10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE ENSIGN»
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Blue Ensign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Blue Ensign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flag and Nation: Australians and their national flags since 1901
By the 1980s most Australians accepted their blue ensign, rather than the Union
Jack, as their national flag. But an increasing percentage of them felt that as long
as the Union Jack – the flag of Britain – remained a part of it, their flag could not ...
2
British Flags; Their Early History and their Developement at ...
4, and 5. Elizabethan Ensigns 11. 6. Jacobean Ensign 7. Green and White
Pendant 12. 8. Jacobean Ensign, 1615 Jacobean Ensign, 1618 Red Ensign,
early 17th cent. White Ensign, early 17th cent. Blue Ensign, early 17th cent.
Ens1gns, etc.
If the yacht is privileged to belong to a recognized yacht club, and the owner
applies to the Admiralty for a warrant, she will proudly wear the Blue Ensign. That
is the flag of the Royal Naval Reserve, and is used on our government vessels, ...
4
Year Book Australia, 1988, No. 71
In 1950, after an interdepartmental committee recommendation, Cabinet
approved that the Australian Blue Ensign be adopted as the Australian National
Flag. His Majesty King George VI gave formal approval in 1951. In 1953 the
Flags Act ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1988
5
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship
On a vessel without a mast, the blue ensign is flown at the bow staff; if there is
one mast, it is flown at the masthead. On a vessel with two or more masts, the
USCG Auxiliary ensign is displayed at the main masthead. It is never flown in
place of ...
6
The Australian Flag: Colonial Relic Or Contemporary Icon?
Ausflag says that Robert Menzies chose the Australian Blue Ensign as our
national flag because politically the colour red represented Communism, so he
opted for blue. At first, this may seem to be a wild claim; in fact, it is probably quite
true.
7
Seamanship Techniques: Shipboard and Marine Operations
Before hoisting the blue ensign the commanding officer must be in possession of
an Admiralty warrant indicating this entitlement. Royal Naval Reserve officers
wishing to apply for the Admiralty warrant should in the first instance make ...
8
The Language of Sailing
30 blue ensign - board blue ensign since 1 864, that of Naval Reserve and naval
auxiliary vessels. Originally, in the seventeenth century, the fleet was divided into
three fairly small squadrons: the rear admirars flew a blue ensign, the ...
9
Primary Australian History: Book E
1953 The Flags Act is passed by the Australian government, declaring the blue
ensign to be Australia's national flag and the red ensign the civil flag. • Reads text
and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content.
10
Year Book Australia No. 67, 1983
The Flags Amendment Act 1981 which came into operation on 26 January 1982
formally amended the description of the Australian National Flag and removed
the reference to the 'British Blue Ensign' in the Schedule. Use of the Australian ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE ENSIGN»
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Blue Ensign is used in the context of the following news items.
Bruce Bisset: Good time to talk about new flag
... since 1869, but not adopted until 1902 - is little more than a generic reminder of a dead empire, being merely the British blue ensign (c.1707) ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Flag debate is just a diversion
Before that the Blue Ensign had a colonial badge (the initials NZ) in the bottom right corner. Prior to that we had various Union flags and, ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jun 15»
Flag Day holding its own as holiday
Great Britain, on the other hand, has a white ensign for naval ships, a red ensign for merchant ships, and a blue ensign for merchant ships ... «Shreveport Times, Jun 15»
Council Permanently Replaces Town Flag With Rainbow Colours
The city office has six flagpoles arranged on the lawn outside which already fly flags catering to nearly every interest, including the 'blue ensign' ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
Time to be heard
Our current flag, an altered Blue Ensign with the Union Jack and Southern Cross, has been in use since 1869 and was adopted as the national ... «Otago Daily Times, May 15»
Anomalies in field of Old Glory: Australian, Confederate get flags too
... country is commemorating the sacrifices of American soldiers, the Blue Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross ... «Vicksburg Post, May 15»
NZ flag debate - a great WTF moment of the 21st Century
Meanwhile, in Tauranga, staunch old flag loyalists took to the streets, proudly flying the blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton from their ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
Trolls flood New Zealand national flag crowdsourcing scheme with …
New Zealand has received hundreds of confounding flag design entries as part of a national initiative to replace the New Zealand Blue Ensign ... «The Drum, May 15»
Prince Harry ends New Zealand, Australia visit on winning note
As New Zealand prepares to hold a referendum on whether to change its flag, which features the British Blue Ensign, Harry used a farewell ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
New Zealand flag: designs from the public flood in
Prime Minister John Key is a strong supporter of ditching the current flag - the design of which is derived from the maritime British Blue Ensign, ... «The Australian, May 15»
