• After considerable negotiation, the Imperial authorities have sanctioned the distinctive flags for the Commonwealth of Australia. Tho ensign embodies the Union Jack over a six-point star, with the Southern Cross on the outer field on a (blue ground. The mercantile flag is of the same design, but on a red ground. In the official flag of the Gov-ernor-General a medallion is placed in the centre of .the Union Jack. This flag, which is to he flown by the Gover-nor-General on . state occasions, and when on a warship, has the six-pointed star in yellow, 'a laurel wreath in green, and a crown in red, yellow and blue®
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1628, 13 May 1903, Page 63
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