Australia Day Photo Frame

There's been a lot of anger about the idea of changing Australia Day but the date hasn’t always been so set in stone.These days most people are aware that January 26 commemorates the day the commander of the First Fleet, Captain Arthur Phillip, rowed ashore at Sydney Cove, raised the Union Jack and proclaimed British sovereignty over part of the continent in 1788.But the naming of Australia Day took almost 150 years and it was not always held on January 26.University of Melbourne Professor Kate Darian-Smith tracked the evolution of the day in a piece for The Conversation.She said January 26 was initially referred to as “First Landing Day” or “Foundation Day” and early settlers held anniversary dinners to commemorate the occasion.One of the biggest early celebrations was in 1818 when Governor Lachlan Macquarie hosted a 30-gun salute to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Later annual regattas on Sydney Harbour become a popular attraction.But the holiday was still quite a NSW-centric occasion and other states introduced their own holidays.

Afrikaans:
Australië dag
Arabic:
أستراليا اليوم
Bangla:
অস্ট্রেলঠয়া দঠবস
Bosnian (Latin):
Dan Australije
Bulgarian:
Ден на Австралия
Catalan:
Dia d'Austràlia
Chinese Simplified:
澳大利亚日
Chinese Traditional:
澳大利亞日
Cantonese (Traditional):
澳洲日
Croatian:
Dan Australije
Czech:
Den Austrálie
Danish:
Australien dag
Dutch:
Australia Day
English:
Australia Day
Estonian:
Austraalia päev
Fijian:
Siga ni Ositerelia
Filipino:
Araw ng Australia
Finnish:
Australia-päivä
French:
Australia Day
German:
Der Australia Day
Greek:
Ημέρα της Αυστραλίας
Haitian Creole:
Ostrali jou
Hebrew:
יום אוסטרליה
Hindi:
ऑस्ट्रेलठया दठवस
Hmong Daw:
Australia hnub
Hungarian:
Ausztrália nap
Indonesian:
Hari Australia
Italian:
L'Australia Day
Japanese:
オーストラリアの日
Kiswahili:
Siku ya Australia
Klingon:
'aSralya' jaj
Klingon (pIqaD):
 
Korean:
호주의 날
Latvian:
Austrālijas diena
Lithuanian:
Australija diena
Malagasy:
Andro Australie
Malay:
Hari Malaysia
Maltese:
Jum l-Awstralja
Yucatec Maya:
K'iin u Australia
Norwegian Bokmål:
Australia Day
Querétaro Otomi:
Ar pa Australia
Persian:
روز ملی استرالیا
Polish:
Australia Day
Portuguese:
Dia da Austrália
Romanian:
Ziua Australiei
Russian:
День Австралии
Samoan:
Ausetalia aso
Serbian (Cyrillic):
Дан Аустралије
Serbian (Latin):
Dan Australije
Slovak:
Deň Austrálie
Slovenian:
Dan Avstralije
Spanish:
Día de Australia
Swedish:
Australia Day
Tahitian:
Te mahana Auteraria
Tamil:
ஆஸ்த஠ரேல஠யா நாள்
Thai:
วันออสเตรเลีย
Tongan:
'Aho 'Aositelelia
Turkish:
Avustralya günü
Ukrainian:
День Австралії
Urdu:
آسٹریلیا کے دن
Vietnamese:
Quốc Khánh Úc
Welsh:
Diwrnod Awstralia