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THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG"Flags of Australia"!"There are a vast number of flags in Australia including
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The Australian Red Ensign is a version of the Australian National flag however it is used officially for ships or vessels at sea and never on
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The Aboriginal Flag top right, consists of three main elements and colours; Black - Red and Yellow.
The black represents the native Australian people, or Aboriginals. The red represents the earth and the
Aboriginals spiritual relationship with the land. The yellow represents the life giving sun.
The flag was designed by an Aboriginal, Harold Thomas, an artist, in 1971, allowing the people have a symbol for
their race and to enable them to show there true identity and make them more visible as the first Australians.
In view of the flags importance in Australian society, the flag was proclaimed a "Flag of Australia"
in July 1995 and is proudly displayed and flown today.
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The Boxing Kangaroo Flag is well accepted by Australians a symbol of our strength and our ability to fight on. The kangaroo never takes a
back ward step, ever! The flag is flown at sporting events and could be used in battle. It is a flag that represents the Australian sprit. | 
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The Eureka Flag was designed as a Battle Flag and was flown for the first time at the Eureka Stockade on Bakery Hill in the township of Ballart in the state of Victoria.in 1954. The flag was an Australian symbol of the resistance used by the gold miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion in 1854. | 
To learn more about the The Eureka Flag |
It is often used today as a contiuing symbol of protest for a variety of different causes in Australia.
You will find the ORIGINAL Eureka flag at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
All the Australian states and territories of Australia have a flag. See the list below.
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| State flag of New South Wales |
State flag of Queensland |
State flag of Northern Territory |
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| State flag of Western Australia |
State flag of South Australia |
State flag of Tasmania |
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| State flag of Victoria |
Indigenous Australian Flag | State flag of Australian Capital territory |
Australia Flag Information
The dark or navy blue back ground colour on the Australian Flag was selected from the British Blue Ensign. The colour was use in colonial
times for many of the flags of the colonies and lands south of the equator.
Situated in the top right hand section of the Australian flag is the original flag of Britain the Union Jack. The Union Jack is there because Australia
was a colony of England.
The stars of The Southern Cross were placed on the right hand side of our flag. This constellation of stars is visible from all of Australia's states and
territories. It should be noted that this constellation of five stars can be seen only from the southern hemisphere and is a wonderful reminder of Australia's
position on the earth and in times gone by the Southern Cross was vital to early ships' navigation.
The largest star on the Australian Flag is the Commonwealth Star (sometimes known as The Federation Star) which is under the Union Jack. This seven-pointed
star represents the unity of the six states and the territories and symbolizes the federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901.
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