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The Australian Flag.
Title: The Australian Flag.
Category: History / World History
Details: Words: 310 | Pages: 1.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Australian Flag.
Every country or national group has a flag of their own. But before Federation, the Australian colonies used the flags of Great Britain. Australia came to have a flag of its own when there was a public competition in 1901. The competition was held for a new flag design. The Commonwealth Blue Ensign was the winner. It has been Australia's flag ever since.
The national flag has a dark blue background with the British Union Jack …showed first 75 words of 310 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 310 total…the basis of the Australian flag. The Union Jack is also on the Victorian flag. The group of stars on the right-hand sida is in the same position as the Australian flag. But unlike the Australian flag, the Victorian flag has a royal crown just above the Southern Cross. This is called a state badge. The state badge represents Victoria's connection with Britain as well. That is how the Australian flag came to be made.
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