ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR

Advance Australia Fair (The National Anthem of Australia) was composed by Peter Dodds

McCormick sometime around

the turn of this century. Several versions with different combinations of the verses are

found in different references. Some

Australian governments seemed to disapprove of the sentiment of some of these verses,

and passively discouraged their

remembrance. Consequently, several of these verses are very difficult to find unless one

searches for old and original references.

God Save The Queen is also sung as The Australian Royal Anthem.

Australians all let us rejoice,

For we are young and free;

We've golden soil and wealth for toil,

Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in Nature's gifts

Of beauty rich and rare;

In history's page, let every stage

Advance Australia fair!

In joyful strains then let us sing,