South Australia - The Originator of ANZAC DAY in 1915

SYDNEY - Sept. 27, 2013 - PRLog -- October 13th 2013
Semaphore and Port Adelaide RSL Club and Semaphore Foreshore
Celebrating the 98th Anniversary of the Original ANZAC DAY

On 13 October 1915 the first ANZAC DAY was held on Australian soil in South Australia six months prior to the rest of Australia when April 25th 1916 was announced as the official ANZAC DAY date for the nation.

Researchers at Monash University (working on the History of ANZAC Day research project) had discovered records of an ‘ANZAC Day’ held in Adelaide on what was then previously known as Eight Hour Day in S.A. and renamed to ANZAC DAY to raise money for the Wounded Soldiers fund. The day included celebration as well as commemoration: there was a parade organised by the trade union movement and the highlight was a staged tram crash for the entertainment of spectators.

To celebrate South Australia's initiative in 1915 The Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL will be holding a special “ANZAC Day” service at 2pm Sunday 13th October 2013 , at the “Angel of  Peace” Memorial on the Foreshore to commemorate the 98th anniversary of that first ANZAC Remembrance Service.

In keeping with the original Day, after the service Everyone is invited back to the Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL club for a Fun Day of Camaraderie, Entertainment and Live Music with Carole Sturtzel and “Not the Andrews Sisters”.

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