Australian flag.

This Australian flag postcard was sent to me by the lovely Jan, a 72 years old lady who lives in Bunbury and who likes to knit and to travel. ———————————————————————————————

Australia’s national flag incorporates the Union Jack, Southern Cross and federation Star.

This design was chosen from a national flag competition held in 1901. From 32,000 entries, five people submitted near-identical designs and were declared joint winners. They shared the £ 200 prize money. The winning design had no legal status until the “Flags act 1953” was passed.