Armistice Day
The treaty
to end the Great War (World War 1) was signed on the 11th
of November 1918 at 11 am.
The soldiers
came back to New Zealand and the schools made athletics day to honour the
soldiers. They held it on Armistice Day until 1960 and changed it to the
closest Saturday so the parents could come. There was over 500 competitors and
the main race was the peace shield with was 220 yards. It even continued over
World War 2.
By Gulliver
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