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Encyclopedia > Song of Australia

The Song of Australia was written by English-born poet Caroline J. Carleton in 1859 for a competition sponsored by the Gawler Institute. The music for the song was composed by Carl Linger (1810-1862).


External link: Song of Australia (http://www.lionsedwardstown.org.au/song%20of%20australia.htm)


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Song of Australia (256 words)
The "Song of Australia" was first heard at a public performance at the Oddfellows Hall, Gawler on 12 December 1859.
Three verses of the song were sung by the choir at the opening ceremonies of the new Hall 10 months later.
In South Australian and Northern Territory Lodges the first verse of the "Song of Australia" continues to be song by the brethren at the Festive Board, after the toast to Grand Lodge.
Advance Australia Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1157 words)
Between that timeframe, the song was used inside of Australia as a patriotic song and to announce the news from the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
The song quickly gained popularity and an amended version was sung by a choir of 10,000 at the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
Advance Australia Fair was adopted as the national anthem on 19 April, 1984 by a decision of the Labor government of Bob Hawke, although it required a proclamation by the Governor-General for the decision to become official.
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