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Details of future holidays can be found on the NSW Industrial Relations website. Public holidays are regulated by the New South Wales Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115, which supersedes the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 No 43. The first Monday in August is a Bank Holiday, during which banks and financial institutions are closed.
In that year, New South Wales was the only state to abandon the traditional long weekend, and the annual Anniversary Day public holiday was held on the anniversary day – Wednesday 26 January. However, it was also a declared a Day of Mourning by the Aborigines Progressive Association and the Australian Aborigines League as a protest against ...
Anzac Day was gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1920, through the Anzac Day Act, after lobbying by the New Zealand Returned Services' Association, the RSA. Anzac Day at Manly, Queensland, 1922. In Australia at the 1921 State Premiers' Conference, it was decided that Anzac Day would be observed on 25 April each year.
Australia Day debate. Australia Day has been a national public holiday date since 26 January 1994, [1] on the anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip’s First Fleet raising the British Union Jack flag at Sydney Cove in 1788. After the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, the official recognition and dates of Australia Day and its ...
P. Picnic Day (Australian holiday) Proclamation Day. Public holidays in Christmas Island. Public holidays in Norfolk Island. Public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The first Christmas celebrations in Australia have their roots in late 1788 and were introduced by convicts of the First Fleet, who arrived in Sydney Harbour early the same year. From the 19th century onwards, the tradition of erecting Christmas trees, the sending of Christmas cards and the display of decorations spread throughout Australia.
Labour Day it is widely celebrated across the country with official speeches, award ceremonies, cultural events, etc. It is a non-working holiday for most citizens of Kazakhstan because it always falls on a weekend. Macau S.A.R. In Macau, 1 May is a public holiday and is officially known as Dia do Trabalhador (Portuguese for "Workers' Day").
The King's Official Birthday is a public holiday in Papua New Guinea. In Papua New Guinea, it is usually celebrated on the second Monday of June every year. Official celebrations occur at hotels in Port Moresby, and much of the day is filled with sports matches, fireworks displays, and other celebrations and events.