PM Transcripts

Press Stanteen-t No*.* v
12 April 1973
AUSTRALIAN. NATIONAL. 2\ NTl11 CUEST
On 26 January the Prime Minister announced that the public
would be invited to submit entries for thoj xYorels and itisic for a ne-w
national anthem hnd that the Anuslralian peopl~ e woul( l ba consultedee in
t-he -Fina-. l choice.
As the first stage of this contest, entries a-ro now invited for
the word., 2 of: an anthem0These( ntr-ies will cloc-o on 31 May. DAtries
may be i~ ritten without any tune iin mindl or to the tune of one ofj tChe
1: aiiilJiar Esonqs which n ave some. claimi t*-o being accepL--c ars a nationi.-1
L snlectionl Of ttsfroiii among tns uc tdwill h2
: EIACIe-_ 1a-pCAnel of judgfes andl r-ahl -LhceI in a booklet1. This will3.
oo iav 1; ia: ble to all intoreste-d Lpo2ilc fro?, t the begi nin of uy
Members of the puhlic will. then be invited to submit the mnusic
and word., for an anthem. Tihenic may boe set i,: o wordls qwritteo byth
composer hLiself or by a collafborator, If the compose-r . pr,-efers his
music IIIV ho. set to One of theo ~ chosen for tho liookle. fl ai
of this-xecond stage of the contest the catlling' and -judging of rausic
ontric. s will be announced elarly in July.
it is anticipated that a panel of judges will choose six or
mere anthems, from which the-public wilhelp make i-fina. choice on or
bofore 20' January 1974 a Aiuonc these s aai: heins will bn ait least t-wo
2amiliar or tratlitional songis. The Australian Council " or the ArtsE,
in consultation with the Australian~ Covnrnmcnt., re~~ rettsof'-the
rtiedia, the AO~ n. C. and other interested orgqanisa-: tionr. i, will Lleten-i. nn the
mtihocl by which the public's preference will be expressend.
An award of $ 5,000 will, be made to the writer of the word.-chosen
for the national. anthem. A similar award will be, made to the co-nmfoFsc...
of the music of the aiithem, unless the music is thaLt of a-. n ttlroedv
iia ong. Awards of -500 wil11 be made for the words a i the
mtusic of any entry select-ed for t'he publicl s cons ide(' rto
Entry forms and details of the conditions of ent1ry may be
obtained by sending a: stamaped adcla-esse::_ d envenlope to-.
Aust~ ral1ian National Anthemn The st,
Anst alisan Councitl forc vi', k rts
P. O. fllr> 372,
NORCH-fli~ N. S W. 20G0
A number of people have already submitted entries, in consequence
of the Prime Minister's c lnovinci-itn-Z-or' 26; L. ax-itizry. 1. chore \ Yho en'i. xihave
been receivocd by tL'he usrlia Cc, uncii. for the h. o. vcJtry
f orms.
CANBERRA. A. C. T.