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Harold Joseph Thomas (born 1947), also known as Bundoo, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and former activist, known for designing and copyrighting the Australian Aboriginal flag. He claims to have designed the flag in 1971 as a symbol of the Aboriginal land rights movement , and in 1995 it was made an official "Flag of Australia".
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.
The Aboriginal flag has been recognised as an official flag of Australia since 1995, flown from government buildings and embraced by sporting clubs. ... indigenous artist Harold Thomas, the flag ...
Harold Thomas may refer to: Harold Thomas (artist) (born 1947), Indigenous Australian artist and activist, designer of the Aboriginal Australian flag Harold Thomas (rugby, born 1914) (1914–1989), Welsh dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer
Harold Thomas, designer of the Australian Aboriginal Flag, speaking with Jane Lomax-Smith outside Parliament House, Adelaide, at an event marking the 30th anniversary of the flag, 8 July 2001. Original filename = FP3.
The flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas. ... facto flag of Australia from 1 January 1901 to 3 September 1901. It was widely used in New South Wales as a local ...
The Australian flag and the Union Jack during an Anzac Day ceremony in 1937 The Australian flag and the Union Jack ... such as the flag's designer Harold Thomas, ...
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