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A woman exercises on the empty steps in front of the Anzac Memorial at the Pool of Reflection as gyms are closed during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. Reuters pic
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MELBOURNE, July 25 Australia’s New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase of the year in locally acquired Covid-19 cases on Sunday amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest.
“In relation to yesterday’s protests, can I say how absolutely disgusted I was. It broke my heart,” Gladys Berejiklian, the premier of the country’s most populous state, told reporters.
Construction sector set to lose billions in ‘catastrophic’ shutdown
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Major developers and peak building industry bodies have slammed the NSW government’s decision to put the brakes on construction work, labelling it an over-reach that will cost the economy billions of dollars and lead to substantial job losses.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Saturday that construction would be paused for two weeks, in a move to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Industry representatives met with the NSW government on Monday afternoon as part of their daily talks to make the case for a staged reopening over the next fortnight. However, state representatives signalled they wanted a uniform reopening.
Does Mangapurua Valley have New Zealand s most remote Anzac service?
26 Apr, 2021 03:00 AM
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Anzac Day 2021 Dawn Service. Video / Māori TV
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Paul Mahoney
This year s Anzac Day gathering in the Mangapurua Valley is a contender for New Zealand s most remote commemoration.
Wounded Gallipoli survivors were amongst the 71 returned WWI soldiers who from 1917 took up land in the Mangapurua soldier settlement scheme.
Many started families there with wives prepared to build a dream in the harsh remote conditions.
Descendants retain a strong connection with the valley and come from afar to meet there on Anzac Day every second year.
A stroll through the Anzac Memorial Walk helps history student with paper stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.