Placename flags adopted via a contest or competition

bilby commented on the list placename-flags-adopted-via-a-contest-or-competition

Northern Territory, Australia.

November 11, 2015

vendingmachine commented on the list placename-flags-adopted-via-a-contest-or-competition

The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1902. The seven-pointed commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 23 February 1908. The dimensions were formally gazetted in 1934, and in 1954 the flag became recognised by, and legally defined in, the Flags Act 1953, as the "Australian National Flag".

I haven't found anything about the flag for the Northern Territory yet.

November 11, 2015

vendingmachine commented on the list placename-flags-adopted-via-a-contest-or-competition

Found it.

The flag (for the NT) was designed by Robert Ingpen, a prominent artist originally from Drysdale, Victoria. Ingpen used a number of designs suggested by the public as a basis for his final design.

November 11, 2015