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  2021-04-25

  HIST30060 Anzac Day

  This is an image from the Anzac Day match at the MCG on the 25th of April 2021. Returning to the MCG for AFL matches was one the more ‘normal’ things we could do at the start of the year. When this game was held, it was the largest crowd recorded at a sporting event in the world. The Anzac round is my favourite round of the year and it felt amazing that footy was back and Melbourne was covid free. A couple weeks later the AFL team I support - the Collingwood Magpies - saw its lowest ever recorded attendance at the MCG since 1940, as AFL returned, many of their supporters chose not to attend games, this may be due to how our team was performing or the capacity limits. Just looking back at this photo in lockdown makes me question how we thought we were ‘back to normal’ at the start of the year, when we were so far from it.
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  2020-04-25

  Anzac Day in the Street

  HIST30060: Anzac Day was commemorated in a COVID-safe fashion. Some rose at dawn to stand at the end of their driveway, with many leaving messages or objects around the streets. I went for a walk and spotted several commemorative pieces in my area, including this ute with an electric candle and mat reading ‘Lest We Forget’.
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  2020-04-25

  Last Post

  With official public commemoration of ANZAC Day cancelled, people are finding their own ways of expressing their tributes locally.
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  2020-04-24

  ANZAC Day chalk message

  Another example of vernacular response at a local neighbourhood level for ANZAC Day
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  2020-04-24

  ANZAC Day 2020

  With public ceremonies for the annual ANZAC Day commemoration cancelled, there is more vernacular response at a local neighbourhood level.
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  2020-02-04

  #lightupthedawn for ANZAC day

  HUM402 ANZAC day commemorative services were cancelled this year on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, RSL Australia endorsed a grassroots campaign that called for Australians to take part in ANZAC day commemorations from home at 6:00 AM on April 25, 2020.