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ANZAC Day poppies on war memorial

Every year on April 25, Australians and New Zealanders across the world come together to remember and recognise the service and sacrifice of members of our defence forces.

Originally a commemoration marking the anniversary of the first military action fought by Australian and New Zealand troops during the first World War, ANZAC Day is a public expression of gratitude and reflection which resonates to the present day.

Goldfields Libraries would like to acknowledge those who have served our country and thank them, and their families, for their service.

Below we have gathered a selection of books and online resources which acknowledge, honour, remember and celebrate our troops and the brave sacrifices they made for our country. For more suggestions, or research help, please ask staff at your local library.

Lest We Forget.

Reading Suggestions

Non-Fiction

gripping tales of wartime bravery, Colin BurgessThe digger of Kokoda, Daniel LaneTobruk, Peter FitzSimonsHell and high water, Rochelle NichollsThe high life of Oswald Watt, Chris ClarkLeadership secrets of the Australian army, Jans NicholasANZAC sniper, Roland Perry
The Lost Battalions, Tom GillingOur mob served, Allison Cadzow & Mary Anne Jebb the year the war came to australia, Peter GroseAustralia's Dambusters Colin BurgessThe Lost Boys, Paul ByrnesAustralian Heroines of World War One, Susanna De VriesServing our country, Joan Beaumont & Allison Cadzow
Hudson Fysh, Grantlee KiezaAustralian Code Breakers, James PhelpsThe boy in the striped pyjamas, John BoyneWizards of Oz, Brett MasonOur Great Hearted Men, Peter BruneSons of war, Paul ByrnesThe diggers of Colditz, Jack Champ
The Witness, Tom GillingANZAC Girls, Peter ReesBastard Behind the Lines, Tom Gilling the power and spirit of an everyday national icon, Allison ReynoldsThe ghost tattoo, Tony Bernard astonishing tales of bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda, Susanna De VriesThe best Gallipoli Yarns and forgotten stories, Jim Haynes
The man who carried the nation's grief, Carol RosenhainHorrie the war dog, Roland PerryGallipoli, Peter FitzSimonsThe battle of Shaggy Ridge, Phillip BradleyANZAC Sons, Allison Marlow PatersonThe Mighty Krait, Ian McPhedran The naval cat with nine lives, Roland Perry
SAS Band of brothers, Damien LewisDestination Buchenwald, Colin BurgessThe Nek, Peter BurnessBarney Greatrex, Michael VeitchAustralia's War stories, Jim HaynesMonash & Chauvel, Roland PerryThe battle of Long Tan, David Wayne Cameron
in the trenches of hell, Peter FitzSimonsThe scrap iron Flotilla, Mike CarltonRAAF Black Cats, Robert Cleworth & John Suter LintonGreat ANZAC stories, Graham SealThe unknown ANZACS, Michael Caulfield the forgotten heroes of World War II, Lynne OlsonTurning Point, Michael Veitch
Where soldiers lie, Ian McPhedranBroken nation, Joan BeaumontPartisan, James Caffin the real battle for Australia, Anthony James CooperA sappers' war, Jimmy Thompson and Sandy McGregorQuiet Courage, Tony Matthews Australia's hidden Victoria Cross, Alan Leek
Forgotten ANZACS, Peter EwerBill and Horrie, Roland PerryCourage in the skies, Jim EamesSocks, sandbags & leeches, Pauline DeevesRetaking Kokoda, David W CameronThe Gallipoli Story, Patrick CarlyonBill the Bastard, Roland Perry
Kokoda, Peter FitzSimons an extraordinary account of 11 family members in the Great War, Adam HollowayCourage Under Fire, Tony Park & Daniel KeighranThe boy in the dress, Jonathan ButlerThe Crossroad, Mark Donaldson

Fiction

A rose for the ANZAC Boys, Jackie French

Children & Families

A day to remember, Jackie French and Mark WilsonANZAC biscuits, Phil Cummings and Owen SwanGallipoli, Kerry Greenwood and Annie WhiteANZAC Girl, Kate SimpsonThe Anzac billy, Claire SaxbyDigger, Mike Dumbleton and Robin CowcherAlfred's War, Rachel Bin Salleh
ANZAC Ted, Belinda LandsberryAn ANZAC Tale, Ruth Starke and Greg Holfield ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day & War memorials, Allison PatersonLest we forget, Kerry Brown and Isobel Knowles and Benjamin PortasPlease write soon, Michael RosenThe ANZAC tree, Christina BoothDreaming Soldiers, Catherine Bauer
Loyal Creatures, Morris Gleitzman

Online History Resources

The ANZAC Bulletin issue 119

The ANZAC Bulletin

A weekly journal for members of the Australian Military, Naval Forces and Munition Workers in Great Britain, France and elsewhere.

Issue 119 (April 18, 1919) includes some history on ANZAC Day, the landing on Gallipoli and the night attack on Villers-Bretonneux.

View more issues online here.

Dug-out life, ANZAC Gully, 1915

Through the eyes of the ANZAC

In 1915, three mates from Sydney used the humble camera to document their ’adventure of a lifetime’ at Gallipoli.

See more here.

Douglas Grant, an Aboriginal Australian who served in World War I.

 World War I: Indigenous Anzacs

An estimated 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people served with the Australian Imperial Force in World War I.

Read more here.

Eric Norman Webb (left)

Discovering ANZACS

Explore a diverse selection of government records about Australians and New Zealanders in World War I and the Boer War. 

Please note that this website is no longer active. This is an archived version.

See more here.