Australians love prawns, an ideal seafood. What people in other countries call a shrimp is a prawn in sunny Australia. Another issue is a lobster. To Australians this delicacy is a crayfish. A young girl in Australia is called a "Sheila". But dancing with a young girl is not "Waltzing Matilda". During the Depression a "Swagman" would carry his belongings in a bag, called "Matilda", over his shoulder on a stick, as he made his way across the land seeking employment. This was called "Waltzing Matilda". This is the essence of Australian Culture.

AUSTRALIAN CULTURE

STRINE

Though Australia is a Western country, things are different than in New York or London. Barbecues and going to the beach are important aspects of life. Australians pride themselves on having an equitable society, where everyone "gets a fair go". The majority of Australians live in cities along the coast, but cultural values originating in the outback are important to them. They look with affection to life as it was two hundred years ago when life was hard and a person's character was judged by his actions. Aboriginal culture is important to Australians. They have been on this continent for 50,000 years. Their "laid back" attitude to life has infused present day Australian culture. Possibly the "she'll be right mate" attitude of Australians came from them.

SPORT

Tysaustralia

The Opera House is Sydney's most famous icon....

IMMIGRATION

This country prides itself on having a multicultural society where people from many countries can express their culture while adopting the more widely held values. Consequently, many lifestyles and cuisines can be enjoyed. A quarter of Australians are born overseas. Post War immigrants came from Europe. Today, most immigrants come from China and to a lesser extent Africa. Just over 2 percent of the population is Aboriginal.

Facets of Australian culture are strine and sport.

High achievers become famous Australians.

Australia's Cultural Development

After Captain Cook "discovered" Australia it became a colony of Britain. Soon after people were brought here to settle, however, Australia became a destination for convicts, i.e., petty criminals from the UK. By the late 19th century more than half the population were convicts or freed convicts. One in five Australians living today have a convict ancestor. Rum was used as currency in the early days. People preferred to drink rum and beer rather than tea. The first police force formed was made up of ex-convicts. Gold was found all across Australia. Migrants came to dig the gold from European countries, other British colonies and the US. There was a large influx of Chinese who returned home en mass when the easy gold became scarce.

Australian culture has high regard for famous australians.

World's largest steel arch bridge is in Sydney Harbour....

When partaking in sport Australians speak strine.

AUSTRALIAN BEHAVIOR

Charles Kingsford-Smith is a famous Austallian.

A tinny is a beer in Aussie strine, a thing to know in Australian culture.

Sport is rated highly in the culture.

Many famous Australians live overseas.

Strine is an expression of Australian culture.

Families enjoy Australian sport.

A brumbie according to Australian strine is a wild horse.

Ned Kelly is an infamous Australian.

Famous australians are held in high esteem in this culture.

In strine tucker means food, which is important in Australian culture.

Visit Australian museums.

Take in Australians museums.

Australians who take a day off work have a sickie, in strine.

Phar lap was a famous Australian horse.

Experience Australian museums.

As mad as a cut snake is to get upset, very angry, in strine.

In Australian culture ordinary Australians want to be famous.

Australian slang has developed into strine, the unique language of Australian culture.

Australian sport is popular.

Of all Australians Don Bradman is the most famous.

Famous Australians receive the Order of Australia medal.

Clobber in Aussie strine means the clothes you wear.

Weekends means Australian sport.

See a description of famous Australians in their culture.

In strine a battler means a hard worker, the mainstay of Australian culture.

Mathrew Flinders was a famous cartographer.

Everyone likes Australian sport.

In strine a bludger is one who gets something for nothing.

See Australian tramway museums.

Australian strine holds that a joey is a baby kangaroo.

Evonne Goolagong is on the list of famous Australians.

A major Australian sport in the culture is surf life saving.

Surfies ride the surf all day accordng to strine.

Banjo Paterson is one of the famous Australians.

Many participate in Australian sport.

The Alice in Australian strine means the town of Alice Springs.

Famous people are honored in this culture.

Australians museums are important.

In strine an Aussie salute is to brush flies away.

Famous Australians such as Dawn Fraser have a strong influence on culture.

Everyone loves sport.

Aussie culture, to have a blue in Aussie strine is to get angry.

Australian museums tell a story.

Captain Cook is famous for discovering Australia.

A mate is a friend in Aussie strine, a premise of Australian culture.

Enjoy Australian museums.

Australians look up to their famous people.

A swagman and tramp are the same in strine.

Sport like Australian football league, Aussie Rules, AFL are favored past time.s

Culture dictates that Australians like to be famous.

A mug according to strine is a layabout or a fool.

Cricket is a great Australian sport.

This culture regards famous Australians highly.

Australians say station instead of farm in strine.

People follow Australian sport.

To throw a wobbly in strine means to have a tantrum.

