Customary use. Since the 1854 miner's revolt, the Eureka Flag, born out of adversity, has gained wider notability in Australian culture as a symbol of democracy, egalitarianism, white nationalism, and a general-purpose symbol of protest.
The Eureka Flag is historically significant as evidence of the growing movement agitating for fairness and universal democracy in 19th century Australia. The flag represents the oft mythologised notion of the Australian 'fair go' and the right of the individual over tyranny.
The Eureka Stockade flag has become a symbol of the larrikin Australian who will 'fight to defend our rights and liberties'. Today the flag is flown by some unions and it has been used as a symbol of the republican movement and the birth of Australian democracy.
Key points: The Eureka flag is considered a union symbol under the federal building code. Companies that tender for federally funded construction projects cannot allow the flag to be flown on work sites.
EUREKA. CENTRE. The original Flag of the Southern Cross (The Eureka Flag) can be viewed at the Eureka Centre, on loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat. It was made in 1854.
flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a blue field (background) bearing a white saltire (diagonal cross) that extends to the flag corners; this type of emblem is known as the Cross of St. Andrew (after the patron saint of Scotland).
Reportedly, back in the early 1970s a Korean War veteran; builder's labourer and poet named Ralph Kelly stood up at a Builders' Labourers Federation meeting in NSW and proposed the union adopt the Eureka flag - from the 1854 Eureka Stockade rebellion - as its symbol. Kelly's proposal was wholeheartedly adopted.
Do not fly the flag upside down, even as a signal of distress. Information on the protocols for displaying and folding the flag can be found in the Australian flags booklet, which is also available from your Federal Member of Parliament or Senator .
Design of the state flag
The flag of the state of Victoria is based on the blue ensign. It consists of a blue background with the Union Flag in the top pole-side quarter. In the background area there are five white stars representing the Southern Cross.
Since the 1854 miner's revolt, the Eureka Flag, born out of adversity, has gained wider notability in Australian culture as a symbol of democracy, egalitarianism, white nationalism, and a general-purpose symbol of protest.
Contesting The Flag: the mixed messages of the Eureka Flag
It was subsequently used by right and left wing political groups as a banner of dissent. That contest continues to the present day, with controversy over the proposal to raise the flag over the Australian Federal Parliament, and register it as a national flag.
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "blue and white one" (Greek: Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the "azure and white" (Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white.
The flag had survived 147 years due to the care of the King family and the Art Gallery of Ballarat. It was time to formalise the ownership. In 2013 the Art Gallery of Ballarat agreed to loan the Eureka Flag to the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E.). Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Eureka Stockade, rebellion (December 3, 1854) in which gold prospectors in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia—who sought various reforms, notably the abolition of mining licenses—clashed with government forces. It was named for the rebels' hastily constructed fortification in the Eureka goldfield.
The rebellion led to a fairer goldfields system with the licence replaced by the cheaper Miners Right, giving miners the right to vote. Many see this act as the first steps on the path to Australia's democracy.
national flag consisting of nine horizontal stripes of blue and white with a blue canton bearing a white cross. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.
The flag of Scotland is blue with a white X (a saltire) that represents Scotland's patron saint, Saint Andrew. Saint Andrew's Cross or “the Saltire” is the name given to the flag.
Its name was symbolic: White denoted purity, Cross referred to the campaign being for Christ, and Army reflected its disciplined nature. It adopted as its motto the words of Sir Galahad: My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure. The army based its structure on that of the temperance movement.
The 3 flags of Australia include the Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag.
The Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag can be obtained free of charge by contacting the electorate office of your local Senator or Member of the House of Representatives .
Use of the Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is generally only flown at sea by Australian registered merchant ships or on land by organisations and individuals for ceremonial purposes such as Merchant Navy Day.
In the 1880s and 1890s, the Australian federation flag was a popular symbol of the movement for federation of the six colonies. The flag featured the stars of the Southern Cross in white placed on a blue cross against a white background. In the canton was the Union Jack.
The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe. It features a circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background. They stand for the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.