And we all stayed up until 4am to watch a bloody yacht race?
And the well-inebriated prime minister, Bob Hawke, appeared on TV and uttered the immortal line: "I tell you what, any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum."
(No, I can't imagine Howard saying that today either.)
It was 1983 and the queen of 1980's Australian knitwear design, Liz Gemmell, had to mark the occasion in her own way. In her own words:
"Knitted in Australia's colours of green and gold, this jumper brings to mind the unforgettable victory of Australia II in the America's Cup. The yoke takes its inspiration from the spinnaker of the famous yacht and is worked in picture knitting. AUSTRALIA is worked in Fair Isle method."
It's times like this that I am just so proud to be an Australian!
1 comment:
oh god, that is AMAZING - you should totally send that in to Threadbared!
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