Advance Australia Fair

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Find out how “Advance Australia Fair” and not “Waltzing Matilda” became Australia's national anthem

Find out how “Advance Australia Fair” and not “Waltzing Matilda” became Australia's national anthem

Learn how “Advance Australia Fair,” and not Banjo Paterson's “Waltzing Matilda,”...

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“Advance Australia Fair”

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