File:Australian merchant ensign (after 1909) RMG RP 23 17.jpg
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English: Australian merchant ensign (after 1909) 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. |
| Date | after 1909 |
| Dimensions | 685.8 x 1320.8 mm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/783 |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: W1983-127.65 dossier number: item-foreign flags id number: AAA0783 |
| Collection | Flags |
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