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Australian Icons Contents Symbols of Australia 4 Australian icons 5 How do icons represent Australia? 6 Icons of the outback 8 Icons of the military 20 The Red Centre 8 Slouch hats 20 The Royal Flying Doctor Service 9 The ‘rising sun’ badge 21 The School of the Air 9 Simpson and his donkey 21 Icons of the bush 10 Icons of sport 22 Gum trees 10 The Ashes 22 Cork hats 11 The Sherrin football 23 Billies 11 Icons of the backyard 24 Icons of the beach 12 The Hills Rotary Hoist 24 Surf lifesavers 12 The Victa lawnmower 25 Thongs 13 Icons we eat 26 Icons of Indigenous Vegemite 26 Australia 14 Meat pies 27 The rainbow serpent 14 Barbecues 28 Daris 15 Bush foods 29 Dot paintings 16 Rock art 17 GLOSSARY WORDS Icons of colonial Australia 18 When a word is printed in bold, click on it to find its meaning. Ned Kelly’s helmet 18 Cobb & Co coaches 19 Try this! 30 Glossary 31 Index 32 Symbols of Australia Australian icons Symbols of Australia represent Australia and its people. They Icons can be objects, places, stories or organisations that represent our land, governments and stories. Most importantly, are special to people. Australian icons are usually things symbols reflect our shared experiences as Australians. that stand out in our culture as being uniquely Australian. They are symbols that inspire strong feelings of pride for What are symbols? our country. Symbols can take many forms, such as objects, places and events. Some symbols are official, while others are unofficial. Official symbols include Why do we have icons? government flags, emblems, commemorative days and the national anthem. Australian icons celebrate the ICONS IN OUR DAILY LIVES Australian icons are a part of our daily Unofficial symbols include folk songs, foods, landmarks and icons. best or most defining things lives. We see them in advertisements about Australia’s landscape, that promote Australia and the Why do we have symbols? history, culture and lifestyle. In Australian lifestyle, and we use some Australian symbols have special meanings. They inspire a sense of pride and different ways, Australian icons of them without even noticing. belonging in Australians. Symbols identify us as uniquely Australian. help to tell the story of Australia or represent the values we find Who chooses Australian symbols? most important. Australian icons Some symbols are created by Australia’s unite all Australians by reminding governments and other authorities. us of our shared culture. Other symbols are items from our culture, natural environment and history that have become important to The meat pie is a famous Australian icon and is a Australians over time. traditional snack at Australian Football League (AFL) matches. AUSTRALIA The shape of Australia’s coastline, as seen on this globe, is one of the most recognisable symbols of the country. 4 5 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Who chooses Australian icons? How do icons represent Australian icons are chosen by Australians. This does not happen instantly, but over time, as Australians grow to love or appreciate certain Australia? things. These things become valued as icons that represent our everyday lives or an important time in our history. Australian icons represent Australia as a young country with an Indigenous heritage that includes the oldest continuous living Types of icons cultures in the world. Many Australian icons represent the values Australian icons are as different as Australian people. Some icons of mateship, equality and a fair go for everyone. Our icons represent Australia’s landscapes, such as the outback, the bush and the reflect who we are as Australians. beach. Other icons represent our cultural heritage, such as Indigenous Australia, the convict era, the gold rush and wars. Many icons are foods, Where do Australian icons come from? inventions and even symbols of our favourite pastimes. Australian icons are often objects, places, stories or organisations found in Often, Australian icons, such Australia’s landscape, history as the boomerang, are used ICONS IN THE FUTURE and culture, or from our shared to share our culture with Many Australian icons represent past visiting non-Australians. events. In the future, some Australian experiences. They celebrate icons will represent events that have not Indigenous Australians and happened yet. Our icons will change as other Australians who have time passes. settled here over time. Barbecues are a cultural icon that developed from the Australian love of outdoor cooking and gatherings with family and friends. SYMBOL FACT The helmet worn by the outlaw Ned Kelly on the day he took one last stand against the police is an important historical and cultural icon. 6 7 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 The Royal Flying Doctor Service Icons of the outback The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides emergency medical Australia’s most far-off desert areas are known as the outback. help to isolated communities. HELP AT HAND The outback is home to isolated communities, cattle stations Doctors and nurses travel in RFDS The RFDS is a non-profit organisation that and locations that have given Australia some important icons. flies 24 hours a day. It covers 80 per cent planes to treat patients or transfer All of these icons have become symbolic of the outback because of the Australian continent and attends to them to a hospital. The RFDS cares they represent a unique lifestyle. around 270 000 patients each year. for around 270 000 patients each The Red Centre year and is a true hero of the The Red Centre describes the red desert in the heart of Australia. Australian outback. In 1872, an Overland Telegraph Line station was built in the Red Centre. The School of the Air The town of Alice Springs grew from this station. The Red Centre is home Since 1951, the School of the Air has helped to educate students across to rich Indigenous cultures. About 440 kilometres away from the outback by using radio and other communication technologies. These Alice Springs is the world-famous, sacred, Indigenous site of Uluru. technologies connect students with teachers who live far away. The School of the Air is symbolic of the efforts Australians have made to adapt to The Red Centre gets its name from its soil, which is red because of its iron content. Australia’s vast territory. High-frequency radios and the Internet allow School of the Air Uluru students across the outback to learn together. SYMBOL FACT Uniquely Australian names for the outback that have become Red, iron-rich soil popular over time are ‘the back of Bourke’, ‘the never-never’ and ‘beyond the black stump’. 8 9 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Cork hats Icons of the bush A cork hat is a hat with pieces of cork hanging off the brim on strings. It was created by Australian bushmen to swat blowflies Australia’s natural wilderness of trees and scrub is and other insects. Today, the cork hat is an icon of Australian bush known as the bush. Traditional bush culture is celebrated clothing. It represents Australia’s hot climate and many blowflies. through food, clothing and entertainment. To Australians in cities and towns, the bush lifestyle is often seen as Billies truly symbolic of Australia. The billy is a small metal pot used to Gum trees boil water or cook food in the bush. It is easy to carry when travelling When Australians think of the bush, they usually think of gum, and is an important tool in bush life. or eucalypt, trees. There are more than 700 species of gum trees The bush poet A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson native to Australia. Crushed gum leaves release eucalyptus oil, made the billy famous in the song which is a popular antiseptic and cure for colds. Billy ‘Waltzing Matilda’. The gum tree is an easily recognised SYMBOL FACT feature of the Australian bush. Indigenous Australians traditionally use gum leaves as an instrument to make bird calls. A billy can be used to boil water and cook food when camping in Gum trees the Australian bush. BUSH BAKING Damper is a bush bread made of flour, salt and water. Bush travellers traditionally baked it on the hot ashes of a camp fire and served it with billy tea. 10 11 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Macmillan Digital Library: Symbols of Australia © Macmillan Publishers Australia 2011 ISBN 978 1 4202 9186 5 Thongs Icons of the beach Thongs are not an Australian invention, but they are our favourite summer footwear. Since the 1960s, thongs have become an icon of Australia’s hot Australia has a massive coastline that is more than 47 000 climate and relaxed beach lifestyle. At the beach, thongs protect feet kilometres long. It is no wonder that the beach is an icon from the hot sand and sharp rocks. During summer, thongs are acceptable of Australian life in coastal cities and towns. Surf, sand and footwear almost everywhere in Australia. sunshine represent the laidback Australian lifestyle. Surf lifesavers Surf lifesavers patrol Australia’s beaches. They are highly trained volunteers who help swimmers in trouble. They watch out for dangers in Many symbols of Australian our rough seas, such as sharks and rips.
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