Parliament House Matters

REMEMBRANCE DAY

The SPEAKER (14:01): Honourable members, tomorrow is Remembrance Day, and many of you will be attending services throughout the state. However, I believe it is fitting for this parliament to recognise the day's significance, and therefore I call on the member for Waite.

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (14:02): Ladies and gentlemen, please stand.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young

Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,

They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

A minute's silence was observed by members standing in their places.