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Australian National Flag Day

03/09/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The winning Flag - Western Argus 17.9.1901

Australian National Flag Day is celebrated on 3 September. It commemorates the day in 1901 (115 years ago) on which the Australian National Flag was first flown.  On that day Prime Minister Edmund Barton announced the winners of a competition to design a flag for Australia. A large flag, 5.5 by 11 metres (18 by 36 ft), […]

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