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Anzac Day 2020: In pictures — South Australians light up the dawn at home amid unprecedented coronavirus pandemic

Greg Barila
1 min read·April 24, 2020 - 1:03PM
Sunday Mail (SA)

South Australians have commemorated Anzac Day at home amid the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.

The occassion was marked in a quiet, reflective service on North Terrace with just a handful of defence force personnel and other dignitaries in attendance.

People across the city also stood outside their homes to pay their respects.

We recorded the day in pictures by staff photographers and by you, our readers.

Lest We Forget.

Homemade lanterns flicker in the light of early dawn at Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.
Homemade lanterns flicker in the light of early dawn at Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.
Anzac Day at home in Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.
Anzac Day at home in Colonel Light Gardens. Photo Jessica Leo-Kelton.
Karoonda Council in SA commemorated Anzac Day with projections on Silos. Photo credit: Karoonda Silo Art FB page
Karoonda Council in SA commemorated Anzac Day with projections on Silos. Photo credit: Karoonda Silo Art FB page
Caption: Karoonda Council in SA commemorated Anzac Day with projections on Silos. Photo credit: Karoonda Silo Art FB page
Caption: Karoonda Council in SA commemorated Anzac Day with projections on Silos. Photo credit: Karoonda Silo Art FB page
A van, playing the bugle drives along the foreshore at Semaphore at dawn. Image Morgan Sette.
A van, playing the bugle drives along the foreshore at Semaphore at dawn. Image Morgan Sette.
Lest We Forget. Photo from Renee Rose, Aberfoyle Park.
Lest We Forget. Photo from Renee Rose, Aberfoyle Park.
Millswood man Jim Rumbelow, 71 lights a candle for his dad Geoff, a Rat of Tobruk. Photo Paul Starick.
Millswood man Jim Rumbelow, 71 lights a candle for his dad Geoff, a Rat of Tobruk. Photo Paul Starick.
Caption: Dawn breaks at the Royal Australian Regiment Association- SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch, as members hold a socially distanced service. The first Dawn Service at this site was held right back in 1949, so there was no way COVID-19 was going to stop commemorations.The regiment has a long and storied history dating back some 80 years, when its soldiers were first posted to the Middle East. Picture: Jackie Tracy
Caption: Dawn breaks at the Royal Australian Regiment Association- SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch, as members hold a socially distanced service. The first Dawn Service at this site was held right back in 1949, so there was no way COVID-19 was going to stop commemorations.The regiment has a long and storied history dating back some 80 years, when its soldiers were first posted to the Middle East. Picture: Jackie Tracy
Lighting up the dawn at Aldgate, in the Adelaide Hills. Photo: Ish Davies.
Lighting up the dawn at Aldgate, in the Adelaide Hills. Photo: Ish Davies.
Caption: Lifelong friends Barbara Heidrich and Wendy Arbon pay their respects at first light on Beatty Street, Linden Park - home of the Royal Australian Rgiment Association SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch. Their fathers both served their country. Ms Arbon's father Robert Jewell Chapman saw action in Borneo during WWII, while her grandfather Frederick Chapman served in World War I. Ms Heidrich's father Alfred Heidrich was stationed in Darwin and Magnetic Island. Picture: Jackie Tracy
Caption: Lifelong friends Barbara Heidrich and Wendy Arbon pay their respects at first light on Beatty Street, Linden Park - home of the Royal Australian Rgiment Association SA (Burnside) RSL Sub Branch. Their fathers both served their country. Ms Arbon's father Robert Jewell Chapman saw action in Borneo during WWII, while her grandfather Frederick Chapman served in World War I. Ms Heidrich's father Alfred Heidrich was stationed in Darwin and Magnetic Island. Picture: Jackie Tracy
Lighting up the dawn at Millicent Picture: Supplied
Lighting up the dawn at Millicent Picture: Supplied
LigtingPort Lincoln: View from Stormbird Drive, Boston Picture: Kylie McGuire
LigtingPort Lincoln: View from Stormbird Drive, Boston Picture: Kylie McGuire
Lachlan and dogs Ellie and Zee lighting up the dawn in their driveway at Hahndorf. Photo: Tricia Watkinson/Sunday Mail.
