The current state flag of Tasmania was officially adopted by the government of Tasmania in 1875. File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Tasmania Flags of the Australian states and territories Paul Lennon Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Edward Braddon Template:TasmaniaPremiers Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Tasmania Flags of the Australian states and territories Paul Lennon Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Edward Braddon Template:TasmaniaPremiers Categories: Flag images | Australia images ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly. The badge is a white disc with a red lion passant in the centre of the disc. Where this design originated from is unknown, but it is assumed that the red lion is a link with England. This flag has remained unchanged ever since 1875, with only a slight change of the lion when the flag was officially adopted by the government in 1975. Defacement is a vexillology term referring to the practise of adding badges, devices or other symbols to an existing flag. ... The modern Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom The British Blue Ensign (1707–1801) English Blue Ensign as it appeared in the seventeenth century. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
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The first flag of Tasmania was adopted in 1875 but was dropped a month later in favour of the current flag. The flag had a white cross on a blue field, in the canton was the Union Flag, and in the fly was five five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross. The reason why this flag was dropped is because it did not conform to the standards setout by the British Admiralty. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Flag or Union Jack. ... Crux, being Latin for cross, commonly known as the Southern Cross (in contrast to the Northern Cross), is the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but nevertheless one of the most famous. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the eastern portion of the continent, being separated from it by the Bass Strait.
Tasmania once possessed an indigenous population, the Tasmanian Aborigines, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35,000 years ago.
The anti-dam sentiment was shared by many Australians outside Tasmania, and proved a factor in the election of the Hawke Labor government in 1983 which halted construction of the dam.
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