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Hi Wally, I have a poem that was written by my son Bradley, 40
years ago when he was in year 10 at St. Pats. A retired Brother sent
it to me recently. He had kept it all those years and thought I might
like it. I thought it was well done.
Lorraine Whitehead
Thanks Lorraine,
As a former student of St Pat’s I share your pride.
Wally
Australian History

Since 1901 2nd to 5th April 2020

The Duke of York opened Parliament
In nineteen hundred and one,
The Commonwealth of Australia , Had only just begun.
Barton was the first, of our Prime Ministers, true. Reid was in op- This year’s Festival was yet another victim of the
position, Deakin was there too. coronavirus. We’ll be back. Put these dates in your
Deakin and his friends in nineteen hundred and nine, formed the
“Fusion” of the Liberals and everything was fine. diary now 8th to 11th April 2021.
From nineteen hundred and twelve to 1917, The Transcontinental Start telling your friends
Railway, became reality, not just a dream, Our Australian Navy, in
1913, made us more independent Of the Royal British scene, See you there!
1914 saw World War One, Australia saw it too, She also saw Gal-
lipoli , and the trouble that it blew.
Hughes wanted conscription , he held a referendum , The people,
they said “NO!” , his pleas just could not bend ‘em.
He formed his own Party, it was the Nationalist Group, The next Senior Poet
year Earl Page formed a Country Party troop.
A Coalition in ‘23 was formed by Bruce and Page, Compulsory vot- Graeme “Skew Wiff” Watt is unchallenged as Australia’s elder
ing soon after, had just become the rage. statesman of rhyme and reason metre at the tender age of 92
In nineteen hundred and twenty nine, to 1933 Depression in Aus- years young. Onya Mate keep ‘em comin’.
tralia caused great diff-I-cult-y.
The second War of ‘39, saw Menzies as Prime Minister, The Japa- Something to sing about
nese bombing of Darwin, Made everything seem sinister.
In 1945 , Evatt entered in U N. In 1948, he became their President. The C J Dennis Society has
The first Holden Car, was made in ‘48,
Boom years also followed, a brand new website
Which made Australia great, http://cjdennissociety.com/
In 1950 the Colombo Plan, helped the poorer nations, Australians
in the Korean War, used military operations. It is still undergoing development with new pages
The Anzus pact of ‘51, was a Military Alliance, To protect Aus- and content still to be added however it is live and
tralia, from Japanese defiance. available for you to view. So have a look and let me
A split occurred in the ALP, after the Petrov Case, The QLP was know what you think via the ‘Contact Us’ feature
now formed , to enter the Election Race. and keep an eye out for new information.
SEATO was a pact, signed in 1954,
To protect South -East Asia, just in case of war. 2020 Toolangi CJ Dennis
Television broadcasting, began in ‘56 Poetry Competition
Just in time to view , the Melbourne Olympics, Australian decimal Proudly hosted by The Singing Gardens of CJ Dennis, Toolangi in
currency , came into operation, In nineteen hundred and sixty six, conjunction with the CJ Dennis Society. Prizes will be awarded for
to provide facilitation. first, second and third in each category. Due to the uncertainty
Whitlam was elected, December ‘72, presented by the Corona Virus prize presentation details will be
The first PM of Labour, since twenty-one years plus two. advised separately .
In 1973, our Opera House was built, 1. Open Poetry (Marian Mayne Prize: $250 / $150 / $100)
To give us Art and Music, and make the culture level tilt. 2. Open Short Story (CJ Dennis Society Prize: $250 / $150 / $100)
After just three years of Labour, in 1975, Sir John Kerr, he sacked *Both of the above Themed: Environment/Climate Change
Whitlam . 3. Poems written by adults for children ($250 / $150 / $100).
(His popularity didn’t thrive) There will also be a prize of $150 for the poem in this category
In 1976, our Treaty with Japan, chosen as the best by a group of local children.
Brought us peace and friendship, 4. Primary school students: preps to grade 6 ($30 / $20 / $10)
With that great trading land . 5. Secondary school students: years 7-12 ($50 / $30 / $20)
Our Australian history, Entries must be postmarked by 1st September 2020
Since nineteen hundred and one, Sharon Keogh (Acting Secretary CJ Dennis Society)
Has never really ended, cjdennissociety@gmail.com or our website
It just goes on and on.
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