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Australia Daze (1988)

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clip Australia's bicentennial celebrations

This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

A hectic montage of wheelbarrow races, egg-and-spoon races and cow-pat tossing contests cuts abruptly to a couple of blokes sitting quietly by their ute, somewhere in the outback, having a cup of tea and commenting that the pace of change is too much for them. The clip finishes with a performance of 'Waltzing Matilda’ before their Royal Highnesses, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and a beer gut competition.