ACTING PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS10 June 1977
TUNE FOR A NATIONAL SONG
Against the background that ' God Save the Queen'
would remain the National Anthem, to be played on Royal and
Vice-regal occasions, electors were asked on 21 May to
indicate their preferences for the tune to a National Song
to be played on other occasions. Final counting has now
been completed. The results, released today, 10 June 1977, reveal
that a majority of voters favour ' Advance Australia Fair'
The results of the poll were:
First preference votes
' Advance Australia Fair'
' Waltzing Matilda'
' God Save the Queen'
' Song of Australia',
Af ter the distribution of
Australia' and ' God Save the Queen'
' Advance Australia Fair:
' Waltzing Matilda' 2,940,854 1,918,206 1,257,341 652,858
preferences for ' Song of
the final results are:
4,415,642
The Acting Prime Minister has written to the State
Premiers, seeking their support in recognising the choice of
the majority of voters, by arranging for ' Advance Australia
Fair' to be played on appropriate occasions.
Fraser, Malcolm
Period of Service: 11/11/1975 - 11/03/1983
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Release Date:
10/06/1977
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