ANZAC BISCUIT TINS – 2024 LIMITED EDITION
Many bake, buy and share Anzac biscuits with their friends and family to commemorate Anzac Day. Anzac biscuits are sweet, golden and delicious, made of oats, flour, coconut, butter, sugar and golden syrup.
Each year, the RSL creates special limited-edition Anzac biscuit tins with unique designs that are available in participating Coles, Aldi’s, Australia Post, and Independent stores. Please note that Woolworths will not be stocking the limited-edition tins this year but they will be selling Anzac Appeal badges and supporting veterans and the RSL in this way. Badges will be in store after Easter.
RSL supporters collect the tins, and some of the profit is donated back to the RSL to fund our work supporting the well-being of veterans and their families.
Anzac Biscuits are due in stores by the 1st of April.
Thank you to everyone who purchases a limited edition Anzac Biscuit tin this year. Your donation is helping us to continue supporting veterans.
This year, there are four different tin designs to collect. Different designs are exclusive to different stores, so here’s the scoop on where you can find them.
World War One - HMAS Sydney (I)
Available at Aldi
In 1914, the Royal Australian Navy fought its first single-ship action in the Indian Ocean. The engagement between HMAS Sydney (I), commanded by Captain John Glossop, RN, and SMS Emden commanded by Korvettenkapitan Karl von Muller, occurred on 9 November 1914 near the Cocos Islands. The battle commenced just after 0940 with the German Raider scoring a number of hits. Sydney’s greater speed and firepower, however, soon took a toll on the enemy and in order to save lives, Emden’s captain beached the ship on North Keeling Island at 1120. 134 German sailors and 4 RAN crew were killed during the action.
Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:
World War II - Women and World War II
Available at Coles, selected Australia Post stores, and Independent Stores.
In 1939 and onwards, when Australia entered World War II, a surge of men volunteered for enlistment in the military. The expansion led to a critical shortage of male workers and increased female participation in the labour force. Women trained to undertake skilled work in traditionally male occupations to free servicemen for operational service in roles normally unavailable to them. In 1939 the Australian Army Nursing Service was the only female unit. By 1944 almost 50,000 women were serving in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service, the Australian Women's Army Service, the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force and the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service. Thousands more served with the civilian Australian Women's Land Army or undertook voluntary war work.
Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:
Australian Peacekeepers
Available at Aldi
Since the first Australian peacekeepers deployed in 1947 to the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) there has never been a year when Australian peacekeepers were not on duty somewhere across the world. Approximately 66,000 Australians have served as peacekeepers in over 70 operations, in 60 different countries. Peacekeeping roles are varied and involve infantry, medics, aircrew, logisticians, mine clearance, air traffic controllers and many others. Peacekeeping duties are also undertaken by Police and civilian personnel. The length of operations can be a few weeks to decades with the contingent size from a small group to a substantial size such as that deployed in East Timor (Timor-Leste). Acknowledging the dangers involved with these operations, 16 Australians have died on peacekeeping duties.
Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:
The Korean War
Available at Coles, selected Australia Post stores, and Independent Stores.
The Korean War began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the US and 20 allied countries including Australia. Australia entered the war on the 28th of September 1950. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953. Personnel from the RAN, RAAF, and the Army served for the next three years. Almost 18,000 Australians served during the Korean War, of which 340 were killed. The Korean War was the first occasion an RAN aircraft carrier carried out wartime operations; and the last time the RAAF engaged in air-to-air combat.
Images on this tin are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. Click the links below to learn more about each image:
Images are sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection. The Australian War Memorial and RSL Australia do not have access to individual ADF service records, and RSL Australia is unable to contact the individuals depicted. We express our gratitude to these veterans and their families for being a part of the commemorative series of RSL Anzac Biscuit tins.
