Flag of the Northern Territory
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| Use | Civil and state flag.  |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | July 1, 1978 |
| Design | The Southern Cross on a black panel on the right third of the flag, with an ochre fly containing a stylised Sturt's Desert Rose in the remaining two thirds. |
The current state flag of the Northern Territory was officially adopted by the Northern Territory, Australia in 1978. The Northern Territory has been in existence since 1911, but could not hoist its first flag until self-government in 1978.
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[edit] History
The Flag of the Northern Territory was officially acknowledged and raised for the first time in a ceremony celebrating self-government, on the esplanade in Darwin, the Territorial capital, on July 1, 1978. The ceremony was further acknowledged by a 19-gun salute from HMAS Derwent. As the Northern Territory never had colonial status or a prior flag, it was decided that an original design would be created. The flag was designed by Robert Ingpen, a prominent artist originally from Drysdale, Victoria. Ingpen used a number of designs suggested by the public as a basis for his final design.[1]
[edit] Design
The flag differs from the flags of the Australian states as it does not include the British Blue Ensign. It is similar in design to that of the flag of the Australian Capital Territory. The flags' colours consist of the official Territorian colours of black, white and ochre. The Southern Cross appears as five white stars on a black panel at the hoist. In the fly of the flag is a stylised Sturt's Desert Rose, the Territory's floral emblem since 1961, with seven white petals and a black seven-pointed core. The seven white petals represent the six Australian States and the Northern Territory.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Northern Territory Government (2006). Official Symbols - NT Flag. Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ Anne Boden (2006-10-11). Sturt's Desert Rose. Floral Emblems of Australia. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
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| Flags in Australia | |
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| National | National flag · Red Ensign · White Ensign · Air Force Ensign · Defence Force Ensign · Queen's Personal Australian Flag · Governor-General · Aboriginal · Torres Strait Islander · Civil Aviation Ensign · Customs Flag |
| Subnational | Australian Capital Territory · Christmas Island · New South Wales · Norfolk Island · Northern Territory · Queensland · South Australia · Tasmania · Victoria · Western Australia · Governors of the States |
| Historical | Anti-Transportation League Flag · Australian Federation Flag · Bowman Flag · Eureka Flag · National Colonial Flag |
