Aquarius Festival 1973
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Aquarius Festival 1973 was a landmark Australian countercultural gathering in Nimbin, New South Wales, that helped establish the town as a hub for alternative lifestyles and communal living.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian cultural event
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countercultural festival ⓘ music and arts festival ⓘ |
| activitiesIncluded |
alternative technology demonstrations
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crafts ⓘ meditation and spiritual practices ⓘ theatre performances ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| approximateDate | May 1973 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian counterculture
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alternative lifestyles ⓘ communal living ⓘ hippie movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attractedParticipantsFrom |
across Australia
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international visitors ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-1960s global counterculture ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| focus |
alternative education
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arts ⓘ communal living experiments ⓘ environmental awareness ⓘ music ⓘ spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
helped transform Nimbin from a declining dairy town to a countercultural centre
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turning point in the social history of Nimbin ⓘ |
| impactOn | Nimbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later Australian alternative festivals
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inspired land-sharing and multiple occupancy communities ⓘ ongoing reputation of Nimbin as a countercultural town ⓘ |
| location | Nimbin, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Australian Union of Students NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian student movement
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back-to-the-land movement NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental movement in Australia ⓘ |
| significance |
catalyst for the development of intentional communities around Nimbin
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helped establish Nimbin as a hub for alternative lifestyles ⓘ major event in the history of Australian counterculture ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| theme | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Nimbin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMusicIncluded |
experimental music
GENERATED
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folk music GENERATED ⓘ rock music GENERATED ⓘ |
| year | 1973 ⓘ |
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