Emotions high in the pre-dawn dark as thousands gather for Anzac Day
Why do so many people brave the cold and the dark to take part in the Dawn Service on Anzac Day? Selby Stewart and Matilda Boseley headed to the Shrine of Remembrance to find out.
Alarm clocks around Melbourne began blaring at ungodly early hours, warm coats were thrown on bleary-eyed children, and thermoses of strong coffee were cradled on quiet tram rides into the city.
The Dawn Service is the centrepiece of the Anzac Day celebration, with more than 38,000 people gathering around the Shrine of Remembrance early yesterday.
The crowd was an odd assortment: military men and women, school groups and bikies all crammed together to get a good view of the Shrine. Some were dressed in raincoats and puffer jackets, some thin leggings and singlets.
Mojo wanted to know what made all these people brave the cold and the dark, so SELBY STEWART and MATILDA BOSELEY headed to the Dawn Service to find out.
JESSICA CARRASCALAO HEARD photographed the scene, arriving in the darkness of pre-dawn to watch the service unfold.
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