The first of January is Australian Federation Day. On this day in 1901 Australia was born as a nation. The first Governor General Lord Hopetoun and the first Prime Minister of Australia were sworn in in Sydney and the agreed constitution of Australia proclaimed. Here is Songs of Hope story.
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The video below is an actual film taken of Lord Hopetoun and Edmund Barton approaching Archbishop Smith in the pavillion in 1901. Film was taken by the Salvation Army.
Songs of Hope on tunein radio
