the current australian flag became official on 10 july 1911.
the current australian flag became official on 10 july 1911.
when did the current australian flag became official?
10 july 1911
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the white and blue eureka flag, said to be designed by a canadian miner, captain henry ross, and bearing nothing but the southern cross, was then flown for the first (recorded) occasion; according to "the ballarat times", which first mentioned the flag a week earlier on 24 november 1854, at "about eleven o'clock the 'southern cross' was hoisted, and its maiden appearance was a fascinating object to behold." the flag was believed to have been sewn by anastasia hayes. reportedly influenced by earlier designs such as the australian federation flag, as a gesture of defiance , it deliberately excluded the british union flag, which is included in the official flag of australia. the eureka flag was commonly referred to at the time as the australian flag, and as the southern cross, with "the age" variously reporting, on 28 november: "the australian flag shall triumphantly wave in the sunshine of its own blue and peerless sky, over thousands of australia's adopted sons"; the day after the battle: "they assembled round the australian flag, which has now a permanent flag-staff"; and during the 1855 eureka trials, that it was sworn that the eureka flag was also known as the "digger's flag" and also as "the southern cross".
eureka rebellion