ot home I set it to music. I first wrote it in the Tonic Sol-fa notation, then transcribed it into the Old Notation, & I tried it over on an instrument next morning, & found it correct. Strange to say there has not been a note of it altered since. Some alteration has been made in the wording, but the sense is the same. It seemed to me to be like an inspiration, & I wrote the words & music with the greatest ease.earliest known sound recording of «Advance Australia Fair» appears in The Landing of the Australian Troops in Egypt, a short commercial recording dramatising the arrival of Australian troops in Egypt en route to Gallipoli.its adoption as Australia «s national anthem, «Advance Australia Fair» had considerable use elsewhere. For example, Australia »s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, used it to announce its news bulletins until 1952. It was also frequently played at the start or end of official functions. Towards the end of World War II it was played in picture theatres after «God Save the King» and the American national anthem.
8. «God Defend New Zealand»
Zealand has two official national anthems: «God Defend New Zealand» and «God Save the Queen». Legally they have equal status, but «God Defend New Zealand» is more commonly used, and is popularly referred to as the «national anthem».
«God Save the Queen» was the sole national anthem until 1977, but is now most often only played when the sovereign, Governor-General or other member of the Royal Family is present, or on some occasions such as Anzac Day.
«God Defend New Zealand» was written by Thomas Bracken in the 1870s, and in 1940 the New Zealand government bought the copyright and made it New Zealand «s national hymn in time for that year» s centennial celebrations. It was used at the British Empire Games from 1950 onward, and at the Olympics from 1972. Following the performance at the Munich games, a campaign began to have the song adopted as the national anthem.1976 a petition was presented to Parliament asking «God Defend New Zealand »to be made the national anthem, and, with the permission of Queen Elizabeth II, it became the country's second national anthem on 21 November 1977, on equal standing with« God Save the Queen ». other Commonwealth realms such as Canada and Australia use «God Save the Queen», but unlike New Zealand, it is not the co-official national anthem in those countries. It is regarded as a «royal anthem», and is used only on monarchy-related occasions. However, the actual uses in those countries are similar to use in New Zealand because New Zealand uses «God Save the Queen» almost only in occasions associate with the monarchy now.Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency forms the Realm of New Zealand along with New Zealand proper and have separate anthems.
«Te Atua Mou E» and «Ko e Iki he Lagi» are anthems of Cook Islands and Niue, respectively. Tokelau uses «God Save the Queen» as its sole national anthem. The Ross Dependency uses the national anthems of New Zealand.
of nations! At thy feetthe bonds of love we meet, our voices, we entreat, defend our Free Land.Pacific «s triple star, the shafts of strife and war, her praises heard afar, defend New Zealandof ev» ry creed and racehere before Thy face , Thee to bless ...
