The history of the The history of the Australian flagAustralian flag

Author: Il’ya Author: Il’ya Dashchenko, 10 “A”Dashchenko, 10 “A”Teacher: Teacher: V.V.VershininaV.V.VershininaSyktyvkar

2014

The history of the The history of the Australian flagAustralian flag

The flag of Australia is one of the state symbols of the country, it represents a rectangular cloth of blue colour with an aspect ratio of 1:2.In the upper left quarter of the depicted the British flag. In addition, there is the image of six white stars on the flag of Australia: five stars in the form of a constellation of the southern cross in the right side panel and one big star at the center of the bottom in the left quarter.The flag was adopted soon after the formation of the Federation in 1901.

NNational colonial flagational colonial flag During the nineteenth century During the nineteenth century there there

were were two attempts to establish a two attempts to establish a national flag. The first of them refers national flag. The first of them refers to 1823-1824 years, when John to 1823-1824 years, when John Nicholson and John Nicholson and John Bingl Bingl developed developed the national colonial flag. the national colonial flag. It It was a was a white cloth, on which there were white cloth, on which there were images of the flag of Britain and the images of the flag of Britain and the cross of Stcross of St.. George with four white George with four white stars. National colonial flag is stars. National colonial flag is considered to be the first Australian considered to be the first Australian flag, where there is a picture of the flag, where there is a picture of the

southern cross.southern cross.

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«national» flag «national» flag got got the the federated flag of Australia, federated flag of Australia, developed by John Nicholson developed by John Nicholson in 1831. in 1831. The dThe design of the flag esign of the flag largely repeated the national largely repeated the national colonial flag colonial flag of of 1823-1824's, 1823-1824's, however, however, it it had important had important differences: the Central cross differences: the Central cross was blue, and it was a picture was blue, and it was a picture ofof five five butbut not not of of four stars. four stars.

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The first flag on which images The first flag on which images of starsof stars were placed in the were placed in the order they appear in the sky, is order they appear in the sky, is considered Anti-Transportation considered Anti-Transportation of Australasia ,which opposed of Australasia ,which opposed the travel exiles in Australia. the travel exiles in Australia.

The flag of Australia useThe flag of Australia usess the same the same colocolouurs the flag of the UK: blue, red, rs the flag of the UK: blue, red, white. All three colowhite. All three colouurs reflect the rs reflect the history of the country: British-history of the country: British-colonial and for the most part, colonial and for the most part, European past. In 1901 they also European past. In 1901 they also symbolized loyalty to the British symbolized loyalty to the British Empire. However, the blue coloEmpire. However, the blue colouur r on the flag of Australia has a on the flag of Australia has a broader interpretation: according to broader interpretation: according to one point of view, it symbolizes the one point of view, it symbolizes the fact that Australia is an island-fact that Australia is an island-mainland, according to another, the mainland, according to another, the first settlers, to reach it, were forced first settlers, to reach it, were forced to swim the sea.to swim the sea.

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