White Australia (the song) by W. E. Naunton and H. Gyles

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This tune has been made available for historical purposes.
Information about this song follows.

"White Australia" (also called "White Australia March", "National Policy Song", & "March of the Great White Policy")
Composed by W. E. Naunton
Words by the Composer and H. Gyles

Lyrics:

White Australia bold and free, our National policy,
We mean to face the conquest as a Nation:
Our Northern Territory, no longer is to be
The open gate of coloured immigration.
This continent of ours is now a white man's land,
And not for alien surplus population:
Britain's sons shall now maintain, and Anglo-Saxon's reign
To rule and guide Austraila's destination.
Our policy will ever be -

(Chorus)
Australia! Australia!
Sunny South of old Britannia's sons
Australia, the "white man's land,"
Defended by the white man's guns.
Australia! Australia!!
For Anglo-Saxon race and "Southern Cross"
God bless and help us to protect
Our glorious land Australia

We have nestled in the fold, of a navy brave and bold,
That has ruled and reigned supreme, quite unmolested;
A navy we must own, so that we can hold our own,
Should her right to rule the seas be e'er contested
Ten thousand miles away, the British navy lay,
Just far enough to mean a sure surrender
Unless this sunny land can enter hand in hand,
With power combined to fight for White Australia.
Our policy will ever be -

(Chorus)

It is plain for all to see, that the future is to be
A struggle to defend Australia home and beauty
The conflict has begun, and each and every one
Must face the fact that he must do his duty,
Let us train our Austral sons, to stand behind our guns,
One flag, one tongue, one people's destination.
The question one and all, must be the bugle call
To strike with all our might for White Australia.
Our policy will ever be -

(Chorus)

Notes:
This song is now out of copyright so you are free to use it as you please.

More than one musical score appears to have been produced for this song. Please check their copyright dates before using any of them however those linked to below are out of copyright.

This recording includes the introduction and one verse, then the chorus which repeats itself at the end.

This recording is based on the score available online from Museums Victoria: https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/1326028

Higher resolution images of each page are available at:
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/19/739519-large.jpg
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/9/739509-large.jpg
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/15/739515-large.jpg
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/11/739511-large.jpg
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/13/739513-large.jpg
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/content/media/17/739517-large.jpg

However, the damaged score kept in the National Library of Australia uses a different time signature and contains a greater level of detail. It is likely that someone familiar with music could easily reconstruct the notes missing due to damage. It is available online at:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175828807/view?partId=nla.obj-175828810

Each page may be viewed on its own at:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175828810/image?WID=952
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175828924/image?WID=924
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175829031/image?WID=920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175829140/image?WID=909
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-175829258/image?WID=952