Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song.

In order for the song to become the anthem, it had to face a vote between the Royal anthem God Save the Queen, the " unofficial anthem " Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia.

The original song Advance Australia Fair was composed by Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen-name ' Amicus ' ( which means ' friend ' in Latin ), in the late 19th century, and first performed by Andrew Fairfax at a Highland Society function in Sydney on 30 November 1878.

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 on 1 January 1901.

Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa.

The Southern Cross was written into the lyrics of " Advance Australia Fair " in 1901: " Beneath our radiant Southern Cross "; the song was adopted as the Australian National Anthem in 1984.

The song peaked at number seven in New Zealand and reached the top 20 in Australia.

The song achieved number 1 status in Holland first, followed by the UK and then Australia.

Eric Bogle wrote a popular song, " And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda " ( 1972 ), after watching in Australia a parade of elderly veterans of the Gallipoli campaign.

The song Far Away in Australia sung by the Irish ballad group The Wolfe Tones portrays the sorrow of two young Irish lovers who are separated when the male youth is forced to make his living far away in Australia, leaving his girl behind.

* The symbol of Hornsby Girls High School, Australia, is the " Torch of Knowledge " and words of the school song include " Minerva by our southern seas her sacred groves replanted, with whispering gums to woo the breeze that flows o ' er lands enchanted ; with ageless hills she rimmed her bower, her sunlit shrine of learning, and here we keep through shine and shower the Torch of Knowledge burning ..." ( NOTE on Australianisms: gums here means " gum trees " ( eucalyptus ), not a part of the mouth ).

In Australia, Germany and France the song reached the Top 15 in each case.

The group had top 10 hits in the 1960s with " I'll Never Find Another You ", " A World of Our Own ", " Morningtown Ride ", " The Carnival Is Over " ( Russian folk song which the Seekers have sung at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including World Expo 88 and the Paralympics and still stands as the 30th best selling song in the United Kingdom ), " Someday One Day ", and " Georgy Girl " ( the title song of the film of the same name ).

Single with Russian folk song, " The Carnival Is Over ", appeared in November, which reached No. 1 in both Australia and the UK.

The song is dedicated to a Fenian poet named John Boyle O ' Reilly, who was deported to Australia because of his poetry.

* Van Diemen's Land is mentioned in the song " Australia " by comedy folk band Folk On.

A country folk song, the song has been referred to as " the unofficial national anthem of Australia ".

In 2008, this recording of " Waltzing Matilda " was added to the " Sounds of Australia Registry " in the National Film and Sound Archive which says that there are more recordings of " Waltzing Matilda " than any other Australian song.

Although no copyright applies to the song in Australia and many other countries, the Australian Olympic organisers had to pay royalties to Carl Fischer Music following the song being played at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

", an international million seller and a Top 10 hit in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Mexico, was also a double sided hit with the " B " side " Let Me Be Lonely " charting at # 79.

Nine began using the slogan " Let Us Be The One " ( based by The Carpenters song ) in 1977, and achieved widespread success, becoming the number 1 free to air network in Australia and National Nine News became the most watched news service.

After 3 sold-out limited 7 " s (" Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion " on Dance to the Radio, " Watching " on Double Dragon, and " Let Her Go " on Angular Records ) and touring around the UK and Europe with bands such as The Long Blondes and The Research, the group released their debut album Grown-Ups, produced by Alan Smyth and James Ford, in June 2007 on Angular Records in the UK, Slumberland Records in the US, Fabtone in Japan and Speak N Spell in Australia.

On November 21, 2009, Flair returned to the ring as a heel on the " Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin " tour of Australia, losing to Hulk Hogan in the main event of the first show by brassknuckles.

In late 2009, Wright returned to wrestling to take part in Hulk Hogan's " Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin " tour of Australia.

This new trio put out Ya Gotta Let Me Do My Thing in 1997, touring Australia and Europe once more, and USA for the first time.

It is the eighth and final track on the band's fourth Australian album, Let There Be Rock, released in Australia in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.

In August / September 2007 O ' Neill toured as part of the ' Countdown Spectacular 2 ' concert series Australia-wide and toured Australia and New Zealand on The Let It Be Tour ( The Beatles tribute show ) in November / December 2007 .< ref >

In 2009, Umaga was brought in for a series of matches during the Hulkamania Tour of Australia entitled Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin.

The current slogan for Starburst in the U. S. is " It's A Juicy Contradiction " and in the UK and Australia it is " Tastes Like Summer / Let Your Starburst Out.

He performed a one off show, " Let Me Be Frank With You " at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, which was organized by Hamish and Andy on the 18th of August 2010.

Two songs, " Shelter " and " Let Me Be ," were released as singles in Australia.

Another album Out of the Blue (# 13, 1976 ) was released with a renewed version of " Let it Slide " (# 29 ) as a single in Australia.

He played piano on two songs for ex-Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies ' solo album, was the piano player on the singles ' You Won't Let Me ,' by Karise Eden, ' Happy Home ,' and ' In The Blowing Wind ' performed by Darren Percival, and Sarah De Bono's cover of Duffy's ' Warwick Avenue ' for the TV show The Voice ( Australia ).

He took part in the Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin tour in late 2009, wrestling across Australia, including Perth and Sydney.

In 2009, Sexay and Rikishi reunited to compete for the Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin Tour in Australia.

On November 21, 2009, They were involved with the Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin Australian Tour event in Melbourne, Australia and wrestled and defeated Reno Anoa ' i and Vampire Warrior in an Australian Street Fight.

English cricketer CB Fry exclaimed " Let us paint him white and take him with us to Australia as an opener.

Excerpted from his shows in Australia, as well as from various US cities, Paul Is Live followed the 1989 – 1990 Paul McCartney World Tour / Tripping the Live Fantastic extravaganza by only three years, confounding critics and fans as to its appearance, and some its necessity ( although the only song it has in common with Tripping The Live Fantastic is " Live And Let Die ").

In Reddy's native Australia, where she'd reached # 2 with both " I Don't Know How to Love Him " and " I Am Woman ", " Delta Dawn " became Reddy's first # 1 hit, spending five weeks atop the chart in August and September 1973.

* " Arch Bridge in Australia to Have Record Span ", Popular Mechanics, May 1929

On the occasion of his visit to Australia in 1938, the Sydney Labour Daily published a cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm tearing up the Belgian Neutrality Pact, Adolf Hitler tearing up another agreement, and Luckner tearing up a directory, with the caption " They All Have The Habit ".

In 1993, she released her first official compilation album The Singles Collection 1981 – 1993, which was a success throughout Europe and Australia and the dancefloor-influenced single " If I Can't Have You " ( a cover of the Yvonne Elliman song from the film Saturday Night Fever that was penned by The Bee Gees ), became her last UK Top 20 Hit as well as a number 3 hit in Australia.

:# Have the governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Korea been accomplices of the United States in the aggression against Vietnam in violation of international law?

Blondes Have More Fun ( 1978 ) went to # 1 in the USA and Australia, and produced two more Top 40 singles including his second US # 1, " Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?

* You Have Been Watching ( Australia ) ( 2011 )

In support of We Have You Surrounded, the band embarked on tours of the U. S. A., Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

The entire film was filmed in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia including such locations as Glebe ( Alibrandi's house ), Bondi Beach, Sydney Central Station on Eddy Avenue, the Studio space and entrance of Sydney Opera House ( the Have your Say Day scene ), George Street / ANZAC Bridge ( the scene where Jacob Coote sent

It was included in the maxi single of " Always Have Always Will " from 1998 in Australia, Sweden and later in the UK.