Tag: ANZAC

  • Tribute to our diggers at dawn

    A song performed by celebrated songwriter Dave Arden was a feature of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commemorative Ceremony held at the War Memorial in Canberra.  The ceremony followed the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and was held at the Aboriginal Memorial plaque on the side of Mount Ainslie at the break of dawn. This […]

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  • Moving song for Indigenous ANZACs

    It took Dave Arden four years to write his moving tribute to the Aboriginal Anzacs, a song that’s full of both pride and poignancy given these soldiers who went to fight for Australia did not even have the right to vote at that time. The song “Freedom Called” is Dave’s way to pay homage to […]

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  • Hats Off to Our Diggers

    InVibe, April edition, 2010 With Anzac Day fast approaching, most Australians turn their thoughts to the brave ANZACs who fought in the war. Many of those diggers were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. While many Australians aren’t aware of the contribution that our diggers made, Katherine Beckett is determined to change that … one […]

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  • Black Diggers Anzac Day March on NITV

    In an Australian first, National Indigenous Television will air a live broadcast of the “Black Diggers” ANZAC Day March from the Redfern Community Centre from 1pm – 2pm AEST. Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians will culminate at the Redfern Community Centre again this year for the ANZAC Day March in recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait […]

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