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Digger's Republic (South Africa)

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Digger's Republic flag

[Digger's Republic (1870) in South Africa] by Bruce Berry, 10 June 1998 See also:

Digger's Republic flag

I posted some time ago the flag of Diggers Republics according to the SAVA information posted to me by Bruce Berry.
I read in an article by Ales Brozek that the flag of the republic was white over red with the inscription "Independent Republic" (language unknown, but probably english), inspired by Czech digger Cenek Paclt.
Perhaps this was an alternative or proposed flag. SAVA writes about a white flag with the inscription: Free Republic, and between "free" and "Republic" a red diamond, but with the Union Jack above.
Jaume Ollé, 1 March 1997

Do you have information about the flag of the Digger's Republic formed in the early 1870's in the diamond fields of South Africa, in what was considered the Province of Griqualand West, a British colony? I have a couple of pictures in books showing the flag flying. What qualifies a flag to be listed or become "official"?
Ron Carlson, 9 June 1998

Some information on the flag of the Digger's Republic:
The Diggers' Republic - also variously described as the Free (Diamond) Republic, the Klipdrift Republic, the Griqualand (West) Republic and the