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Offline Lynne

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Happy Australia Day!
« on: January 25, 2009, 12:22:49 pm »
Happy Australia Day
to the
BetterMostians Down Under!!


From Wiki:

Australia Day, also known as Anniversary Day and Foundation Day[1], is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, marking the start of British colonisation of Australia. Australia Day is an official public holiday in every state and territory of Australia, and is marked by the Order of Australia and Australian of the Year awards, along with an address from the Prime Minister.

Records of the celebration of Australia Day date back to 1808, with Governor Lachlan Macquarie having held the first official celebration of Australia Day in 1818. In 2004, an estimated 7.5 million people attended Australia Day celebrations and functions across the country.

Australia Day is often seen as controversial by historians of English humanity. Alongside proposals to change the date of Australia Day, there has been significant protests from the Indigenous Australian community. Many Indigenous Australians see Australia Day as a celebration of the destruction of Indigenous culture by British colonialism. Since 1988, "Invasion Day" protests have been held supporting this view.


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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 01:42:19 pm »
Happy Australia Day
to all our antipodean friends!

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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 01:46:48 pm »
Happy Australia Day!



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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 01:54:45 pm »
Happy Day to our Aussie friends!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 09:43:52 pm »
Happy
Australia
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Happy Australia Day to all my BetterMost friends!

Have a wonderful day today, everyone! 
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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2009, 03:20:35 am »
Thanks one and all. It's very touching to have Australia Day acknowledged here. We have just returned from having wander in Hyde Park Sydney looking at vintage cars, listening to a concert and just generallly hanging out with fellow Aussies. Yay!
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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2009, 03:23:41 am »

Happy Australia Day!








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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2009, 05:11:32 am »
Today is also Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2009, 12:24:30 pm »




HOPE YOU ALL HAD A G'DAY!
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Re: Happy Australia Day!
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2009, 11:03:36 pm »
Quote from: Meryl on January 26, 2009, 12:24:30 pm



HOPE YOU ALL HAD A G'DAY!
I had a lovely day, thank you, Meryl. Albeit with a merlot, not a beer.  ;)   :D
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