FLAG - AUSTRALIAN
1960A rectangular piece of blue fabric, reinforced along the left edge by a piece of cream canvas.
In the top left corner is the Union Jack, below this is the Seven Point Star and to the right is the Southern Cross.
The right edge is frayed.
The flag was flown during weekdays outside of the Armadale Post Office when it was at the corner of Jull Street and Commercial Avenue. It was located there from 1898 to 2008.
The Australian flag consists of the Union Jack on the upper left corner, the Southern Cross on the right and a large seven pointed star, called the Commonwealth Star, below the Union Jack.
The Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom and is a combination of St. George's Cross, St. Andrew's Cross, and St. Patrick's Cross as a symbol of the unification of the British people and of the royal throne.
The Southern Cross is a constellation of stars observable in the southern hemisphere and has become a cultural icon for Australia and surrounding nations.
The Commonwealth Star represents each state with the seventh point representing the territories.
The original Australian flag was the result of a competition with two designs declared as winners on the 3rd of September, 1901. The flags appeared similar to todays flag as they both had the Union Jack, the Southern Cross, and a Commonwealth Star. The difference between the two flags is one had the blue background for use by the government and the other had a red background which was to be used by merchant ships.
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The Australian flag is a symbol of Australian identity.
The flag was flown outside the Armadale Post Office in the 1970s when Charles Cooke was a working there as a postman.
It was eventually replaced due to wear and tear from use.
