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From YT:"Waltzing Matilda" is a very famous Australian folk song and a "Matilda" was the name given to the pack that Australian farm workers carried on their backs.
To "Waltz Matilda" meant to carry your pack of belongings through the bush.
The song "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle is about 50,000 Australian soldiers who fought against Turkish troops and died in the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.
Mixed with pictures from Gallipoli are pictures of past and present Canadian troops.
To "Waltz Matilda" meant to carry your pack of belongings through the bush.
The song "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle is about 50,000 Australian soldiers who fought against Turkish troops and died in the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.
Mixed with pictures from Gallipoli are pictures of past and present Canadian troops.
"This song was selected to be played during Remembrance Day 2007 at a Canadian public school. The Canadian images were added to help make it relevant for Canadian students. "
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not wearey them, nor the years condemn.
And at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Lest we forget.
The ANZAC memorial in Sydney is the most beautiful building I've ever been in or around. If you ever find yourself in Sydney for whatever reason, you should think of checking it out. Words really don't do it justice. In fact, the pictures you can find on the internet don't really do it justice either.