Australia Day is Australia's national day, marking the landing of the First Fleet under Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, and the raising of the British Union Jack, in 1788. After the federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, the official recognition and dates of Australia Day by that name, and its corresponding holiday, emerged gradually.
Australia Day is Australia's national day, marking the landing of the First Fleet under Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, and the raising of the British Union Jack, in 1788. After the federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, the official recognition and dates of Australia Day by that name, and its corresponding holiday, emerged gradually.
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