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cricket, punt, beer and a few snags on the barbie! Happy Australia Day!
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HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!! A day to acknowledge how damn lucky we are to be living here . We take it all for granted of course but it’s a pretty good place we have here .
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I think I heard someone suggest on TV today that Australia Day be moved to Jan 1, which is technically more accurate anyway, but you don't have to be too smart to see why that is very unlikely to happen.
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Friday the 1st and Monday the 4th could both be public holidays.

The 1st is the day it should be. 
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Next year Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th would be the public holidays. 
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It’s not going to be moved Max . Not in the foreseeable future anyway. Why bother ? The noisy minority will still complain .
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Not that easy, the day is already a holiday, people wouldn't know what day it is, literally. No politician would want to be seen taking away a public holiday.
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Why would they complain about the 1st of January being Australia Day ? 
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Once the Republic is established it can move to that day.
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Losing a holiday terribly unpopular, moral of the story, the main reason to like Australia Day, get a holiday !
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Originally posted by max manewer max manewer wrote:

Not that easy, the day is already a holiday, people wouldn't know what day it is, literally. No politician would want to be seen taking away a public holiday.

Next year the New Years day public holiday will not be held on the first of January.
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

Originally posted by Baghdad Bob Baghdad Bob wrote:

Happy Australia Day to all members of TBV, although I doubt you will get that greeting from too many in the community for today has taken in a different meaning over the past few years amongst some  aggrieved indigenous. The sad thing about this is that some large business in Australia will promote Halloween, an American tradition, above Australia Day in order to increase sales of their products. You can bet in some shops Halloween costumes will be promoted yet an Australian flag will not be sighted on those particular times.

How many divisive threads do you want to start ? 

Divisive threads started, pray tell. I often start threads to encourage debate, nothing more nothing less and as far as tis Australa day thread is it divisive to compare it to Halloween ?
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Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

Once the Republic is established it can move to that day.

Verry true.

Funnily enough I am not in favour of us becoming a replublic.

Certainly not whilst we are a majority of buffoonary right wingers. 
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

Originally posted by max manewer max manewer wrote:

Not that easy, the day is already a holiday, people wouldn't know what day it is, literally. No politician would want to be seen taking away a public holiday.

Next year the New Years day public holiday will not be held on the first of January.


So what ? This only applies to weekends containing Jan 1
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As such we are not losing a public holiday. 
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

Originally posted by Baghdad Bob Baghdad Bob wrote:

Happy Australia Day to all members of TBV, although I doubt you will get that greeting from too many in the community for today has taken in a different meaning over the past few years amongst some  aggrieved indigenous. The sad thing about this is that some large business in Australia will promote Halloween, an American tradition, above Australia Day in order to increase sales of their products. You can bet in some shops Halloween costumes will be promoted yet an Australian flag will not be sighted on those particular times.

How many divisive threads do you want to start ? 

Divisive to compare retailers optimising sales of Halloween costumes , yet not offending others by refusing to sell Australian flags ?
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Why would you have to cancel the public holiday, just add it to the list of other public holidays most people dont care about, like Boxing Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Queens Birthday...
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Originally posted by Baghdad Bob Baghdad Bob wrote:

Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

Originally posted by Baghdad Bob Baghdad Bob wrote:

Happy Australia Day to all members of TBV, although I doubt you will get that greeting from too many in the community for today has taken in a different meaning over the past few years amongst some  aggrieved indigenous. The sad thing about this is that some large business in Australia will promote Halloween, an American tradition, above Australia Day in order to increase sales of their products. You can bet in some shops Halloween costumes will be promoted yet an Australian flag will not be sighted on those particular times.

How many divisive threads do you want to start ? 

Divisive to compare retailers optimising sales of Halloween costumes , yet not offending others by refusing to sell Australian flags ?
OMG

It is just a load of divisive nonsense.

Australian flags will be everywhere including disrespectively wedged up peoples asses. 
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Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

Why would you have to cancel the public holiday, just add it to the list of other public holidays most people dont care about, like Boxing Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Queens Birthday...
Right, so when Jan 1 is Wednesday, the two holidays are compressed into one day, or your are going to celebrate Australia Day on Jan 2 ? The yanks would not postpone the 4 th of July to the fifth.
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

As such we are not losing a public holiday. 
Of course you are, unless you want New Year's day or Australia Day holiday to be held on a day besides the one it falls on, when it is a week day
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I said I would wait till Republic Day, and whatever day that may be as a hard preference.

Just think Federation Day is a better alternative to NSW Settlement day now.

I dont waive a flag about or eat lamb chops in a show of fake patriotism/nationalism so am not wedded to a particular day.
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Derby winner?
Yep , VRC Derby 1952 , well done TJ. LOLLOL
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Originally posted by TJMitchell TJMitchell wrote:

Derby winner?
Yep , VRC Derby 1952 , well done TJ. LOLLOL
Anywhoo , happy strayla day all ,...how they hangin . Smile
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See that horse in today ?  "Invasion Day " Topical tip ???
Happy Strayla Day all.
I am going a bit later for a lamb barbie in the heat and flies.   A few drinkies.  What could be more Stralian ???
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PS.  I have the flag flying out front and I plan on wearing my Aussie Aussie Aussie T Shirt as well. 
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And you never have anything but hatred a vile to add to any of these threads. 

Thanks for your feedback.

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Originally posted by Carioca Carioca wrote:

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Derby winner?
Yep , VRC Derby 1952 , well done TJ. LOLLOL
Anywhoo , happy strayla day all ,...how they hangin . Smile

Few stable updates this morning but now free for the rest of the day. Couple froffies, racing and some AUSTRALIA DAY cricket in store I reckon.

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See that horse in today ?  "Invasion Day " Topical tip ???
Happy Strayla Day all.
I am going a bit later for a lamb barbie in the heat and flies.   A few drinkies.  What could be more Stralian ???
" Give me a home among the gumtrees with lots of plum trees , a lamb or two and a barbecue in the old back yard " LOLLOL
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