Flag of South Australia
Use | Civil and state flag |
---|---|
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 1904 |
Design | A British blue ensign with the state badge in the fly |
The current state flag of South Australia, was officially adopted in 1904.
The flag is based on the
fly. The badge is a gold disc featuring a piping shrike with its wings outstretched. The badge is believed to have been originally designed by Robert Craig, a teacher at the School of Arts in Adelaide, and officially gazetted on 14 January 1904.[1]
Previous flags
The first flag of South Australia was adopted in 1870. It too was a defaced British Blue Ensign but with a black disc in the fly containing the Southern Cross and the two pointers (Alpha and Beta Centauri).
South Australia then adopted a second flag in 1876, also a Blue Ensign, with a new badge. The badge design was an artistic rendition of the arrival of
Victoria
.
Proposal for a new flag
On 29 October 2016, a motion to adopt a new, "more multicultural" state flag was passed at the
South Australian Labor Party conference.[2] The State Government did not act on this proposal before Labor lost office at the 2018 state election
.
Governor's flag
The
St. Edward's Crown
above the badge to represent vice-regal power.
See also
- Coat of arms of South Australia
- List of Australian flags
- Flags of the governors of the Australian states
References
- ^ Department of Premier & Cabinet > State Badge of South Australia Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 13 October 2011.
- ^ Langenberg, Adam (29 October 2016). "State Government considers adopting a "more multicultural" South Australian flag". The Advertiser. Retrieved 31 December 2020.