{"product_id":"mirrabooka-southern-cross","title":"'Mirrabooka Southern Cross'","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirstly, a huge thank you to Paul Davies - \u003ci\u003eDJ extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e on the Big Little Breakfast Show at Radio Adelaide 101.5 - for first airing this track (along with a fantastic introduction of the Dreamtime story) across Australian airwaves on November 28, 2025.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e---\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e♫ \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-fr\/track\/2yztN9uw3e4pVweAeRi35g\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPOTIFY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e ♫\u003c\/span\u003e---\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis song has been created as a peaceful message to all Australians — like myself — who live under the Australian flag of Mirrabooka, the Southern Cross. But, it is much more than the symbol of our new nation; it has always been the celestial centrepiece of the First Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe, the ‘newcomers’, were all very far away — non-existent — 40 000 years ago when stories of constellations were being created and told around tribal fires; stories from the Dreamtime handed down through thousands of generations.  However, thanks to the four girls of the ancient night sky our English forefathers were able to hoist the Union Jack... on lands that had never been ours. So important was the constellation in guiding early explorers that we chose to place it on our nation's flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThen, when rioters on Victorian goldfields decided to revolt against colonial rule, they (unknowingly) hoisted the 'Glamour and Gloss' of four Aboriginal sisters; for these girls, also, had sworn allegiance: they had promised their father, Mululu, the great leader of the Kanda people that they would join him in the sky after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThroughout Australia's modern-day history, we have unfortunately never realised that we have been paying respect to a symbol based on Love of the Land, and Love of Family and of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMirrabooka: use it as a message of Peace and Unity. Learn and remember this one word that EVERY Australian should know. Fly the flag proudly and use the Aboriginal name of our Southern Cross as a way of paying respect to those of the First Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e♫---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMirrabooka rising,\u003cbr\u003esee... our precious girls.\u003cbr\u003eUpon those sandy stars\u003cbr\u003efour bright dancing pearls.\u003cbr\u003eGuiding People\u003cbr\u003eover desert... over Mallee,\u003cbr\u003efour sisters in a sparkling sky\u003cbr\u003ein a shining crystal valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e[CHORUS]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere they come… on evenin' sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eover wide brown lands they cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd from a fire, sparks go dancing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003edeep into the So\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003euthern Cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom north went sailing\u003cbr\u003eall those English hands,\u003cbr\u003eand over... stormy oceans\u003cbr\u003ethey found our Southern Lands.\u003cbr\u003eGuiding sailors\u003cbr\u003eby wave and rocky reef\u003cbr\u003efour sisters in a sparkling sky\u003cbr\u003esaving all from sunken grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e[CHORUS]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere they come… on evenin' sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eover wide brown lands they cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd from our fire, sparks go dancing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003edeep into the Southern Cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom fire, sparks go dancing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMirrabooka… Southern Cross\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, the girls of Dreamtime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eyour glamour and your gloss!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd you… rebels of the goldfield\u003cbr\u003ewhere diggers blood did spill\u003cbr\u003eyou swore... allegiance to the stars\u003cbr\u003ehoisted high upon a hill.\u003cbr\u003eEureka! went the cry\u003cbr\u003enow we sing the song\u003cbr\u003eas day goes still...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere they come… on evenin' sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eover wide brown lands they cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd from our fire, sparks go dancing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003edeep into the Southern Cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom fire, sparks go dancing,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMirrabooka… Southern Cross\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, the girls of Dreamtime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eyour glamour... and your gloss!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere they come… on evenin' sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eover wide brown lands they cross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd from our fire, sparks go dancing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMirrabooka… Southern Cross\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"marcobing.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55160576213326,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0256\/7502\/files\/Mirrabooka_Southern_Cross_COV1K_6c33bb15-3c5b-43cb-9988-fdc02799571f.png?v=1773771887","url":"https:\/\/marcobing.com\/products\/mirrabooka-southern-cross","provider":"marcobing.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}