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Australia’s first Prime Minister Edmund Barton officially announced the selection of Australia flag on 3 September 1901 in Melbourne,it is also called Australia national flag. There was a slight argument regarding the creativity concept of the flag. In February 1903 King Edward VII sent a notification of the accepted flag and on 20 February 1903 it was gazzetted.The Australia National Flag has blue, red and white colors in it.
The Australia National Flag has three parts
- The Union Jack (British flag) in the top left corner
- The 'Star of Federation' in the bottom left corner and
- The Southern Cross in the right half of the flag
Australia Day Flag or in Australia they also celebrate Australia day flag raising ceremony as it is done in 2007 Australia day flag raising ceremony.
The Union Jack reminds that the first colonization was by Britain. In the beginning Australia was a punitive colony. The star of federation is represented by a seven pointed star. The number of stars increased to seven. Each star represents the states. The extra star is for the territories of Australia. The Southern Cross represents a constellation which can be seen from the country of Australia. Flags Act 1953 describes the Australia Flag. The Australian Flag has to be (3.6 x 1.8m) in dimensions.
The positions of the stars are as follows.
- Commonwealth star - centered in lower heave,
- Alpha - directly below centre fly 1/6 up from base edge,
- Beta - 1/4 of the way towards left and 1/16 up from the centre fly,
- Gamma - straight above centre fly 1/6 down from top edge,
- Delta - 2/9 of the way right and 31/240 up from the centre fly,
- Epsilon - 1/10 of the way right and 1/24 down from the centre fly.
The special occasions when the citizens are expected to fly the Australia Flag are:
- 25 April: Anzac Day (1915)-
- Second Monday in June to celebrate the Queen's Birthday
- 3 September: Australian National Flag Day.
- 11 November: Remembrance Day
- 1 January: Anniversary of foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia in (1901).
- 26 January: Australia Day-Anniversary of First Fleet arrival
- Second Monday in March: Commonwealth of Nations Day.
The Australia National Flag is a symbol of pride for all its citizens.
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