Sadly our history has some very dark parts

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

it does make more sense than jan26th..

---

January 26th has always been the anniversary of the day in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip established the first colony of New South Wales.
The first fleet had already made landfall in Botany Bay a few days earlier but that area had been considered unsuitable.
There had already been several settlements established by Europeans since the 1600s but this was the first European colony.

By all means, commemorate Federation Day on the first of January. I do. But you can't change the date Captain (Governor) Phillip established the colony any more than you can change the date you were born.

It seems some have forgotten meanings and the events behind our holidays.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by incisor

i like the may 9th option myself....

---

thankyou comrad incisor
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. It was first inaugurated in the 16[1] republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Eevo

thankyou comrad incisor
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. It was first inaugurated in the 16[1] republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin

---

in australia noddy!

it has had a few important events land on it...

So really 26th Jan only has direct relevance to NSW whereas 1 Jan actually applies to Australia as a whole.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

January 1, 1901. So I think that makes January 1 a great time for Australia Day.
So what if it's already a holiday, that doesn't matter.

---

...so we get Jan 2 off in lieu. Make the start of every new year a double celebration.

I would like to propose a new public holiday.
22nd August.
We could call it "Possession Day".

It remembers the day, in 1770, when Captain Cook landed in Australia and claimed the whole east coast for Great Britain, naming it "New South Wales".
This actually occurred at Possession Island which would later become part of Queensland.

so we're going to have 5 new public holidays.
i'm in favour

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Classic88

So really 26th Jan only has direct relevance to NSW whereas 1 Jan actually applies to Australia as a whole.

---

Yep. But New South Wales encompassed the Eastern half of Australia at the time. So it has relevance to Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, half of Northern Territory and half of South Australia.
Oh, almost forgot, and Tasmania.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...018/01/901.jpg
By Golbez - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, File:Australia change 1787-04-25.png - Wikimedia Commons

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I would like to propose a new public holiday.
22nd August.
We could call it "Possession Day".

It remembers the day, in 1770, when Captain Cook landed in Australia and claimed the whole east coast for Great Britain, naming it "New South Wales".
This actually occurred at Possession Island which would later become part of Queensland.

---

I support a public holiday on August 22 - it's my birthday!

January 26 is the birthday of NSW, but I'm from Queensland, so why would I celebrate the birthday of NSW?

January 1 is the birthday of Australia, so I'd celebrate that.

A*country*is a self-governing political entity. A country is a state. It's based on land. It has geographical boundary. Australia is a country.

A*nation is a tightly-knit group of people that share a common culture or background. I think some (or most) don't regard aboriginals as part of the nation, but only part of the country.

For example all those dual citizen senators are NOT loyal to this country/state but they are very loyal to this nation.


And (I may be wrong) also most believe Australian day is about celebrating this great nation (the history and culture of modern Australian but not the land or the history before first settlement ....

I propose to have a Australian Land day (country day) and a Australian Anglo-Saxon day (national day).

Am I too blunt?.... I mean no offense