Last modified: 2005-09-02 by jonathan dixon
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![[Howard Smith Ltd flag]](../images/a/au~smith.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 20 Feb 2005
Howard Smith Ltd., Melbourne - red flag, black diamond, white "S".
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies [wed26].
Jarig Bakker, 20 Feb 2005
Between 1913 and 1964 the shipping arm of Howard Smith Ltd. was
Australian Steamships Pty. Ltd. and some sources show the flag under
that name. It was then changed to Howard Smith Industries Pty. Ltd.
Neale Rosanoski, 16 August 2005
![[State Shipping, Western Australia]](../images/a/au~sswa.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 30 Aug 2004
From the link provided by Barbara Tomlinson of The National Maritime Museum http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/:
The house flag of State Shipping, West Australia. A rectangular white flag with a red cross. In the centre, there is a yellow disc with a black swan within a laurel wreath and a crown above it. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn with the design printed. A rope is attached.Jarig Bakker, 30 Aug 2004
![[Sydney Ferries houseflag]](../images/a/au~sta.gif)
by Jonathan Dixon
The flag is flown from Sydney Ferries (at the other end to the Australian Red Ensign) and an email from the Sydney Ferries website says that it is the flag of the State Transit Authority.
Jonathan Dixon, 23 September 1999
A similar flag appeared being flown by a cruise liner on Sydney Harbour on a BBC television programme. On each side of the saltire in the canton was a device which was impossible to make out on the tv.
André Coutanche, 14 Sep 2000
It is like a white