ABSTRACT
Well-travelled Australians often speak of what it feels like to walk in places steeped in history; what it is like to climb a set of stone stairs in Italy, knowing that those same stairs have been scaled daily since the 1500s. An even more powerful experience is to stand at the site of significant events – events that changed the trajectory of history, or shaped nations for decades to come. It is this phenomenon that calls numerous Australians to Gallipoli every year. ere is an intense desire to understand our history, but more than that, there is an inner need to let the stories held in the land speak to us: to feel the power of these places, to hear the messages they hold for us.
