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Australia Day
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Australia day is celebrated in every state of Australia.
Its great to be Australian and on this public holiday there are plenty of events held around the country to celebrate. Australia Day is an official public holiday in every state of Australia with Australians attending citizenship ceremonies, music festivals, the Cricket or BBQs with family and friends.
Advance Australia Fair
Verse 1
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair. |
Verse 2
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair. |
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Shane Warne's Century:
My Top 100 Test Cricketers
In "Shane Warne's Century", he candidly profiles 100 players from every Test nation who have had the most significant impact on his cricketing life. Warne is famous for having never scoring a Test century, although he has come tantalisingly close on several occasions. He now wants to set the record straight by writing about a century of cricketing stars he has encountered during his illustrious career.
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Glenn McGrath - Line and Strength:
The Complete Story
McGrath shares the story of his life - in cricket and off the field.
Known as 'Pigeon', he won his baggy green cap in Perth in 1993 and went on to forge a brilliant career, retiring as cricket's most successful fast bowler with 563 Test wickets.
McGrath entered Ashes folklore in 1997 when he destroyed England by taking 8 for 38 at Lord's, and he even scored a Test half-century with the bat. With leg spinner Shane Warne, he formed the most devastating bowling combination in Test history.
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England Versus Australia:
An Illustrated History of Every Test Match Since 1877
Since the first Test Match between England and Australia was staged in Melbourne in 1877, generations of cricket lovers have been thrilled and beguiled by what is surely the greatest sporting encounter between two nations in the modern age. This was never more evident than in the extraordinary 2005 series that saw England regain the ashes. "Australia versus England" is the product of vast research. It incorporates over 1330 pictures, from the beginning in 1877 through to the 2006-07 series when Australia regained the Ashes 5-0.
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Aussie, Actually:
A Woman's Humorous and Honest Account of What it's Really
Like to Emigrate
Aussie, Actually is not a ‘how to’ on emigration – it does however cover many pertinent issues an expat may encounter: What schools to choose? Where to live? The agony of moving – again, the old school tie connections and the ongoing split allegiance and yearning for immediate family and old friends. And for those contemplating a permanent move to Australia, Aussie, Actually will reveal the everyday experiences not covered in the emigration manual! |
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Century of Pictures: 100 Years of Herald Photography
By Mike Bowers
Celebration of photojournalism |
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First Australians: An Illustrated History
"First Australians" is a landmark illustrated history of Australia that accompanies a major nine-part television series broadcast on SBS TV. This is the story of the violent clash of culture, religion and ideas at the heart of Australia's history. Beginning with Aboriginal travellers landing on Australian shores around 70,000 BC, it chronicles the fierce war with colonists, the blood massacres and the earliest civil rights movement the world has ever seen.Drawing on a rich collection of historic documents and haunting images, it brings to life a cast of characters including Bennelong, who is kidnapped by the British and is the First Australian to set foot on British soil; Truganini known as the last Tasmanian who is broken by the betrayal of her people; and Lieutenant Dawes, a British officer who defies the authority of Empire by falling in love with a young Indigenous woman. Alive with colonial detail-corruption, mutinies and pyrrhic victories - "First Australians" tells the story that gave birth to the nation. |
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That'd be Right: A Fairly True History of Modern Australia
Both funny and insightful That'd Be Right is part memoir, part personal history of Australia over the last thirty years. Some of these events would be considered momentous, some small and personal. They range from a day at the Melbourne Cup with his mother where too many champagnes and too few winners were picked; a swimming carnival early in the morning after a gloomy and long federal election the night before; watching truly surreal Grand Final moments in a pub with a group of odd and unknown bar companions. Sailing on a massive yacht during the Sydney Olympics while listening to the conversation of an elderly lady from Texas in the cabin below. William also writes about a night at the cricket with his son, which shows how things can change and oddly come full circle. |
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Australia
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann in Australia, an epic and romantic action adventure set on the brink of World War II. When an English aristocrat travels to this faraway continent, she meets rough hewn cattle driver and an enchanting Aboriginal child. This unlikely trio joins forces and embarks on a transforming journey, driving a herd od cattle across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful, yet unforgiving terrain. When their world is torn apart by powerful enemies, they must try to find each other amidst the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbour. With his new film, director Baz Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together comedy, Romance, Drama, Adventure and Spectacle
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Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English
Speaking our Language is written for people who want to know where Australian English came from, what the forces were that moulded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going.
The sub-title of this book, "The Story of Australian English", derives in part from the chronological story that the book traces: the story begins with Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook collecting indigenous words such as kangaroo and quoll in northern Queensland in 1770, and it continues from there right up to the present day, when Australian English is firmly established as the natural and national language of Australia.
It is a 'story' in another sense as well: the story of the development of Australian English is inextricably intertwined with the stories of Australian history and culture, and of the development of Australian identity. Of all the markers of identity, language is by far the most significant.
This language we speak, and which gives voice to our Australian identity, is not, however, a unifaceted thing. It is, as the book demonstrates, a multifaceted entity. Australian English is central to the process of giving voice to our Australian identity: in important ways, we are what we speak, and we are how we speak. |
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Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Rolf Harris, artist, musician, singer, TV presenter was born in Perth Western Australia. He has been awarded the CBE, is a member of the Order of Australia and has won many honours for his work in the entertainment industry. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport was the number 1 hit for four weeks in Australia in 1960. |
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Lonely Planet Australia
This bestselling guide to the Land Down Under gives visitors an insiders peak into the golden beaches, baked red deserts, and glamorous cities that make up this country known for both its ancient, indigenous history and its young, vibrant culture. |
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Aussie Aussie Aussie - Australia Day Party Products
Huge range of Australia Day celebratory party products suitable for decorating homes or offices or even something to wear to the footy or tennis. This range includes Australian flags, balloons, streamers, cut-outs masks, wigs and other wearable items.
Quality Australiana Gifts.
Classic traditional hand-painted boomerangs
- Plywood boomerangs with wildly bright prints of contemporary Aboriginal art designs
- Boxed Boomerangs accompanied by a timber display stand with a brass plaque. The box has a clear plastic lid which allows for visibility of the gift box contents during presentation.
These are extremely popular as corporate gifts,
- Clapsticks
- Bullroarers
- Emu Callers
- Paintings on Canvas (Unframed)
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