A blow-in according to Aussie strine is a stranger.

In Australian strine fair dinkum means something is true.

Go to museums.

Families go to Australian sport.

To shout is to buy a drink in Australian strine, a facet of Aussie culture.

The famous Nancy Bird flies into the record books.

The outback according to strine stands is the bush,the countryside.

Australian rugby league ARL is an important Australian sport.

Famous Australians leave their mark on the culture.

Australian culture, a bloke means a man, in strine.

Examine artifacts in Australian museums.

Look through the strine dictionary and understand Australian culture.

Many play Australian sport like rugby union..

An Aussie means an Australian in strine.

MUSEUMS

Yowie wanders Australia.

Harold Holt Prime Minister of Australia drowns.

FAMOUS AUSTRALIANS

Illegal Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge
Francis De Groot cut the ribbon on the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on horseback with a sword before it was performed by John T. Lang.

Secret Ballot 1855 was the year when the secret ballot was introduced, important for Australian culture.

ART GALLERIES

Sir John Robertson, five times premier of New South Wales, drank a pint of rum every morning for 35 years.

It was illegal to swim on Australian beaches until 1902.

AUSTRALIAN RECORDS AND FACTS

In the World

Australia is the most urbanized country on Earth with 70 percent of the population living in coastal cities.

Australians gamble more per head than anywhere else, having a fifth of the world's poker machines.

Though mining is an important export industry, more Australian land is used for pubs than mining.

Australia is the 6th largest country in the world after Russia, Canada, China, the United States and Brazil.

Australia is the driest inhabited country.

The mainland of Australia is the world's largest island.

Of all continents, Australia is the smallest.

Population 6.4 per square mile after Mogolia 4.3.

Australia is the world's largest exporter of Aluminium (bauxite), Black Coal, Diamonds (gem plus industrial) , Lead, Mineral Sands, Refined Zinc, Sheep and Wool.

Barrier Reef is the longest and largest reef in the world.

Within Australia

Lake Eyre SA has lowest rainfall and is lowest region.

Tully in Queensland has the highest rainfall in a year at 4400mm.

The town with the lowest night temperature is Canberra, with Charlotte Pass having the lowest recorded temperature.

Canberra is the foggiest capital.

Tasmania is the largest island in Australia.

The highest peak on the Australian mainland is Mount Kosciusko NSW at 2230 meters.

Cloncurry in Queenland recorded the hottest temperature in Australia 53 degrees C.

Australia's largest is Lake Eyre, 9500 square kms.

Lake St Clair is the deepest in Australia.

The longest river in Australia is the Murray River 2520kms long.

The world's longest fence built to stop dingoes is twice as long as the Great Wall of China.

Melbourne stonemasons gained the world's first 8 hour day in 1856.

Australian Men live to 75 years on average, women 84 years.

During a lifetime an Australian will eat 165,000 eggs.

Australians eat 18 cows and 90 sheep in a lifetime.

Eight tonnes of fruit is eaten by the average Australian.

Australians eat half a tonne of cheese.

Over a lifetime an Australia eats ten tonnes of vegetables.

The largest tram network runs in Melbourne and it is also the world's last publicly operated tram system.

Coolgardie Safe

Kerosene Refrigerator

Stobie Pole

Buffalo Fly Trap

Dual Flush Toilet

Electric Shearing Machine

Billy lids are kids in Austrlian strine.

A tour of museums and art galleries will give an understandingl of Australian culture.

Australian strine dictates that you weare thongs on your feet..

The culture is quite unique.

A hoon is a bad driver in Australian strine.

These are famous Australians.

Examine the guide to strine and know Australian culture.

Go to museums to see historical artifacts.

To rage in Aussie strine is to have a good time.

Tour art galleries and understand Australian culture

Famous Australians can be ocker which means a real Aussie in strine.

Many famous Australians play sport.

Manchester means linen in Aussie strine.

They love their Australian sport.

Strine lives on in modern Australian culture.

The culture values famous Australians.

Australian culture highlights the essential strine.

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Australian sport is prominent in this culture.

To fit into this culture an understanding of Australian strine is encouraged.

Aboriginals such as Evonne Goolagong are Famous Australians.

Megafauna. Aboriginals came to Australia about 50 thousand years ago. Anthropologists call Aboriginals gracile. Megafauna like large wombats, rhino, flightless birds, lizards and meat eating kangaroos lived alongside Aboriginals before becoming extint 20-30 thousand years ago. A theory holds that Aboriginals killed off megafauna because megafauna and human bones were found together. Tasmanian Aboriginals had a different origin than mainland Aboriginals. They could not start fire but fought over access to it. Aboriginals 40,000 years ago lived alongside Marree Man, a man-like bearded creature that walked upight.

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