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2. Flag of Australia - Wikipedia

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   Australian flag at half-mast on Remembrance Day. When the flag is flown at half-mast, it should be recognisably at half-mast—for example, a third of the way down from the top of the pole. [25] The Australian flag should never be flown half mast at night, unless directed to half-mast for an extended period. [25] Days on which flags are flown ...

3. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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   The flag of Australia is flown half-mast in Australia: On the death of the sovereign – from the time of announcement of the death up to and including the funeral. On the day the accession of the new sovereign is proclaimed, it is customary to raise the flag to the peak from 11 a.m.; On the death of a member of a royal family;

4. List of Australian flags - Wikipedia

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   Flag Date Use Description 1901–1903 Original 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition winner [1]: A Blue Ensign defaced with the six-point Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half (each star had a varying number of points: 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5—with Alpha Crucis being larger than Beta and Gamma and with Delta being smaller than Beta and ...

5. Flags at half-staff on December 7 for Pearl Harbor ... - AOL

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   The American flag is flown at half-staff, on land (or half-mast on a ship) when the U.S. or a state is in mourning, according to the federal government. The president, a state governor or the ...

6. Flags to fly at half mast until morning after Queen’s funeral

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   The Union flag on Buckingham Palace was at half mast on Thursday while a framed plaque announcing the Queen’s death was placed on the front gates by royal household staff. Similarly, flags at ...

7. Why are flags at half staff? Flags lowered to note Patriot ...

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   President Joe Biden asked that all flags be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, but this tradition is not unusual. Wednesday is Patriot Day, the official holiday to remember the lives that were ...

8. Timeline of the flag of Australia - Wikipedia

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   The following is a timeline of the flag of Australia. 3 September 1901 – The winning entry in the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition is announced, and the Australian flag is flown for the first time at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. In the same week it was also flown at the Melbourne show. 16 September 1901 – The Australian flag is formally raised at Townsville, Queensland ...

9. Why are flags being flown at half-staff for Rosalynn Carter?

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   Flags are also flown at half-staff on Memorial Day on the last Monday of May, or other national memorial occasions, such as the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Show comments Advertisement