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The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted in 1876. The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly.The badge, based on the coat of arms, is a white disc with the cross of St George, a golden lion passant guardant in the centre of the cross and an eight-pointed gold star on each arm of the cross.
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state.
Description. 1876–present. Flag of New South Wales [ 6 ][ 7 ] A St George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1876–present [ a ] Flag of Queensland [ 6 ] A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1904–present.
The history of New South Wales refers to the history of the Australian state of New South Wales and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies. The Mungo Lake remains indicate occupation of parts of the New South Wales area by Indigenous Australians for at least 40,000 years. The British navigator James Cook became the first ...
Monaco. 1881. 1881. 1881. South Korea. 1883. 1882[note 1] (designed by King Gojong or Pak Yeong-hyo) 2011 (when the exact color shades were last changed from their previous colors [set in 1997]). In 1948 the South Korean national assembly readopted this as the national flag with a modification of the taegeuk.
In February 1984 the University of New South Wales announced the appointment of Professor G.V.H. Wilson as Rector of the University College. [5] In September 1985 the Interim Academy Council ceased its functions and the Australian Defence Force Academy Council held its inaugural meeting under the Chairmanship of Sir Edward Woodward.
Eureka Flag. "Lieutenant" Henry Ross [ 1 ] The battle flag of the Eureka Stockade featured the five stars of the constellation Crux Australis in white on a white cross and blue field. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] 1900. Melbourne Evening Herald Flag (Blue) Mr. F. Thompson of Melbourne.
In 1892, Oliveira Valadão proposed changing the accepted Flag of Brazil by removing the blue circle, the stars, and the motto and instead adding the coat of arms. In 1908, Wenceslau Escobar proposed removing the motto "ORDEM E PROGRESSO" because according to him, the flag cannot have a "motto of a sect (Positivism)".