Nine News reporter Andrew Lund shows that despite large public gatherings being banned due to the impact of COVID-19, families and neighbours joined together to commemorate Anzac Day in their driveways and on the streets on 25 April 2020.

While the veterans missed being able to gather together with their comrades, they were touched by the community spirit, particularly from the younger generations. 

This is a clip of an Anzac Day march in 1933 at Strathalbyn, South Australia. It is taken from a home movie shot by K Loader.

The march comes down from Alfred Place, the site of the Strathalbyn and District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, past the then St Andrews Presbyterian Church to Sunter St.

The procession stops at the Strathalbyn War Memorial, for the laying of wreaths. The town erected the memorial in 1921 to commemorate soldiers from the district who died during the First World War.

Also marching are a group of women who may be active nurses or Red Cross members. They wear a uniform with the international symbol of the Red Cross sewn on on the left-hand side.

Youth organisations – like Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Junior Red Cross, and school and marching bands – also featured prominently in Anzac Day marches around this time; a troop of boy scouts is visible briefly in this clip.

After the march there was a Grand Sports Day nearby, raising funds for the Strathalbyn Soldiers’ Memorial Gardens Improvement Fund. 

According to the Southern Argus newspaper, events on the day included a married ladies’ race, egg-and-spoon race for single girls over 15, a melon race on horseback and a competition to guess the weight of a sheep.

By 1933, traditions for marking Anzac Day were well established across Australia, with dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions among members of the armed services and two-up games.

This is a clip from a 1940s home movie with footage of a street parade through Sydney for Anzac Day in 1946.

This footage was identified as being filmed in 1946 for several reasons. The vehicle number plates align with those issued around 1945–6.

Also, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the route of the march in 1946 included an incline – seen here at the St James end of Hyde Park – which caused some older ex-service personnel to collapse.

From 1947, a longer route provided more vantage points for spectators. Ex-service personnel took to marching 16 abreast so that the duration of the march didn't increase greatly with the longer route. Here, you can see them marching in formations of 12 or fewer abreast.

Approximately 30,000 people attended the dawn service at the Cenotaph at Martin Place in Sydney, with some securing their viewing positions the previous afternoon. Newspaper reports suggest that numbers could have been greater but public transport did not adequately meet the demand.

The Barrier Miner newspaper reported that the procession through Sydney in 1946 lasted more than two-and-a-half hours with 50,000 ex-servicemen and women marching. 

In the clip we see women marching with men, which was unusual. A small contingent of women are marching together who may have been nurses, as they are not wearing uniforms. These marching women have medals pinned to the left-hand side, indicating that they served. Also visible are women in uniform, as they could serve in the Australian military from 1941. Servicewomen were banned from marching in Brisbane that year, essentially because their presence had not been planned for by march organisers. 

The Red Ensign features prominently in this clip, as was common up until the passing of the Commonwealth Flag Act in 1953. 

Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula has become a place of pilgrimage for many Australians.

For the centenary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in 2015, over 10,000 people made the trip to attend the dawn service.

Speakers at the service included Prime Minister Tony Abbott and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

This story was broadcast on Nine News Perth on 25 April 2015.

The very first Anzac Day was held on 13 October 1915.

This claim may be controversial, especially as it was not the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, but evidence confirms that the citizens of Adelaide designated 13 October 1915 to be 'Anzac Day'.

It was planned to coincide with ‘Eight Hour Day’, also known as Labour Day, as it allowed more people to participate during a public holiday.

From 1916, Australia officially commemorated Anzac Day on 25 April each year.

This first Anzac Day, or the 'Patriotic Procession and Carnival' as it was also known, was more a fete – as the title card suggests – rather than the solemn commemoration it is today.

Many of the buildings in Burra seen in this film, including the rotunda, still stand today.

This clip is from a 1970s home movie by Charles Sara showing footage of an Anzac Day parade through George Street, Sydney in 1977.

In the clip, the parade goes past the Sydney Hilton Hotel and the Town Hall Hotel. You can also see signs for Lowes, Gowings and Waltons stores on George St.

The Canberra Times reported that the Sydney march was led by representatives of the Army Nursing Corps, who were celebrating their 75th anniversary in 1977–78.

The parade also included five Boer War veterans among the estimated 20,000 marchers. 

This clip from a home movie by Clive Linfoot shows a series of short excerpts of the Anzac Day march in Sydney, 1980.

After a decline in march numbers during the 1970s, the 1980 Anzac Day march saw its largest Sydney attendance in a decade, with 21,000 ex-service members. Melbourne recorded the biggest turnout in 20 years, with more than 15,000 taking part including Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. 

The footage shot around Town Hall in Sydney includes a strong presence of marching bands, such as those from the Salvation Army and the police service. 

Marchers protesting the government response to the long-term effects of Agent Orange on those who had served wore orange crepe paper in their lapels.

Some of the reasons for the recent decline in march numbers were the ageing of veterans from earlier wars and a broader questioning of the costs of war after Australia’s experiences in the recent Vietnam War.

There were also counter marches to highlight the violence perpetrated against women during war.  

This film from c1916 features various wartime fundraising and recruitment activities.

