19th April 1984 by Peter Dodds McCormick
For a link to the Australian national anthem, click on the link below.
The Australian coins, the Australian anthem and the Australian notes.
The New Zealand national anthem has fewer words than the Australian national anthem.
The current Australian National Anthem, Advance Australia Fair, became the National Anthem on 19 April 1984.
The Italian National Anthem was writtten by Goffredo Mameli in 1847.
It is significant to Australians because it is their national anthem.
The Australian national anthem is titled "Advance Australia Fair". It was nearly "Waltzing Matilda". This has become Australia's second, or unofficial anthem.
It was first performed by Andrew Fairfax, at a highland society function in Sydney on 30 November 1878 - though it wasn't adopted as the official anthem until as recent as 1984 !
Advance Australia Fair was adopted as the National anthem of Australia on 19 April 1984. The original version of 'Advance Australia Fair' had been written by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878.Prior to 1984, Australia's national anthem was the Royal anthem God Save the Queen. The Labor Party sought to change this to reflect a more "Australian" anthem, as it consolidated its independence from England. A ballot was held, and Advance Australia Fair was the winning choice.
The Australian anthem is actually Advance Australia Fair
Anthem by Ayn Rand was written and published in 1937.
the Wilhelmus van Nassouwe or simply Wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world!.it was first written down in 1574 (439 years ago). however, it was not until 1932 that it was recognized s the official national anthem