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rockylizard


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Gday...

1770  -   Lieutenant Cook and his crew first sight the eastern coast of Australia. 

1984  -   Australia adopts Green and Gold as its national colours. 

1984  -   Australia adopts 'Advance Australia Fair' as its national anthem.

Cheers - John



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I attended a Rotary meeting where everyone stood at the end of the meeting and sang Advance Straya Fair. Not only did I feel like a dill not knowing the words (and still don't) but the bloke next to me had a loud operatic voice which attracted everyone's attention. Maybe I should have mimed.

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Pity the Portuguese beat him (Cook) by 50 years and the Chinese by near a 100.

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Gday...

Yep - many nations had visited Straya (as we now lovingly call this great place) centuries earlier ... but none had visited the east coast before Cook.

Cheers - John



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