What are some interesting facts about the Australian Flag?

Answer 1

· The commonwealth star has 7 points which represents the states and territories

· The flag has a blue background, the southern cross which is located on the top left had corner and the 6 stars.

· 3rd September is Australia National Flag Day the day we commemorate on which our national flag of was first flown. It is the right and privilege of every Australian to fly the Australian National Flag but this day unfortunately is not a Public Holiday

· On 1 January 1901 a request from the British government came to design a new flag, held an official competition for a new federal flag in April. The competition attracted 32,823 entries.

· The judges took six days to think before reaching their conclusion. Five almost identical entries were chosen as the winning design, and their designers shared the $25,000 prize money. They were Ivor Evans, a fourteen-year-old schoolboy from Melbourne; Leslie John Hawkins, a teenager apprenticed to an optician from Sydney; Egbert John Nuttall, an architect from Melbourne; Annie Dorrington, an artist from Perth; and William Stevens, a ship's officer from Auckland, New Zealand

· We Fly the Australian Flag to show our national identity. We use it in different kinds of ceremonies such as the Olympic Games, Australia Day and many more.

· The blue background on the Australian Flag means, truth, loyalty and justice the red Southern Cross means, hardiness, bravery and strength and as for the white that stands for peace and honesty