Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day (11 November) marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Each year Australians observe one minute silence at 11 am on 11 November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
Click on one of the links below for more information.
History and tradition
- Remembrance Day tradition: what is the history and tradition of Remembrance Day?
Ceremonies
- National Ceremony, 2007: details of the Memorial's Remembrance Day ceremony
Speeches
- Transcript and recording of Prime Minister Paul Keating's speech on Remembrance Day in 1993 at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
- Transcript of Prime Minister John Howard's speech on Remembrance Day in 1997
Collections
- Photographs from the Remembrance Day ceremony in 2004
- Remembrance Day images from previous Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Memorial
- Photographs and works of art from the Memorials' collection relating to Remembrance Day
- Documents from the Memorial's collection about Remembrance Day
Sound recordings
- Listen to the bugle call of the Last Post in QuickTime 4 format (305Kb file); get the QuickTime 4 plug-in
- Listen to a recording of the Rouse in QuickTime 4 format (97Kb file); get the QuickTime 4 plug-in
- Listen to Prime Minister Paul Keating's speech on Remembrance Day in 1993 at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier in QuickTime format (904Kb file); get
the QuickTime 4 plug-in
