bulletman
This is a question for overseas members only, Australians learn European, U.K. and North American history so we know a little about your countries, so without googling, what is the significance of Australia Day.
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FISH-O
... It's a reason to break out in tune... An Aria for Australia....
La La La (fine tuning the vocal cords)....
Wonderful Australia ... a place we know and love...
Amazing Australia .... shining to the world above (obviously because Australia is Down Under).... (I hope you can hear the beautiful tones my voice is creating....
Now everyone join in....
Glorious Oh Glorious Australia .... the country where we all should be......................................(Hold this note for 40 seconds precisely)................................................
Oh we love... love ... love Australia Beautiful Bold and Free!.............................. (Holding note again..... )
This is the place where everyone cheers and I take a bow.
:)
| 12 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Bob/PKB
Without even looking at the other answers here, I would only be able to guess. Not only was nothing about Australia taught in my school, I have made no effort to learn anything about Australia. Whatever the purpose for Australia Day happens to be, I sincerely hope it is a day of happiness and celebration.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
cucumber
A day that celebrates the arrival of the first fleet at Sydney Cove on January 26 1788 after having left Portsmouth England on May 13th 1787, is now regarded as a public holiday with lots of flag waving and BBQ's in the back yard, and the swilling of copious amounts of of liquid beverages . in recent years the atmosphere of the occasion has taken on more of a sanitized commercial feeling with idiot rantings from brain dead specimens like Sam Kickmeintheditch promoting the scoffing of baby lambs ..instead of the traditional damper and billy tea that was once enjoyed by The Aussie stock man from years gone by .and thats fair dinkum!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
Botany bay proved unsuitable as a settlement area due to lack of fresh water and safe harbour.
On 25th January one ship entered Port Jackson, now commonly referred to as Sydney Harbour.
The following day Captain Arthur Phillip arrived and raised the Union Flag commonly called the Union Jack and so started the colony of New South Wales on 26th January 1788.
Well intenioned as he/she may have been the dates were all whacko. The first fleet left blighty in 1778 but ARRIVED in January 1788 as I am sure you know as well as I do.
jhharlan
@Bob/PKB is so right. Nothing is taught about Australia in American schools and what a shame I'm embarrassed to say. What I know about Australia I learned reading THE THORNBIRDS. and TIM. . But I'm still inspired to visit one day. Have a great holiday, you guys. I think y'all will put our 4th. of July to shame............
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
dowsa
Anniversary day(Foundation day) Proclamation of British Sovereignty Know as eastern Holland. Captain James Cook chartered East coast claimed it for Britain.In 1700 convicts were deported from Britain to Aussie land..
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
I lay in a vegetated state on the planet of Jasper Kola 417 for what now seems to be a minute and a half and much like what happened to Anaken Skywalker ... but without the scary black outfit...I was turned into a shrimp and re-named Fish Fry. Unfortunately the shrimp thing didn't last very long... I went into a bottle for lunch, plankton and kelp, became lodged inside and morphed into the boogley eyed octopus you see today.
The story continues.......... stay tuned..........
It would seem that today Romos thinks it is a grand idea to pickle me... Don't you go finding crackers....