Lachlan and dogs Ellie and Zee lighting up the dawn in their driveway at Hahndorf. Photo: Tricia Watkinson/Sunday Mail.
Lest We Forget. Banner at Blackwood. Picture: Jodie Clark.
Lest We Forget. Banner at Blackwood. Picture: Jodie Clark.
Lanterns light up the dawn at Hahndorf. Photo: Tricia Watkinson/ Sunday Mail.
Lanterns light up the dawn at Hahndorf. Photo: Tricia Watkinson/ Sunday Mail.
.30 am at Moseley Square, Glenelg, a lone soldier set up his ipad with speakers while he stood following the Canberra Dawn Service on live TV. Picture: Steve Williams
.30 am at Moseley Square, Glenelg, a lone soldier set up his ipad with speakers while he stood following the Canberra Dawn Service on live TV. Picture: Steve Williams
Lighting up the dawn on Mitchell Street, Seaton east. Picture: Gerry & Jim McFadyean
Lighting up the dawn on Mitchell Street, Seaton east. Picture: Gerry & Jim McFadyean
Whyalla resident Valerie O’Donoghue honours her grandfather in her driveway.
Whyalla resident Valerie O’Donoghue honours her grandfather in her driveway.
Dawn breaks at Brighton, SA. Photo: Matt Deighton
Dawn breaks at Brighton, SA. Photo: Matt Deighton
A poppy wreath on The Strand at Port Elliot. Picture: Rebecca DiGirolamo
A poppy wreath on The Strand at Port Elliot. Picture: Rebecca DiGirolamo
Lighting up the dawn at Parkside.
Lighting up the dawn at Parkside.
Lighting up the dawn at Kangailla. Picture: Henk Graalman
Lighting up the dawn at Kangailla. Picture: Henk Graalman
Lighting up the dawn at Greenwith: Lucas & Jacob Johnson. Picture: Kelly Johnson
Lighting up the dawn at Greenwith: Lucas & Jacob Johnson. Picture: Kelly Johnson
James Morrison performs the last post in Mount Gambier. Picture: Alex Moore.
James Morrison performs the last post in Mount Gambier. Picture: Alex Moore.
Dog keeps a watchful eye as locals light up the dawn at Aldinga Picture: Simon Connelly
Dog keeps a watchful eye as locals light up the dawn at Aldinga Picture: Simon Connelly
Sunrise atAldinga Picture: Simon Connelly
Sunrise atAldinga Picture: Simon Connelly
A soldier plays The Last Post at the Adelaide Anzac Day service on North Terrace. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
A soldier plays The Last Post at the Adelaide Anzac Day service on North Terrace. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
Labor Senator for South Australia Penny Wong at the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the National War Memorial in Adelaide, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
Labor Senator for South Australia Penny Wong at the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the National War Memorial in Adelaide, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
SA Governor Hieu Van Le (Centre in dark suit) surrounded by a handful of soldiers and other dignitaries at this morning’s Adelaide Anzac Day service. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
SA Governor Hieu Van Le (Centre in dark suit) surrounded by a handful of soldiers and other dignitaries at this morning’s Adelaide Anzac Day service. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
Lieutenant Colonel Graham Malcolm Goodwin bows his head during this morning’s Dawn Service in Adelaide. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
Lieutenant Colonel Graham Malcolm Goodwin bows his head during this morning’s Dawn Service in Adelaide. Photo: AAP Image/David Mariuz.
Ceduna identities Jimmy Spry and David Walker conducting their own Dawn Service in Jimmy’s driveway. Picture: Andrew brooks
Ceduna identities Jimmy Spry and David Walker conducting their own Dawn Service in Jimmy’s driveway. Picture: Andrew brooks
Ceduna local nd Vietnam veteran Cliff Thomas observing Anzac Day in the driveway at friend Jimmy Spry’s house. Picture: Andrew brooks
Ceduna local nd Vietnam veteran Cliff Thomas observing Anzac Day in the driveway at friend Jimmy Spry’s house. Picture: Andrew brooks
Brevet Sergeant Alex Chuykrom of Ceduna Police lays a wreath at the Ceduna RSL Cenotaph. Picture: Andrew brooks
Brevet Sergeant Alex Chuykrom of Ceduna Police lays a wreath at the Ceduna RSL Cenotaph. Picture: Andrew brooks
Ceduna woman Cheryl Ross playing the bag pipes at 6am. The dawn was so calm and quiet that her music could be heard right across the town. Picture: Andrew brooks
Ceduna woman Cheryl Ross playing the bag pipes at 6am. The dawn was so calm and quiet that her music could be heard right across the town. Picture: Andrew brooks

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