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Description: | An Australian merchant ensign, in the 1909 pattern, made of wool bunting, with a linen hoist stamped 'AUSTRALIA 1 1/2 YDS'. It is machine sewn at the ends with a printed design and a rope attached for hoisting.
In 1901 the six colonies that made up the Australian continent combined to form a federal national state. There was an official competition to design a national flag. There was no outright winner but a consensus emerged that the flag should contain the Union Flag, the Southern Cross constellation and a six-pointed star representing the six colonies. After the acquisition of Papua New Guinea in 1905 an extra point was added to the star in 1909.
caption: Australian merchant ensign (after 1909)
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | ensigns | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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