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We all know about how "Advance Australia Fair" was first performed in the middle of a outbreak of race riots, right?
As @LukeLPearson points out here, the cosmetic change of one word is pretty pathetic.
But we've genuinely forgotten the context in which the song was written: an outbreak of anti-Chinese violence in 1870s Sydney, which ultimately led to
Here's the Sydney Morning Herald's account of its first performance on St. Andrews Day, 30 November 1878:
https://t.co/6DunDKIbvB
On the adjoining column is an account of an incident the same week when two well-dressed men in black coats and white shirt-fronts brutally attacked a Chinese man in Essex Street in the Rocks with a hammer:
This wasn't an isolated incident. In fact, racist anti-Chinese agitation in November 1878 in Sydney was a crucial turning point in Australia's Federation as a unified country.
As @LukeLPearson points out here, the cosmetic change of one word is pretty pathetic.
But we've genuinely forgotten the context in which the song was written: an outbreak of anti-Chinese violence in 1870s Sydney, which ultimately led to
I wrote something (ostensibly) about the change to Australia's national anthem, swapping 'young' for 'one'.
— IndigenousX Team - Luke (@IndigenousX) December 31, 2020
We are One Nation?https://t.co/DynoAlXVxQ
Here's the Sydney Morning Herald's account of its first performance on St. Andrews Day, 30 November 1878:
https://t.co/6DunDKIbvB
On the adjoining column is an account of an incident the same week when two well-dressed men in black coats and white shirt-fronts brutally attacked a Chinese man in Essex Street in the Rocks with a hammer:
This wasn't an isolated incident. In fact, racist anti-Chinese agitation in November 1878 in Sydney was a crucial turning point in Australia's Federation as a unified country.