History of the Australian national flag (Part 3)

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• Announcements made in Australia
• Another point for the Commonwealth Star (1908)
• The Flags Act (1953)

See also:

• Australia
• History of the Australian national flag (Part 1)
  • Unofficial Competitions (1900)
  • Government Competition (1901)
• Obtaining Approval from London

Announcements made in Australia

10th December 1902. Admiralty to Colonial Office:

In compliance with the request contained in your letter MO 36059/02 and in continuation of Admiralty letter of 11th idem L12238 relative to the approved designs for the Flag of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Flag of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you herewith, for transmission to the Governor-General twenty copies of the drawings of each of the Flags as they will appear in the Admiralty Flag Book. Evan Macgregor (Permanent Secretary)

Governor-General's Badge: insert at plate 5.
Plate 9a. British Empire. Australian Commonwealth. Ensign. Merchant Flag.

Colonial Office Minute attached to the letter.:

Tell Governor-General Admiralty have been informed States will retain separate Flags. The State Governors will want their Flags, and merchant vessels which fly the Commonwealth Flag may fly as well a Flag with the badge of the State on them: Colonial Regulations article 432.6.

Following Minute.

It appears to me that in strictness merchant vessels should not fly t