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Australian Identity
- 2. The Wiggles Biography The Wiggles, megastars?The Wiggles, megastars? Or just four men on a first-nameOr just four men on a first-name basis with half of the worldsbasis with half of the worlds population.population. MurrayMurray JeffJeff AnthonyAnthony Greg (now Sam)Greg (now Sam) You cant have one without the other.You cant have one without the other.
- 3. The Wiggles In the beginning The Field brothers (Anthony, Paul and John) and their friend Jeff Fatt had a band called The Cockroaches. In the early 90s, Anthony met Greg and Murray at university. When The Cockroaches finished they became The Wiggles. Paul Field became their manager.
- 4. In 1991 - Paul Field had an idea to put the groups kindergarten training to good use. Encouraged by their new manager (Paul Field) the band decided to become childrens entertainers. They were christened The Wiggles The Wiggles - Evolution
- 5. The band continued to grow with Captain Feather Sword, Wags the Dog, Dorothy Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Officer Peoples and several dancers One of the dancers was Anthonys niece, Clare who commenced on the show at 8 years old and is still performing with them today The Wiggles - Evolution
- 6. The Wiggles became so successful around the world that there are now international franchises. Spanish Wiggles, Chinese Wiggles (The Chiggles), Japanese Wiggles, Greek Wiggles, Russian Wiggles are just a few to join the The Wiggles - World Domination
- 7. The Wiggles - Hello Yellow Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page experienced health problems during a tour of the USA in 2008. He would faint on stage or get so exhausted he couldnt perform. Greg was diagnosed with a rare nervous system disorder called orthostatic intolerance and became progressively worse. Greg announced his retirement and Sam Moran became the new face in the Yellow skivvy.
- 8. The Wiggles Hello Yellow Sam Moran had been a dancer on the Wiggles and an opera singer. He first performed as an understudy to Greg, when he fell ill. As the new Yellow Wiggle, Sam has said he felt pressured and found it hard to fit in. Very soon, people got used to him.
- 9. The Wiggles are still very popular around the world and are still going strong today! The band performs more then 500 sell-out shows each year The group was named UNICEF goodwill ambassadors in early 2008 The Wiggles Keep on Wiggling
- 10. Mulga Bill by A.B Paterson Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, That caught the cycling craze; He turned away his good old horse That served him many days; He dressed himself in cycling clothes, Resplendent to be seen; He hurried off to town and brought, A shining new machine; And as he wheeled it through the door, With air of lordly pride, The grinning shop assistant said Excuse me can you ride?
- 11. Mulga Bill by A.B Paterson PoemSee here young man said Mulga Bill From Walgett to the sea, From Conroys gap to Castlereagh, Theres none can ride like me Im good all round at everything, As every body knows, Although Im not the one to talk I hate a man that blows. But riding is my special gift, My chiefest sole delight; Just as a wild duck can swim, A wild cat can it fight.
- 12. Mulga Bill by A.B Paterson Theres nothing clothed in hair or hide, Or built of flesh or steel, Theres nothing walks or jumps, or runs, On axle hoof or wheel But what Ill sit, While hide will hold and girths straps are tight; Ill ride this here two wheeled concern Right straight away at sight. Twas Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk, That sought his own abode, That perched above Dead Mans Creek, Beside the mountain road
- 13. Mulga Bill by A.B Paterson He turned the cycle down the hill And mounted for the fray, But ere hed gone a dozen yards It bolted clean away It left the track, and through the trees Just like a silver streak, It whistled down the awful slope Towards Dead Mans Creek. It shaved a stump by half an inch, It dodged a big white- box: The very wallaroos in fright, Went scrambling up the rocks
- 14. Mulga Bill A.B Paterson All the wombats in their caves, Dug deeper under ground, But Mulga Bill as white as chalk, Sat tight to every bound. It struck a stone And gave a spring That cleared a fallen tree, It raced beside a precipice as close as it could be And then, As Mulga Bill let out one last despairing shriek It made a leap of twenty feet Into the Dead Mans Creek
- 15. Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, That slowly swam ashore He said Ive had some narrer shaves And lively rides before; Ive rode wild bull round a yard To win a five pound bet But this was sure derndest ride That Ive encountered yet Ill give that two wheeled out law best; Its shaken all my nerve To feel it whistle through the air And plunge, buck and swerve Its safe at rest in Dead Mans Creek Well leave it lying still; A horses back is good enough Henceforth for Mulga Bill Mulga Bill by A.B Paterson
- 16. Poem Justification Mulga Bill was an appropriate poem because contains so many place names specific to Australia : Eaglehawk, Walgett, Conroys Gap, Castlereagh and Dead Mans Creek. The language is also a great sense of early Australia; narrer, derndestand ere. The flora and fauna of Australia is also captured in the : Big white Box, Wallaroos and Wombats
- 17. Poem Justification Mulga Bill is a poem about a boastful young man who discovers a bicycle. Even though Mulga Bill doesnt have any idea about what a bicycle is or how you ride it. He takes the typpical Australian approach of giving it a go. As with any rip stick, sports car or skate board he has to try the next best thing. You can imagine your friend rushing out to buy a rip-stick the very first day goes on sale. Then you can imagine them taking it to school , telling everyone how good she can ride it but then, falling off spectacularly. Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the friend decides to try again
- 18. Poem Justification After school, they decide to get the rip stick out and ride it home. Forgetting that they still havent practised enough the downward hill is way too fast and they start hurtling down a hill Finally they crash at the bottom of the hill perhaps in someones front yard or a pig sty. A Modern Day Mulga Bill Ive known the poem Mulga Bill all my life and I think that its a great Australian story to pass on as it reminds us of the spirited nature of Australians
- 19. Flag Justification The word flag according to the Usborne illustrated dictionary is: a piece of cloth with pattern on it that is a symbol of an organization or country My flag design represents Indigenous Australians with the boomerang. Early Colonial Australia and the countrys flora and fauna are represented by the coat of arms. Lastly, the Southern Cross represents Australias unique place in the world under the Southern sky.
- 20. Song I've been to cities that never close down From New York to Rio and old London town But no matter how far Or how wide I roam I still call Australia home. I'm always travelin' And I love bein' free So I keep leavin' the sun and the sea But my heart lies waiting over the foam I still call Australia home. All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world Away from their families and friends Ah, but as the world gets older and colder It's good to know where your journey ends. And someday we'll all be together once more When all the ships come back to the shore Then I realize something I've always known I still call Australia home. No matter how far Or how wide I roam I still call Australia home.
- 21. Song Justification I chose the Peter Allen song; I still call Australia Home because it refers again to places exclusive to Australia. It compares Australia to the great cities of the world New York, Paris, London and then at the end of each chorus draws the audience back to Australia I still call Australia home. That to me shows one of the qualities of an Australian. We like to travel and with our sense of adventure we enjoy the excitement and glamour the world has to offer. But no matter how far, or how wide we roam, we are always proud to be Australian and at the end of our adventures Australia draws us back. I feel that our great sense of place is one of the best qualities in an Australian.
- 22. MY Artwork
- 23. Artwork Justification Shearing the rams was by Tom Roberts and painted in the late 1800s. I think that this painting relates to Australia because of the landscape, the way the men are working and the color. The way the landscape contrasts with the rest of the painting I feel explains Australia. I think the faces of the men are Australian because they all look so hard working and theres the real Aussie feel to it. I think that the color of the painting is fantastic. Because of the color the mens faces are red and have a working expression on them, the landscape is a colorful and happy atmosphere.