Happy Holiday - Australia Day!

photo by Caveman Chuck Coker

Happy holiday - Australia Day!

The day of the arrival of The First Fleet


  • Celebrate annually on January 26
  • To commemorate the arrival of "The First Fleet" at Sydney Cove in 1788
  • The First Fleet comprised of 11 ships and was commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip
  • The First Fleet contained
    • 10 civil officers
    • 212 marines
    • 28 wives, 17 children of the marines
    • 81 free persons
    • 504 male convicts
    • 192 female convicts
  • 1994, all states and territories began celebrating this date as a unified public holiday!
Things to do
  • Celebrating Australia! Appreciate thing she has done for you!
  • Promote Multi-Culturalism of Australia
  • Celebrate, congratulate, admire, and learn from Australia Day Achievement Award Ceremony
  • Get together
  • BBQ
  • Play/watch cricket
  • enjoy Big Day Out
  • enjoy Australia Day Live Concert
  • etc...
Enjoy!


References:
[1] Austalia Day, Wikipedia.org
[2] The First Fleet, Wikipedia.org

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