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Flag Of Australia

The flag of Australia is a national flag. In 1901, Australia became a single country,
instead of six separate colonies. A competition was held to design a new flag for the
new country. The winning flag has a blue background, the Union Jack, and six stars.
Five stars are in the shape of the constellation the Southern Cross, the other is the
Commonwealth Star. The flag has been used from 1903, but did not become the official
flag of Australia until 1953.[1]

Australian Football History


In 1858, Tom Wills, a former student of the Rugby school and Cambridge College,
created a set of football rules that were like a cross between rugby, soccer and Gaelic
football. He made up the game for cricketers to keep in shape during the off-season
(winter). Wills had help in making up the game from other people like his cousin H.C.A.
Harrison, and W.J. Hammersly and J.B. Thompson.[5]

Great Victoria Desert


The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia.[1][2] It consists of sand
dunes, small sandhills, grassland plains, areas with closely
packed pebbles (called desert pavement or gibber plains) and salt lakes. The desert is
an Australian IBRA.[3]

Sydney Opera House


The Sydney Opera House is a opera house of an iconic building on the shores
of Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. It is shaped like the sails of a boat. Many
concerts and events take place here, with 200 performances a year presented by Opera
Australia, Australia's national opera company.[1] It is a famous tourist attraction. The
Sydney Opera House is out in the ocean

Kangaroo Facts
Kangaroos are marsupial animals that are found in Australia as well as New Guinea.
Kangaroos can hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly on all four.

Kangaroos can also swim.

Most kangaroos eat grass.

Baby kangaroos are known as joeys.

A group of kangaroos is called a mob, troop or court.

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