Australian Federation Flag - Wikipedia
The Australian Federation Flag, also known as the New South Wales Ensign, was the result of an attempt in the 1830s to create a national flag for Australia, which was divided at the time into several British colonies.
Flag of Australia - Wikipedia
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-pointed ...
Early flags | Australian Flags booklet | PM&C - Department of the …
In the 1880s and 1890s, the Australian federation flag was a popular symbol of the movement for federation of the six colonies. The flag featured the stars of the Southern Cross in white placed on a blue cross against a white background. In the canton was the Union Jack. The design was based on the New South Wales ensign of the 1830s, which was ...
The Australian Federation Flag (1831 – 1901)
It was the chief symbol of the political movement, in the 1880s and 1890s, towards the federation of the six Australian colonies. Groups, such as the Australian Natives Association and the Australian Federation League, used this flag to promote national consciousness and the need for federation; in so doing they made this a very popular design.
Flag of Australia | History, Meaning & Design | Britannica
national flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the Union Jack in the canton and six white stars. Its width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2. Thought was given to an all-Australian flag long before confederation was achieved on January 1, 1901.
Australian flag defined - National Museum of Australia
2023年9月11日 · What is now the Australian national flag was created soon after Federation in a competition in which nearly 33,000 people took part. However, for the next 50 years Australia’s official flag was the British flag, the Union Jack.
History of our Flag - Australian National Flag Association (ANFA)
Australia becomes a federation. At a public ceremony held in Centennial Park, Sydney The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act is proclaimed. The Commonwealth Government of Australia announces a Federal Flag design competition. The competition receives 32,823 entries with the winning design being won by five almost identical entries.
The Australian flag | naa.gov.au
A flag for Australia. The concept of a distinct national flag predated Federation. For the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the Australian Natives Association and the Australian Federation League displayed and popularised a design encompassing a Union Jack and the Southern Cross.
Australia - CRW Flags
2024年7月20日 · Design of the flag. The Australian flag is composed of three parts: The Union Jack (British flag) in the top left corner, The 'Star of Federation' in the bottom left corner, and ; The Southern Cross, taking up the right half of the flag. The Union Jack shows that the first colonisation by Europeans was by Britain.
Part 4 History of the Australian National flag | Australian Flags ...
Among the better known flags in Australia’s early colonial history are the national colonial flag (1823), the Anti-Transportation League flag (1851), the Murray River flag (1853), the Eureka flag (1854) and the Australian federation flag (1880s-1890s).
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