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Sydney Harbour and Anzac Day (c.1946)

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Anzac Day 1946

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This colour home movie clip shows the official Anzac Day parade through central Sydney one year after the end of the Second World War in 1946.

Curator’s notes

This home movie clip shows the significance of the Anzac Day commemorations the year after the end of the Second World War. Crowds of adults and children line the streets of Sydney and many returned servicemen march.