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<h3><SPAN name="page31"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>TO THE WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA</h3>
<p class="poetry">A toast to the splendid daughters<br/>
Of the New World over the waters,<br/>
A world that is great as new;<br/>
Daughters of brave old races,<br/>
Daughters of heights and spaces,<br/>
Broad seas and broad earth places—<br/>
Hail to your land and you!</p>
<p class="poetry">The sun and the winds have fed you;<br/>
The width of your world has led you<br/>
Out into the larger view;<br/>
Strong with a strength that is tender,<br/>
Bright with a primal splendour,<br/>
Homage and praise we render—<br/>
Hail to your land and you!</p>
<p class="poetry">Sisters and daughters and mothers,<br/>
Standing abreast with your brothers,<br/>
Working for things that are true;<br/>
<SPAN name="page32"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>Thinking
and doing and daring,<br/>
Giving, receiving, and sharing,<br/>
Earning the crowns you are wearing—<br/>
Hail to your land and you!</p>
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