Happy Australia Day

Happy Australia Day! This year we're learning about the dog on the tuckerbox, going here to find out what the dog really did to the tuckerbox, visiting Australian Screen Online, and listening to a podcast about Marcus Clarke's novel His Natural Life. A critical text of the revised version of the novel can be found here: a silent film adaptation can be seen here.

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  • Advance, Australia Fair!
  • Thanks, Baron.
  • Sad truth: For more years than I like to think about, I seriously believed that "Waltzing Matilda" was the Australian National Anthem.
  • Actually, I think it's Tie Me Kangaroo Down.

    Just kidding! And Luke, Happy Australia Day!
  • Thanks, John.
  • The Baron said:
    Sad truth: For more years than I like to think about, I seriously believed that "Waltzing Matilda" was the Australian National Anthem.

    Well they had a referendum in 1977 or so to decide between Advance Australia Fair, Waltzing Matilda and God Save the Queen, so it's not a far fetched notion.

    They got about 41%, 28% and 11% respectively so Advance... it is.

    If you leave out the 2nd verse (as officially reccomended), its innoccuous enough, but I'm not sure they've finally settled on this one either.

    And there has been idle talk lately about changing the flag too.
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