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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 ...
Pages in category "Southern Cross flags" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Australian Honour Flag; Australian red ensign;
The term Southern Cross can also refer to the blue saltire as used in various flags of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. [1] This list is an incomplete list and some of the flags in this list might not have official status.
The large red cross of St George features four white, eight pointed stars representing the Southern Cross. According to Bingle it was adopted by the Government of Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The National Colonial Flag was the first flag designed specifically to represent Australia.
The British Blue Ensign can be flown on an Australian owned ship instead of the Australian flag if the owner has a warrant valid under British law. [24] The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet also advises that the flag should only be flown during daylight hours, unless it is illuminated. [21]
A weekly finalist in the Daily Telegraph flag design competition [10] 1992 John Bartholomew A stylised golden kangaroo on a green field with the Southern Cross in the canton. Winning design in Adelaide Advertiser flag competition [10] 1993 David Couzens A vertical tricolour of black, gold and green with the Southern Cross in the black band.
Like the Colonial Flag, the Federation Flag features a combination of the Union Flag and the Southern Cross, but the cross is blue, not red, and there are five stars, not four. The flag's appearance varied greatly depending on where it was made: different manufacturers produced Federation Flags with darker or lighter shades of blue for the ...
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 ...