SYDNEY OBSERVANCE.
RECORD ATTENDANCE. SYDNEY, April 25. The Anzac Day dawn service at the Cenotaph was attended by 60,000, the biggest crowd ever to have been present at the service. The Governor (Lord Wakehurst), pronounced the Anzac dedication. It is officially estimated that 30,000 took part in the .march through the city. Many New Zealand ex-servicemen were among the multitude of greying campaigners. The city streets were thronged and there were sounds of revelry from scores of reunions. The Cenotaph was almost screened from view by a wealth of fresh blooms. The wreaths included one from the New Zealand Trade Commissioner’s office. Military reasons precluded members of the A.I.F. from marching side by side with the Anzacs.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 125, 26 April 1940, Page 9
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117SYDNEY OBSERVANCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 125, 26 April 1940, Page 9
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