The Eureka Flag represents how the "downtrodden" in Australia could fight for their rights. It is the oldest flag in Australia, and symbolic in that it was designed by the people it represented, not some far-off government authority. The five stars on the Eureka flag represent the Southern Cross, which has always been symbolic for Australians, and the white cross joining the stars represents unity in defiance against unnecessary authority.
This was called the Eureka Flag.
The Eureka flag is blue and white.
The Eureka flag was first flown in Ballarat on Bakery hill
The Eureka flag is in the Art Gallery Of Ballarat and you can see it at the Australia Museums and Galleries online.
The remains of the original Eureka Flag are kept preserved and on display at the Ballarat Fine Art Museum.
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The Eureka flag hung above the Eureka Stockade, as a symbol of rebellion against the authorities and their unfair treatment of the miners.
The Eureka Stockade Flag was designed Captain Henry Ross. He was a Canadian member of the Ballarat Reform League. He was inspired by the Australian Federation Flag.
The Eureka flag is not used in any official capacity today. Occasionally, people may still fly the flag as a personal symbol of rebellion, but it has no official symbolism.
This is the flag of Scotland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A flag with a white Nordic cross is Shetland. A flag with a white diagonal cross is the St. Andrew cross of Scotland.
There was no specific "miners' flag" during the Australian goldrush. However, the "Eureka Flag" was adopted as a symbol of the Eureka Stockade rebellion, in which the miners demanded more rights and better conditions. The Eureka Flag has a blue background with a stylised Southern Cross constellation over a white cross. Each of the stars of the Southern Cross has eight points. To see the Eureka flag, click on the related link below.
A Canadian member of the Ballarat Reform League, Captain Henry Ross, designed the Eureka flag. Ross was inspired by the design of the Australian Federation Flag. Three local women, Anastasia Withers, Anne Duke, and Anastasia Hayes, sewed the original flag.