It was shot from outside the General Post Office in Martin Place, Sydney, after rain.

In pavilion-style tent stalls, Red Cross workers sell ribbons, flowers and other produce. The top-hatted Governor of New South Wales, Sir Gerald Strickland, walks among the crowds.

Many AIF (Australian Imperial Force) troops feature in this clip. Their humour is evident in a shot of a young male civilian being ‘accosted’ and compelled to enlist, while others pretend to take his measurements for a uniform.

The scenes of open horse-drawn carriages, motor vehicles, civilian dignitaries and high-ranking soldiers, and the signage on stalls, donation boxes and armbands, suggest this film may have been shot on or around the first officially named Anzac Day in April 1916.

In February 1916 the Sydney City Council began discussing a commemoration of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915. In 1916, the first official Anzac Day, a year after the landings, was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services throughout Australia and New Zealand.

For the remaining years of the First World War, Anzac Day was an occasion for patriotic rallies and recruiting campaigns. Marches of serving members of the AIF were held in most cities.

This charity bazaar footage indicates the sterling work undertaken by the Australian Red Cross Society (ARCS) which, during the war, provided humanitarian relief for troops, including care parcels for sick and wounded soldiers serving overseas, and funds for hospital services.

Women occupied senior positions in the ARCS, enabling them to take on jobs and a degree of responsibility not open to them in peacetime. Red Cross volunteers were also involved in the repatriation of soldiers and helped families trace soldiers who were missing or had been taken prisoner.

This film was made in 1965 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 1915.

Commemorative services were held in Australia, New Zealand and Britain, and a group of Anzacs went on a pilgrimage back to Gallipoli. This film was part of the commemoration.

Using historic footage, war art and a re-enactment at Anzac Cove, the film traces the history of the war between the Allies and Turkey, culminating in the fateful Anzac landing on the beach at dawn on 25 April 1915.

The film is interspersed with scenes of modern-day Turkey and draws a powerful analogy between the 1915 Gallipoli campaign and the heroic battles of the Trojan War, which took place close by at Troy, southeast of the Dardanelles. 

From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit, 1965. Directed by Don Murray.

Showing the significance of annual remembrance events across the country, this clip combines stills from the Alan Anderson Collection with footage from the 2014 Anzac service in Braidwood, New South Wales.

The clip is narrated by Bryan Brown.

This is one of four short trailers produced by the NFSA for the Anzac centenary in 2015, drawing on footage and stills from the NFSA collection.

This clip commemorates the anniversary of the departure of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) from Albany, Western Australia in November 1914. 

The clip is narrated by Bryan Brown.

This is one of four short trailers produced by the NFSA for the Anzac centenary in 2015, drawing on footage and stills from the NFSA collection.

This clip marks 100 years of the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915 and features stills from the Alan Anderson collection.

This is one of four short trailers produced by the NFSA for the Anzac centenary in 2015, drawing on footage and stills from the NFSA collection.

This clip highlights aspects of life in Australia a century ago, including the activities of the Red Cross. 

The clip is narrated by Bryan Brown.

This is one of four short trailers produced by the NFSA for the Anzac centenary in 2015, drawing on footage and stills from the NFSA collection.

This news story about the state funeral for Alec Campbell, the last Gallipoli veteran, appeared on the Seven Network's Today Tonight on 24 May 2002.

Alec Campbell, the final surviving participant of the Gallipoli campaign, died of pneumonia on 16 May 2002, aged 103.

With his passing, Gallipoli ceased to be a part of living memory and Campbell became a symbol for Australia's connection with a mythology that continues today.

Campbell was awarded numerous medals and given a state funeral in Hobart, Tasmania on 24 May 2002.

The unveiling of a monument for Alan David Mitchell, the first soldier from Manly, New South Wales to die in the First World War.

Erected by his parents and unveiled on 14 October 1916, the monument remains in place along the Corso in Manly.

Over time it has been updated to commemorate all those from the district who have died fighting in conflicts from the South African War to Afghanistan.

Sir Munro Ferguson, Governor General of Australia, and his party are seen arriving to unveil the memorial on 14 October 1916.

The memorial was erected by Mr and Mrs Mark Mitchell for their son Alan David Mitchell, who died after wounds received at Gallipoli.

As the flag goes up and the camera slowly pans, the couple seated in a prominent position (with the woman dressed in dark attire) is likely to be the Mitchells.

On the top of the column is a globe of the world and the word 'Anzac' engraved on a band circling the globe.

The two flags flanking the memorial are the Australian flag and the Union Jack. A raised wide shot captures the crowd around the memorial.

This clip is from the newsreel Australasian Gazette No. 312.

This segment from Australian Colour Diary 4 is about a ceremony held at the Victorian Shrine of Remembrance to honour those who made the supreme sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars.

From the Film Australia Collection. Made by the National Film Board, 1957.

How did a lifeboat, left to rot on the shores of Gallipoli, come to have pride of place at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra?

Curator John White tells the story of this little boat’s tumultuous journey as Warren Brown helps us imagine what it was like for those first Anzacs on the day that helped forge Australia’s identity.

Investigating National Treasures with Warren Brown is also available for purchase from the NFSA Online Shop.