NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Australian Red Ensign

The Australian Red Ensign resulted from the Commonwealth Government Federal Design Competition, which required an official flag and a merchant or shipping version of the same design. As a result, the official flag was blue and the merchant flag was the traditional Red Ensign, featuring the distinctive Southern Cross and Commonwealth star. Image File history File links Australian-Merchant-Ensign. ... Image File history File links Australian-Merchant-Ensign. ... FIAV usage code 04 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag terminology Flag of Monaco Flag of Costa Rica Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Categories: GFDL images ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Australian Flag at full mast. ... The Red Ensign, as currently used by the United Kingdoms Merchant Navy The Red Ensign is a flag that originated in the early 1600s as an ensign flown by the Royal Navy. ... Southern Cross is the English name of Crux Australis, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

In 1903, the design of the Southern Cross representation was altered from 5 stars respectively with nine, eight, seven, six and five points, to 4 stars with seven points and one with five points. The original variety of points was an indication of the relative brightness of each star as it appeared in the night sky. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1908, the current Commonwealth star of seven points replaced the earlier six-pointed star. The Shipping Registration Act of 1981 reaffirmed that the Australian Red Ensign was the proper "colours" for Australian registered ships and that private pleasure craft could fly either the Red Ensign or the Australian National Flag. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1901 to 1954 this flag was used as a civil flag, to be flown by private citizens on land, while the government used the Blue Ensign reflecting British practice. In 1941, Prime Minister Robert Menzies stated that there should be no restrictions on private citizens using the Blue Ensign on land and, in 1947, Prime Minister Ben Chifley reaffirmed this position but it wasn't until the passage of the Flags Act 1953 that the restriction on civilians flying the Blue Ensign was officially lifted after which use of the Red Ensign on land became a rarity. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT AK CH QC FRS, (20 December 1894 â€“ 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving a total of eighteen and a half years in office from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Chicken nuggets are sold at McDonalds (September 22, 1885â€“June 13, 1951), Australian politician and 16th Prime Minister of Australia, was one of Australias most influential Prime Ministers. ... The Flags Act 1953 was as act of the Parliament of Australia which was notable as it established the official Flag of Australia. ...

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ial:Categories&article=Australian_Red_Ensign" title="Special:Categories">Category: Flags of Australia Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... This is a list of flags used in Australia: // National Flag States and Territories Royal and Viceregal Queen of Australia Governor-General of Australia Governors Civil Ensigns Military Ensigns External territories Indigenous Australian Historical Categories: | ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Australian Flag at full mast. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Royal Australian Navy Ensign is the flag used by the Royal Australian Navy. ... The Royal Australian Air Force Ensign is used by the Royal Australian Air Force in Australia and overseas. ... Australian Defence Force Ensign The Australian Defence Force Ensign is an flag of Australia which represents the tri-service Australian Defence Force. ... Queens Personal Australian Flag The Queens Personal Australian Flag, sometimes known as the Royal Standard of Australia is the personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II in her role as Queen of Australia. ... Flag of the Governor-General of Australia, since 1936 The Flag of the Governor-General of Australia is an official flag of Australia and is flown continuously in the presence of the Governor-General of Australia. ... Aboriginal Flag - Ratio: 2:3 The Australian aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas, an aboriginal artist. ... Torres Strait Islander Flag - Ratio: 2:3 The Torres Strait Islander flag is an official Flag of Australia, and is the flag that represents Torres Strait Islander people. ... The Australian Civil Aviation Ensign is an Australian flag that was used by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. ... The Australian Customs Flag is the flag flown by Australian Customs Service vessels and sometimes on ACS buildings. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Australian Capital Territory was officially adopted by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1993. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of New South Wales was officially adopted in 1876. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of the Northern Territory was officially adopted in 1978. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Queensland was officially adopted in 1953. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of South Australia, a state of Australia, was officially adopted in 1904. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Tasmania was officially adopted by the government of Tasmania in 1875. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Victoria was officially adopted in 1953. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Western Australia was officially adopted by the government of Western Australia in 1953. ... The Governors of the Australian States, who represent their respective Head of State (the Queen of Australia), have a personal flag in that role. ... Australian Anti-Transportation League Flag The Australian Anti-Transportation League Flag is a flag used historically by members of the Anti-Transportation League who opposed penal transportation to the British colonies which are now a part of Australia. ... The Australian Federation Flag, also known as the New South Wales Ensign, was the result of an 1830s attempt to create a flag to represent Australia as a nation. ... The complex Bowman Flag with its swallow-tail fly was designed by John and Honor Bowman of Richmond NSW in 1806. ... The Eureka Flag The Eureka Flag was flown for the first time on Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Australia as a symbol of the resistance of the gold miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion. ... The National Colonial Flag for Australia (1823/24) was the forerunner of the many Australian flag designs which featured the Southern Cross and Union Flag in combination. ...