Thread: Now that's a flag!

Other than National, State, territory and indigenous flags, Australia has a number of official flags. [edited, got the number wrong]

Australian National Flags

Originally Posted by bob10

.....It was even suggested NZ should be a State of Australia, at Federation.

History of the Australian National Flag

Unless I am mistaken, the Australian constitution still contains specific provisions allowing for NZ to join the Australian Federation. It seems to me unlikely that this will happen in the foreseeable future.

John

Maybe we should join them,,, at least then we'd have a winning rugby side...

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Unless I am mistaken, the Australian constitution still contains specific provisions allowing for NZ to join the Australian Federation. It seems to me unlikely that this will happen in the foreseeable future.

John

I think you are right. Imagine the State of Origin if that happened. [ pigs will fly first, I suggest] Those who haven't read the Constitution should have a read.

Commonwealth Of Australia Constitution Act – Parliament of Australia

Originally Posted by bob10

Other than National, State, territory and indigenous flags, Australia has a number of official flags. [edited, got the number wrong]

Australian National Flags

Might be worth pointing out that the above reference is the organisation founded to replace the existing flag. You may want to balance it with Australian National Flag Association, or perhaps more officially and unbiased, It's an Honour - Symbols - Australian National Flag.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Might be worth pointing out that the above reference is the organisation founded to replace the existing flag. You may want to balance it with Australian National Flag Association, or perhaps more officially and unbiased, It's an Honour - Symbols - Australian National Flag.

John

Interesting.

The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time in September 1901 at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was then the seat of the federal government.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Interesting.

Do you think we should just call Australia Victoria Mick? then we'd have a new flag by default and the Eureka flag, a genuine alternative.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

It won't be time for a new flag until we've grown up enough to become a republic, NZ or OZ.

I don't believe for one second that anyone died for a flag. Their mates, country, ideals or Monarch, yes but not for a flag.

In 1979 , I think it was , the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment , trooped the Colours in St George Square.

On the eve of the parade we received intelligence that some sort of protest group intended to deface the Queens Colours with paint etc.

Our Regimental Sergeant Major quickly organised a rehearsal to practice defending the Colours by forming an instant vanguard with fixed bayonets and gave the Battalion notice that he would give orders to attack with fixed bayonets any force that attempted to deface the Queens Colours.

This was done with full intent and authority at the time and every member of the Batallion was wound right up.

On the day we all were itching for this organisation to make contact , and we would have all , to a man carried out the Regimental Sergeant Major's orders.

So we will fight for a flag and what it respresents.