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ANZAC Hill, at 608 meters (1995 feet), is located in Alice Springs (Mparntwe), in the 
The European name for the hill comes from the ANZAC memorial which has been located at the top of it since 1933. Walking up ANZAC Hill is a popular activity for tourists and locals in the town as it offer panoramic views of the town.
ANZAC Hill, at 608 meters (1995 feet), is located in Alice Springs (Mparntwe), in the Northern Territory
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of Australia
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and it is on the lands of the Arrernte people
The Arrernte () people, sometimes referred to as the Aranda, Arunta or Arrarnta, are a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the Arrernte lands, at ''Mparntwe'' (Alice Springs) and surrounding areas of the Central Australia regi ...
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The Arrernte name of ANZAC Hill have been recorded as both ''Untyeyetwelye'' and ''Atnelkentyarliweke''.
The European name for the hill comes from the ANZAC memorial which has been located at the top of it since 1933. Walking up ANZAC Hill is a popular activity for tourists and locals in the town as it offer panoramic views of the town.
History
The Rev Harry Griffiths designed the ANZAC Memorial in 1933 and it was unveiled onAnzac Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and ...
1934. The Rev Griffiths dedicated the memorial on that day to those who died in World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
; since then it has become a memorial to all those who have served in all wars in which Australia has participated. Later, on 2 June 1987 Griffiths' and his wife ashes were placed there.
During World War II
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the land surrounding ANZAC Hill was used by the military and large camps were established at its base. This base was primarily in us by the Darwin Overland Maintenance Force who were upgrading the Stuart Highway
Stuart Highway is a major Australian highway. It runs from Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, in the Northern Territory, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta in South Australia; it has a distance of . Its northern and souther ...
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