Poppies hand-knitted by Highlanders have gone on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra this week.
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The display of 62,000 handcrafted, red poppies on the Memorial's grounds is the centrepiece of commemorations, symbolically representing Australian lives lost in the First World War.
Member for Whitlam Stephen Jones joined Australian War Memorial Director Dr Brendan Nelson in a visit to the 62,000 Poppies Display in Canberra this week.
Mr Nelson said that he personally collected hundreds of the poppies that were crafted by nursing home residents from the Southern Highlands.
This includes Bowral House resident Margrett Salter, who presented bags of hand-knitted poppies to Dr Nelson in September.
Each handcrafted poppy has been created by a volunteer and represents an Australian life lost in the First World War.
The names of those lost are individually listed on the Memorial’s Roll of Honour.
Visitors can walk around the Sculpture Garden on the Memorial’s western grounds to view this spectacular and moving display between 9am and 10pm until November 11.
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