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Australian National Flag Day has been celebrated in Australia since 3 September 1996. It commemorates the day in 1901 on which the Australian National Flag was first flown. . Since 2008, the same day has also been commemorated as Merchant Navy Day, which allows the Australian Red Ensign to be flown on land on the occasi
Ausflag periodically campaigns for flag change in association with national events such as the 2000 Summer Olympics, [133] and holds flag design competitions, [96] while ANFA's activities include promotion of the existing flag through events such as National Flag Day. [134] On Australia Day in 2018, Ausflag released an alternative design of the ...
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia.Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. [2]
The design was an inspiration for Australia's national coat of arms. 1823/24–1831 National Colonial Flag for Australia [55] A British White Ensign, featuring four white stars on the red cross 1831–1903 (de facto Flag of Australia); 1903–1920s (still commonly used) Australian Federation Flag/New South Wales Ensign [55]
The Australian red ensign is the civil ensign of Australia, the flag of nationality flown by Australian registered ships. It is a red version of the national flag , which is mainly blue. Both flags resulted from the Commonwealth Government's 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition which required two entries: an ensign for Commonwealth Government ...
Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag Australian Aboriginal flag: Australian Aboriginal Flag: 14 July 1995 [3] [4] Indigenous flag Torres Strait Islander flag: 14 July 1995 [5] National anthem: Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" 19 April 1984 [6] Royal anthem: God ...
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 ...
The Australian National Flag Association (ANFA) is an organisation that promotes the use of the current Australian National Flag and opposes any changes to it. ANFA was formed at a public meeting held in Sydney on 5 October 1983 to oppose suggestions that the existing Australian National Flag is not appropriately representative of the nation, and should be changed, with Sir Colin Hines elected ...