NSW: Sydney Dawn service draws record crowd of 25,000

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2005
NSW: Sydney Dawn service draws record crowd of 25,000

A record 25,000 attended the Anzac Dawn Service in Sydney today.

Martin Place in the heart of Sydney's CBD was packed to capacity this morning as young
and old gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in war.

The official ceremony, which began at 4.30am (AEST), held special significance, marking
90 years since the landing of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli in 1915.

This year's service also coincides with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War
II in August 1945 and the fall of Saigon which ended the Vietnam War in April 1975.

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KEYWORD: ANZAC NSW DAWN (SYDNEY)

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