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Gallery: How the Welsh in Australia proudly celebrate their roots

19 Feb 2024 5 minute read

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According to Google it’s 9,612 miles from Wales to Australia.

It couldn’t be much further from the land of the dragon to the land of the kangaroo.

However, for those who left Wales behind to make a new life down under, they have never forgotten they are Welsh, if anything, their departure has made those ties to their homeland even stronger.

They do this in a myriad ways – there are many Welsh societies who regularly meet to provide a social aspect and a sense of community, then there are the fan groups for their chosen Welsh rugby and football teams who will get up at all sorts of godforsaken hours of the day and night just to watch their teams play.

Mainly, however, they manifest themselves in physical representations of Welsh pride.

The internet has made the world a much smaller place and on social media – especially Facebook, there is a large and vibrant community of Welsh expat groups.

The largest of these – Welsh in Australia, has nearing 18,000 members.

It is a hive of Welsh activity – both home and away.

It is also choc full of pics of how those Welsh down under celebrate their passion for the country of their birth.

So journey with us as we take a trip down under and meet the Welsh in Australia…

Credit: Dr Nicholas Stephens’ distinctive Cymru car

Credit: Paul Fish Anderson’s custom VW Beetle

Credit: Damon Westcott’s Wales personalised number plate

Credit: John Priddle’s Y Cymro personalised number plate

Credit: Electrician Jason Davis from the Sunshine Coast letting everyone know he’s Welsh

Credit: Yvonne Thomas from Victoria and her Wales personalised number plate

Credit: Mark Brooksy Bainton from Victoria and his WELSHI personalised number plate

Credit: Queenslander Stephanie Luffman and her WAI3S personalised number plate

Credit: Credit: Damon Westcott proudly displaying his Welsh budgie smugglers!

Credit: There’s no mistaking Richard Price’s mixer

Credit: Cliff Hopey’s t-shirt sums it up nicely

Credit: Malcolm Buening representing Wales on the personalised number plate of his new ute (utility vehicle)

Credit: There’s no question of who Jeff George supports

Credit: Jonny Dunn from Victoria proudly displays his Waless personalised plate

Credit: Michael J Davies and his red dragon

Credit: It might be 34 degrees centigrate on the beach in Fremantle but that’s not stopping Jim Simpson from wearing his M&S Christmas jumper

Credit: Helen Bennett proudly displays her red dragon tattoo

Credit: We love Lee Coles’ Cariad number plate and Welsh flag roof on his mini as seen driving around Brisbane

Keith Roberts originally from north Wales keeping in touch with his roots thanks to his custom made Menai Bridge sun screen

Credit: Ryan John flying the flag for Wales in Melbourne

Credit: This is lovely display of Welshness from Wendy Young in Moama, NSW

Credit: Ed Pater in New South Wales with his distinctive Shwmae plate

Credit: Robert Harry in Perth, Western Australia with his Cymru 53 personalised plate

Credit: Round of applause from Andy Morris and his Aussie/Welsh flag

Credit: It’s Christmastime in Oz, so what better way to celebrate and display your Welsh pride than with an inflatable dragon

Credit: I think we know where Andrew Thomas is originally from!

Credit: We love this Welsh sail on John Dasilva’s boat who sails off the coast of Perth

Credit: Taf and a dragon equals Wales courtesy of David Walsham in Western Australia

Credit: David Hutchings in Western Australia letting everyone knwo he’s a Welshey

Credit: Fiona Lewis in Queensland and a distinctive 74FFY plate on a motorbike

Martin Smith’s paperweight and coaster doing the heavy lifting for Wales

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