verse Chosen by Beatrice Davis. Melbourne : Nelson, 1984, p120 |
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The Sun Herald Sydney June 29 2003 Page 17 Australia appears set to support a Turkish move to give World Heritage status to Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli battlefield. Veterans' Affairs Minister, Danna Vale, has enthusiastically backed the move. "All Australians know that the people of Turkey and the people of Australia and New Zealand have a unique relationship in the families of the nations of the world, especially because once upon a time our forefathers were once enemies," she said. "And yet we have been able to show the world how subsequent generations ... have developed great respect and great regard. It's certainly a sentiment from the Turkish people that we do welcome." Turkey is believed to be seeking World Heritage listing for the site on the basis of the moral value of how former combatants had forged close ties. Turkey's ambassador to Australia, Tansu Okandan, said many countries had invaded Turkey in the past. "But only in one case have we allowed the foreign power to give its own name to a part of Turkey," he said. "That case is Anzac Cove." |
