#australiadaywriteup

I’ve enjoyed a relaxing day with my family today. We didn’t have beer or a barbeque, but we did all wear thongs. (If you aren’t an Aussie then you might be thinking that statement sounds really wrong!)

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales

My ancestors were Convicts. The first to arrive was part of the First Fleet on board the Scarborough, which landed here on the 26th of January 1788. Others would follow in the years to come on the Second

What does it mean to be Australian? I was born on this land and that ties me to it. By the Preamble to the Constitution, this makes me an heir to the people of the Commonwealth. "The Commonwealth"

Aussie Aussie Aussie... Oi Oi Oi! 🇦🇺 Australia Day, 26 January, is the day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia and to acknowledge our history. On Australia