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The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign —a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven ...
Media in category "Images of Australia". The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Hunter and emu - Google Art Project.jpg 3,000 × 4,666; 3.92 MB. Mimi spirits (pregnant women) - Google Art Project.jpg 3,011 × 4,649; 2.87 MB. Operational Service Medal - Border Protection.jpg 200 × 465; 32 KB.
The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, [ 1 ] is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. [ 2 ] It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. [ 3 ] The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also ...
1831–1903 (de facto Flag of Australia); 1903–1920s (still commonly used) Australian Federation Flag/New South Wales Ensign [54] A British White Ensign, featuring the Cross in Azure with five Argent Stars often varying between 5–8 Points. It was the de facto flag of Australia from 1 January 1901 to 3 September 1901. It was widely used in ...
Photography in Australia. Photograph of Dr William Bland, taken by George Baron Goodman, 1845. Photography in Australia started in the 1840s. The first photograph taken in Australia, a daguerreotype of Bridge Street, Sydney, was taken in 1841. In the early 20th century, Australian photography was heavily influenced by the Pictorialist approach.
Coat of arms of Australia. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 19 September 1912. [2] Governor general's standard. Flag of the governor-general of Australia. Flag of the governor general of Australia. 1953. Indigenous flag.
The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul (/ səˈhuːl /), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia to distinguish it from the country of Australia, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [ 4 ] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island of ...
Australian House of Representatives - Parliament of Australia.jpg 4,202 × 2,500; 7.73 MB Australian infantry small box respirators Ypres 1917.jpg 1,200 × 1,607; 591 KB Australian Mounted Police Victoria-edit1.jpg 1,412 × 1,056; 941 KB