Australia Day is an official Australian holiday was created to commemorate the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip. However, the celebrations that take place in present day focus on celebrating not only Australian history but the diverse populations and landscape. Celebrations take place all over the country where festivals and award ceremony are observed.
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Born in 1942, Janette Turner Hospital grew up on the steamy sub-tropical coast of Australia in the north-eastern state of Queensland. She began a teaching career in the remote high schools there, but...
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Modern Aboriginal Poetry of Australia The songs and oral poems of the aborigines of Australia have been passed down for thousands of years. The poems explore their historical and spiritual connection...
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In April 1945, just before the war's end, Lon Redman encountered his first concentration camp—Flossenburg. There was no organized resistance against the American soldiers. They easily evacuated the...