Flag of the Northern Territory

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Northern Territory
Sturt's Desert Rose
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Raising the new flag in Darwin, 1 July 1978

The current state flag of the Northern Territory, Australia was officially adopted in 1978. The Northern Territory has been in existence since 1911, but did not hoist its first flag until self-government in 1978.

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 1 July 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]

The Northern Territory and Australian flags at the war memorial at ANZAC Hill, Alice Springs

Design

The flag differs from the

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Northern Territory Government (2006). "Official Symbols - NT Flag". Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
  2. ^ Anne Boden (11 October 2006). "Sturt's Desert Rose". Floral Emblems of Australia. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 22 January 2007.

3. Northern Territory Government. (2019) The NT Flag. Retrieved 13 July 2019. https://nt.gov.au/about-government/the-nt-flag

External links

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