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Parliament House

The scene of pomp and ceremony, debates and demonstrations

CJ Dennis

Dennis was a poet, journalist and satirist, renowned for The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, the bestselling book of Australian poetry.

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Violet Day

Before the poppy became the recognised flower for war memorials the violet, in South Australia, was the 'symbol of perpetual remembrance'.

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