
Interesting Facts about Australia Day
Many Australians will celebrate Australia Day tomorrow 26th January. So we think we should share some interesting facts about this day that you may not already know. • The first recorded Australia Day celebrations were held on January 26, 1808 to mark twenty years since Captain Arthur Phillip raised the flag at Sydney Cove.
• Lachlan Macquarie was the first Australian Governor to hold the first “official” Australia Day celebrations in 1818, to mark thirty years of European