The
double cross of the Union Flag (1788) made way for the jumping Jack of further
union (1801). Did Menzies prefer the Blue Ensign (1950) because of his aversion
to Reds? I see the background as Admiral Blue, for the men who decided to discover
and then secure from afar a land they never saw, never never never being
slaves. The Southern Cross (approximately 10-20 million years old) rises to the
occasion each nightfall, just after flags are taken down. Bruces, battlers,
barrackers, bogans, become instant vexillologists every twenty-sixth of
January, before debate flags, folds, and moves on to politics.
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