LAND OF FAIR DINKUM

[Music] Over a bridge of wings, our good neighbor Australia, the land down under, draws ever closer. Today, by air, it is but a matter of hours to reach Sydney, 17th largest city in our changing world. Australia, as large as the United States, has a population only equal to that of New York City. One out of every five Australians, lives here in Sydney. They're an outdoor kind of people, breezy and democratic like Americans, but they're a generation closer to their pioneering ancestors. They have a strong feeling about cooperation. Yes, these cobbers, that's their pet slang expression for pals. These cobbers are a fair dinkham people. Fair dinkham is another pet term for something that's really okay. And that's how you'll find them. A fair dinkham people whose diligent hard work has built a fair dinkham land. They're quick to adopt the latest American ideas in business, transportation, and in industry. The busy port more than proved its title, terminal of the Pacific during World War II. Most homes are situated within easy reach of the beautiful harbor with its many fine, free beaches. [Music] Ice cream cones are popular, especially when the flags of rival surf club teams are raised in the parade of the water [Music] carnival. Good sportsmanship and the love of fair hard competition is a national characteristic. Australia is the continent of sunshine. Big cities average six sunny hours a day throughout the year. Life saving patrols first originated on Australian beaches. The colorful parade of athletes is only the beginning of the water carnival. It's not only team against team, it's man against the elements. The fellow who invented the term sea level never rode a boat in surf like this. It's all uphill. Rooting for a favorite team is called barracking. This is one place where you're expected to put your ore in or you go down instead of just downhill. [Music] These are the boys who make the waters safe for water jockeyies like these. They think nothing of fighting their way a mile or more out to sea for the thrill of a breathless race to the beach on the crest of a wave. [Music] [Music] Some go in, some go down, and some go up. More than half the population lives in the large coastal cities and towns. Head inland and soon you enter a startling unexpected world where time seems to stop. A vast silent expanse, an unbelievable stretch of 2 million square miles which Australians call the outback. Often dry as brick, it grows just enough vegetation to feed the famous Marino sheep, whose woolly backs support the nation's number one industry. Tops in world production, ranchers clip almost 1 billion pounds of fine wool a year from these hearty animals. Lonely ranchers declare a holiday when an occasional traveler visits. Next door neighbors are often a 100 miles apart. That of course is in the populated areas. But in the dried up core of the outback where burning temperatures dropped to zero at night, you can fly a thousand straight miles without seeing a single house. The outback is a frontier which is gradually being conquered. Today, pioneer outposts are inspired by prosperous towns like Broken Hill, which earlier settlers developed. Mining, agriculture, and cattle are next in importance to sheep. A blue ribbon goes a long way in making up for those lonely outback nights. Cattlemen are the same the world [Music] over. Ribbons, that's stuff. They're not pinning any more ribbons on me. Horses, almost a million and a half of them. Nearly everyone in the outback is an expert horseman or horse woman. And flying hooves are always thrilling. But on Saturdays, wherever there's a racetrack, it's the order of the day. Coming up again, and they're racing this time. Amelia getting a great run through over on the inside is racing up to the leaders. And Amelia now heads the mort as they come down towards the home turn. She is the leader from over on the outside Miss Trim. They are followed by Penda Zer improving his position. Noo also improving his position over on the outside and making up a lot of ground. They dash into the straight with Amelia now showing the way to Royal Enfield also putting in a run. Sir Actor over on the rails. Mim over on the outside followed by Peter Pere inside the fur on close. Amelia has the lead of a length with a half over Miss Primal in third place at the moment followed by Sir Actor on the outside Gary Marie but running and Amelia wins them as second would be Miss Well that's what the sign says but personally I think that track announcer came in first actor you're looking at Australia's famous laughing man he's a sure sign that the annual fair is on families from the four corners of the nation are here to see what's going on in their country. From Moola Bula to Waga Waga, they come to learn about the latest ideas from machinery to building a brighter future for Junior. But there's plenty of time for relaxation and sharp competition. These rugged sports illustrate a phase of their hardy pioneer spirit. [Music] Nature almost won that [Music] time. The winner. He really knocked his block off. Yes, they're sportsloving people, industrious, ingenious. Their flying doctor service combines radio to break the terrible outback silence and power to call for help in time of need. and planes for medicines and flying doctors to whom danger and heroism are the ordinary stuff of life. Because of this unique service, pioneers can raise families and build communities without fear of disease and isolation. They walk with confidence in their destiny. Ken eyes are focused on international affairs. Their modern everinccreasing living standard is reflected at night as well as by day. Yes, young Australia is a bright light, a fair dinkham land in our changing world. [Music]