General Chat

Happy Australia Day Have a great day. Jo xx

I came from the dream-time, From the dusty red-soil plains. I am the ancient heart, The keeper of the flame. I stood upon the rocky shores, I watched the tall ships come, For forty thousand years I've been The first Australian. I came upon the prison ship, Bowed down by iron chains, I fought the land, endured the lash, And waited for the rains. I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife On a dry and barren run, A convict, then a free man, I became Australian. I'm the daughter of a digger Who sought the mother lode. The girl became a woman On the long and dusty road. I'm a child of the Depression, I saw the good times come, I'm a bushie, I'm a battler, I am Australian. We are one, but we are many, And from all the lands on earth we come. We'll share a dream and sing with one voice, 'I am, you are, we are Australian' I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs, I am Albert Namatjira And I paint the ghostly gums. I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run, I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian. I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains, I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains. I am the rock, I am the sky, The rivers when they run, The spirit of this great land, I am Australian. We are one, but we are many, And from all the lands on earth we come. We'll share a dream and sing with one voice, 'I am, you are, we are Australian.' 'I am, you are, we are Australian.'

Happy Australia Day to all Aussies. God Bless You All. Love Mary in Spain xx

To All My Aussie Mates. Have a wonderful day. Hoping to be back soon. R.B.xxx

Happy Australia day to you all. Tassie, that was lovely, very emotive, I lked it, thank you. Have a wonderful day. Ann Glos

Yes, Tas, I'm with Mary there - goosebumps all right. I thought it was the draught! Have a great day Michael

Wonderful Tassie, stirs the heart strings. Happy Australia Day To All Aussies Sandra in the Gong

Happy Australia day to all the Wattlers. Teresa

Happy Australia day to all our Oz contingent,have a great day and a good time . Tassie ,my calender says you have your own day next month,the 6th isn't it ,will you lot be having a bash too?.Fred.