"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed...
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plebiscite to be held in Australia, following two regarding military service in 1916 and 1917. The winner, "Advance Australia Fair", was later given official...
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lobbying group Advance Australia (yacht), a racing yacht "Advance Australia Fair", the national anthem of Australia Advance Australia Foundation, an organisation...
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lyrics of one song can be sung to the tune of another; for example, "Advance Australia Fair", "House of the Rising Sun", Pokémon Theme and "Amazing Grace" can...
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preferred by South Australians, but lost in the other states to "Advance Australia Fair". On 1 October 1859, the South Australian Register announced:...
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Peter Dodds McCormick (category Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia)
October 1916) was an Australian schoolteacher and songwriter, known for composing the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair". He published under...
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territory has its own set of symbols. Australia portal District tartans of Australia List of Australian flags "Australian National Flag". Retrieved 18 March...
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God Save the King (redirect from Royal anthem of Australia)
national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", is to be played at the end. Prior to 1974, "God Save the Queen" was the national anthem of Australia. It was replaced...
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Peter Dodds McCormick (pen name: Amicus) (1834–1916), composer of Advance Australia Fair Amicus curiae, a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as "friend...
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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous...
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