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British Empire flag (Australian) C. D. Bennet A design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of flags that aimed to replace the Union Jack in individual regions of the British Empire. Each locality, including Australia, would have been granted the top right quarter to place a national symbol. [8] [9] 1982 Ralph ...
The first flag that was considered as a proposal to represent the Australian people is the Eureka flag.Several demonstrators swore allegiance to the flag and flew it as a symbol of defiance during the Battle of the Eureka Stockade in 1854.
Flag proposed by the Republican Socialist League in 1956. One of the first proposals for a new Australian flag with the Union Jack removed was made in 1956 by the Republican Socialist League. It removed the Union Jack and it replaced with a slightly larger Commonwealth Star. [26]
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 ...
The Australian flag should never be flown half mast at night, ... John Anderson, proposed to introduce laws banning desecration of the Australian flag, ...
Pages in category "Proposed flags" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... List of proposed Australian flags; B. Berber flag; E. Flag of Earth; L.
The edition of the Review of Reviews front cover signed by Egbert Nuttall, after the winning designers of the 1901 Federal Flag design competition were announced.. The 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition was an Australian government initiative announced by Prime Minister Edmund Barton to find a flag for the newly federated Commonwealth of Australia. [1]
The Aboriginal flag is often included in various proposed designs to replace the current Australian Flag. One proposal has been to substitute the Union Flag, located in the canton of the Australian Flag, with the Aboriginal flag. Harold Thomas said of this idea: "I wouldn′t reject it out of hand, but I could make a decision to say no.