889310
- TitleFlag flown by John Bowman on his farm, Archerfield, Richmond, N.S.W., on arrival of news of the victory at Trafalgar, 1806
- Call numberLR 65
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
[Castlecrag, N.S.W.] : Australiana Flag Co., [1984?] - Type of material
- Reference code889310
- Physical Description1 flag - nylon - 88 x 173 cm
- Scope and ContentThe painted motif is in the form of a Coat of Arms; an emu and a kangaroo support a shield on which are roses, thistles and shamrocks. A scroll above the shield bears the word 'Unity', and another scroll below the central motif has Nelson's signal 'England expects every man will do his duty'.
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Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - General note
The flag is the first recorded use of the kangaroo and emu as supporters of a shield, and may be the origin of their use on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms (see W.A. Gullick, 'Origin of Australian arms', Sydney, 1914; and, Frank Cayley, 'Flag of stars', Adelaide, 1966). - Name
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