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| | Union Jacks and Southern Skies: The Australian Commonwealth Flag and the Need for a New National Flag |
 | | So, the Commonwealth Flag was chosen, not by the Australian people, not by a panel of Australian flag judges, not by the Australian Government, but by the British Government and King Edward VII (or perhaps more specifically, by the British Admiralty or the Secretary of State for the Colonies?). |
 | | The Union Jack was the flag used by the Australian forces in the Sudan War (1885), the Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901), and the Boer War (1899-1902, i.e. |
 | | In the case of Merchant Vessels, the Commonwealth Flag alone should be used, but, perhaps, as a measure of convenience, merchant vessels might be allowed to continue to fly their State flags until the passing of a Commonwealth Navigation Act. |
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