The design of the Australian flag came about as a result of a competition in which five almost identical entries were selected.
The winning entries belonged to individuals from the Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland, New Zealand.
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she designed the Australian flag
There is no old Australian flag. Australia's current flag still bears the same basic symbols it had when it was originally designed shortly after Federation.
annie dorrington designed the current australian flag
The Australian flag was designed following Federation of the Australian states on 1 January 1901. On 29 April 1901, the new Commonwealth Government announced a Federal Flag design competition which attracted over 30,000 entries. The idea for the competition was initiated by Melbourne journal Review for Australasia in 1900.
because they were both colonised by the britishAnswerBecause they share similar origins (British), cultures and shared histories. The current NZ flag actually predates the Australian flag and may have inspired those who designed the Australian flag, although the dates of their official adoption were close together (1901-1902).
1900, first flown on Federation 1901.
Because Aboriginals weren't considered when the flag was designed. Does the American flag have a representation for Native Americans in the design? The Union Jack in the Australian flag represents the colonial power, the source of language, law and traditions, and the major source of immigrants, at least until WWII.
Prior to the Australian flag, all the colonies of Australia observed the Brirish flag.
No. None of the stars on the Australian glag symbolise Papua New Guinea, because PNG is not a territory of Australia any more - nor was it a territory when the flag was originally designed.
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 colors on the Australian flag are red, blue and white.