Down Under

The term Down Under is a colloquialism which is variously construed to refer to Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in Australasia. The term comes from the fact that nearly all of these countries are in the Southern Hemisphere, 'below' many other countries on the globe.

The persistence of the media use of the term has led to its wide embrace and usage. The Men at Work song "Down Under" became an instantly recognisable, patriotic rallying song. The famous Russian-born Australian boxing champion Kostya Tszyu was nicknamed "The Thunder from Down Under", as is Australian snooker player Neil Robertson. When the then Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins was crowned as Miss Universe 2004 in Quito, Ecuador, she was called by the same nickname by host Billy Bush.

According to Roger Ebert's tongue-in-cheek Glossary of Movie Terms, the Down Under Rule "No film set in Australia is allowed to use the word Australia in its title where "Down Under" is an acceptable alternative. For example, we don't get The Rescuers in Australia or Quigley in Australia."

The Squatter's Daughter (1933 film)

The Squatter's Daughter is a 1933 Australian melodrama starring Jocelyn Howarth directed by Ken G. Hall. One of the most popular Australian movies of the 1930s, it is based on a 1907 play by Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan which had been previously filmed in 1910.

Synopsis

Joan Enderby runs her family sheep station but is about to lose it because she can't afford to buy the lease from the Sherringtons, who run the neighbouring station, Waratah. While Ironbark Sherrington has been away in London looking for a cure to save his sight, his son Clive and overseer, Fletcher have planned to bankrupt Enderby station. Joan is helped by a mysterious newcomer, Wayne Ridgeway, who is actually the rightful heir to the Sherrington estate.

There is a subplot about Joan's crippled brother Jimmy, who is in love with Zena, daughter of Jebal Zim, an Afghan trader. When Zim tries to tell Ironbark that Ridgeway is the true heir, Fletcher kills him and abducts Zena. Joan and Ridgeway manage to fight a bushfire that threatens Enderby, deliver sheep, rescue Zena and capture Fletcher.

Down Under (disambiguation)

Down Under is a colloquialism referring to Australia.

Down Under may also refer to:

  • "Down Under" (song), by Australian rock band Men at Work
  • Down Under (album), an album by Bill Cosby
  • Down Under (book), a 2000 travelogue about Australia by Bill Bryson
  • Down Under (1927 film), a film directed by Harry Southwell
  • "Down under", a euphemism for genitalia
  • See also

  • Down Under Bowl, a high-school American football tournament in Australia
  • Tour Down Under and Down Under Classic, a road cycling races in Australia
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Down Under

    by: Cure

    Around the sea green pool we spin
    The mermaid singing songs
    To pull us in
    To swim with him she slides up slow
    To fall down under
    Bright burning eyes the only clue
    To who plays what plays when plays
    You just blew my cue
    To drown his tears
    For all in wonder
    Unlucky start I smile
    But twice is helpless
    Fizz down nice as black with ice
    Disguise the stroke
    Entice them out
    To call their number
    Lean in and breathe in
    As low as you choose
    Remember not all games are won
    By the last one to lose…
    Her tail I tell his head we break
    The trick is how to fake the first mistake
    To make them take
    The easy choice
    Too close to care how
    But wet spot sometime changes stripe
    And day to night
    If every wrong is right
    I dry your eye
    You bite my lip
    We’re almost there now
    Lean in and breathe in
    As low as you choose




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