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  2. Public holidays in Australia - Wikipedia

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    A Labour Day is observed in each state and territory, although it is varied in date. There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January) and Anzac Day (25 April), which are nationwide public holidays. When a public holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, the three-day period is colloquially known as a "long weekend".

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  4. Anzac Day - Wikipedia

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    Anzac Day was gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1920, through the Anzac Day Act, after lobbying by the New Zealand Returned Services' Association, [30] the RSA. [31] Anzac Day at Manly, Queensland, 1922. In Australia at the 1921 State Premiers' Conference, it was decided that Anzac Day would be observed on 25 April each year. [32]

  5. Australia Day - Wikipedia

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    Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. [ 2] In present-day Australia, the government Australia Day Council organises ...

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    The best Australia holidays to do in your lifetime. Best things to do in Melbourne. It turned out to be one of the most exhilarating and exhausting (mentally and physically) days of my life; over ...

  7. Christmas in Australia - Wikipedia

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    An Australian Christmas dessert pavlova garnished with strawberries. The traditional Christmas tree is central to Christmas decorations, and strings of lights and tinsel are standard. Decorations appear in stores and on streets starting in November and are commonplace by early December. Many homeowners decorate the exterior of their houses.

  8. Labour Day - Wikipedia

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    Labour Day in Australia is a public holiday on dates which vary between states and territories. In some states the date commemorates the Eight Hours Day march (see below). It is the first Monday in October in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia. In Victoria and Tasmania, it is the second Monday in March (though ...

  9. Canberra Day - Wikipedia

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    Canberra Day. Canberra Day is a public holiday in Australia held annually on the second Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) to celebrate the official naming of Canberra. Canberra was named at a ceremony on 12 March 1913 by Lady Denman, the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman .

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