单词 | australia day |
释义 | Australia Dayn. The anniversary of the day, 26 January 1788, on which Governor Phillip founded the settlement at Sydney Cove; an annual public holiday in Australia celebrating this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > specific Day of the Dead1834 Columbus Day1892 Australia Day1911 1911 Sydney Morning Herald 23 May 6/3 In arrogantly setting up an Australia Day of its own, with no historical or other reference to our universal Australia Day, January 26, that Church assumes a prerogative it has no right..to exercise. 1921 Argus (Melbourne) 28 Jan. 7/7 Among the Australia Day celebrations in London today was a service organised by the Rev. Arthur West..at Saint Dunstan's-in-the-East. 1932 Sydney Morning Herald 27 Jan. 10/6 For more than 100 years the day has been commemorated as Anniversary Day, but the State Cabinet decided that it should be observed in future as Australia Day. 1977 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 19 Jan. 70/3 Major league championships will be played..during the Australia Day holiday weekend—January 29, 30 and 31. 1981 A. J. Burke Pommies & Patriots 38 Joe Lyons..sponsored the change of name from Foundation Day to Australia Day in 1932. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911 |
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