Early pics of our Flag

I have always loved our flag, from earliest memories of seeing the Queen and waving it at her, to our ANZAC Day March every year or on Australia day and sporting events, our flag is there.  Whenever there is talk of flag change the hairs on the back of neck go up and I get defensive and protective, I understand that there are others who would want to see our flag change, but to me it has to much history attached and I shall always be flying her with pride. 

Australian Flag covering the grave of \'Breaker\' Morant, South Africa, Feburary 1902.

The flag sits above The Sydney Harbour Bridge

The symbol of our Nation stands tall amongst the ruins at Jakarta after a terror attack in Sept 2004

A greeting card commemorating ANZAC Day

A commemoration of the arrival of the Australian Fleet

Patriotic badge from World War I. The Comforts Fund raised great sums of money at home in Australia from civilians which went towards the war effort. Concerts and fairs were organized, and badges such as these were sold.

Commemorating the Naval Victory of the HMAS Sydney over the German Light Cruiser Emden, 1914

The pictorial cover is a photographic record of Sgt. Derrick raising at Satelberg the Australian flag which had been flown previously over recaptured Kokoda and Lae (1943).

Flag carried to many locations during the war period by a member of the Australian Army Corps

                

           

Early Traditional Patriotic Aussie card

On 3 October 1987, the Australian public finally welcomed home those men and women who served in the Vietnam War

The Flag of The Commander-In-Chief Australian Military Forces 1942-45, Sir Thomas Blamey

A poster commemorating the visit of the US Navy ships in 1908.

Greeting Card for Melbourne commemorating the visit of the American White Fleet of United States Naval Ships 1908

Music written and composed by Peter Dodds McCormick who wrote the Australian National Anthem,

Australia and Her Allies

Aussie Christmas card.

World War I postcard shows an Anzac with the Australian flag at Gallipoli.

The edition of the Review of Reviews front cover signed by Egbert Nuttal, after the winning designers were announced.

Victory. Lt AVL Hull of the 18th Battalion AIF, plants the      Australian flag on a German Pillbox as Australian forces overrun Anzac Redoubt, on the Menin Road, during the famous battle of Polygon Wood (Belgium) in WW1. This dramatic incident took place at 7:15 AM on September 20th 1917. Lt Hull was killed in action three weeks later. This picture was used as a Christmas and New Year\'s Greetings card in 1917-18   

•    The original design has been changed three times since 1901, 

 

•         The Australian flag was usually flown in conjunction with, often in an inferior position to, the Union Flag of the UK well into the 1960s 

 

• The adoption of the winning flag design was never debated in the Australian Parliament - it was sent to the Imperial Authorities in England to be approved.

 

• The Australian Natives' Association in particular felt the flag was unsuitable or insufficiently patriotic..

 

• The contest attracted 32,823 entries from men, women and children. .  

 

• September 3rd is  our Flags Birthday

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOU TO FLY YOUR FLAG WITH THAT EXTRA BIT OF PRIDE;1 January
Anniversary of establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia (1901).
26 January
Australia Day-Anniversary of First Fleet arrival, Sydney Cove.
Second Monday in March
Commonwealth of Nations Day.
25 April
Anzac Day – flags flown at half mast till noon, then at the peak for the remainder of the day.
Second Monday in June
Queen’s Birthday is celebrated (Except in W.A. where held in October).
3 September
Australian National Flag Day – anniversary of our Flag, first flown in 1901.
11 November
Remembrance Day – Flags flown at peak till 10:30 am, at half mast from 10:30am to 11:03am, then at peak the remainder of the day.

 http://www.australianflag.org.au/
 
 

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.  PICTURES  sourced from http://www.australianflag.org.au/