Australian Colours
The Official Australian Colours are green and gold. These were formally established in a proclamation dated the 19th of April 1984.
Before this Australia had no official colours and different colour combinations competed; red, white and blue; blue and gold; and green and gold.
But it was the green and the gold of the Australian landscape and of many species of wattle that won.
The colours are also represented on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms by the wattle which is an ornamental accessory to the shield.
The colours are used by Australians when representing their county in international sporting events.
The first team to wear the official colours was the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1899, they wore green and gold caps and blazers along with their traditional whites.
Spectators often use and wear the official colours and they cheer their team waving the green and gold Boxing Kangaroo Flags.
In Australia, the green triangle and gold kangaroo of the Australian Made Logo is the most recognised symbol on shop shelves.
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"The Legend of Bimi"
Introduction
There's a tale that begins in the sand hills
That I would like to tell,
Built from myth and many legends,
And my pen it does compel.
The desert's a hot, a hostile place,
Nothing's changed since time began,
There's a hazy unreality there
As if it, in the dreamtime was planned.
The noon of the day is so hot and still,
And over all an expectant hush,
Like a canvas that's waiting impatiently
For the touch of the artists brush.
The fire of the day can change swifly
To the night of startlingly cold,
Many legends are told of the people
Who live in this land so old.
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