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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Rain and wreaths: Four stories from the dawn service

The dawn service on Anzac Day is wet, cold and early. So why do thousands of people keep facing the rain and darkness to come back year after year? MATILDA BOSELEY reports.

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by Corinna Hente
Rain and wreaths: Four stories from the dawn service

The dawn service on Anzac Day is wet, cold and early. So why do thousands of people keep facing the rain and darkness to come back year after year?

MATILDA BOSELEY, raincoat on and recorder out, went to Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance this morning to find four of the most compelling reasons why.

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Dawn at the Shrine. 

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