At 8am on Saturday, all of Appin stood still.
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Either on their driveways, or gathered spaced out at the town's makeshift memorial, residents marked Anzac Day together.
Speakers were hooked up on some street corners, bagpipers played solemnly on their front lawns, and - after the Anzac songs and a few minutes silence - police, fire and ambulance vehicles drove through the streets with their sirens and lights going as residents waved their arms and flags.
A remarkable feat given the unusual circumstances which have kept communities apart in recent weeks, the special tribute was organised by passionate veteran Ken Wright.
Helped by his neighbours and the local emergency services, the 72-year-old Vietnam serviceman said he was overwhelmed by the show of community support.
"We've got the wow factor here today in Appin, because I've been informed we are the only town in NSW who are conducting a service," he said.
"I think this Anzac Day - and hopefully Appin too - will put us into the history books. This is the most wonderful town in Australia."
He said residents, Campbelltown police, ambulance service and the local fire brigades had provided "amazing service" to pull off the morning's memorial.
In some streets of the small town, almost every house had a family camped out on their driveways to take part.
Stephen and Michelle Ross, who would normally attend a dawn service with their three kids Ethan, Paige and Shane, spent the whole morning outside.
"It's phenomenal, and there's so many fallen soldiers from Appin alone, so it's great to see this support and effort," Ms Ross said.
"I think this year has in some ways made more people take part in Anzac Day, even if they wouldn't normally go to the dawn service.
"Perhaps it's made them realise how the soldiers were alone at that time, so we need to come out and show respect for that."
Likewise, Lisa and Adam Mcknight said the morning's driveway events helped to make the unusual day special.
"This is a very different way of spending Anzac Day, that for sure, but even in today's circumstance it's good to be able to celebrate," Ms Mcknight said.
"This is the best of a bad situation and it's nice to see everyone out. It was a different feeling, but you still had that feeling of gratitude and emotion."
In particular, Ms Mcknight said seeing the emergency service crews take part had been special, given the past few months where they've been on the frontline of bushfires, floods and now a pandemic.