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"Advance Australia Fair" was chosen and announced as the new national anthem, to be used on all occasions excepting those of a specifically regal nature. On 22 January 1976 the Fraser government reinstated "God Save the Queen" as the national anthem for use at royal and vice-regal events, but otherwise provided a choice between "God Save the ...
Later in 1977 a plebiscite to choose the "national song" preferred "Advance Australia Fair". This was subsequently proclaimed the national anthem in 1984 by the Hawke government . "God Save the Queen" became the royal anthem (later "God Save the King" on the accession of King Charles III ), and is used at public engagements attended by the King ...
This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song) § Results Voters were presented with the following choice: Against the background that 'GOD SAVE THE QUEEN' is the NATIONAL ANTHEM to be played on Regal and Vice Regal occasions, electors may indicate their preferences as to which of the tunes of the songs listed below ...
Top 25 singles of 1977 < 1976 1978 > Other Australian top charts for 1977 top 25 albums Australian top 40 charts for the 1980s singles albums Australian number-one charts of 1977 albums singles The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1977. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1977. The source for this year ...
21 May – The 1977 Australian referendum is held. [23] Questions on Senate casual vacancies, referendums and retirement of judges are passed. [24] A question on simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate fails. [25] A plebiscite to decide Australia's national song is won by "Advance Australia Fair". [26] 24 May:
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A fourth set of Australian Christmas Carols was written in the 1970s and given to the Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross. They have since disappeared. [5] Outback themes were common in his secular songs as well, in compositions such as "Bush Song at Dawn", familiar to many Australian children of the 1950s and 1960s through the school songbooks of the ...
Pages in category "1977 in Australian music" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song) T.