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	Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country.
		Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizable portion of the state is in the tropics.
		West To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138° E. longitude, and to the south-west by the north-eastern corner of South Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queensland (1012 words)

	Flag of Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The state flag of Queensland is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge on a white disc in the fly.
		The flag dates from 1876, with minor variations, and the badge was designed by William Hemmant, the Colonial Secretary and Treasurer of Queensland in 1876.
		Queensland adopted a second flag in 1876, the previous colonial badge having proved difficult to reproduce on large flags.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Queensland (324 words)

	Flag of Queensland: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification....
		The blue ensign is a flag, one of several british ensigns, used by certain organisations or territories associated with the united kingdom....
		Queensland then adopted a second flag in 1876 and is almost identical to the current flag of Queensland.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flag_of_queensland.htm (678 words)

	Australia and its States, Sports, Food, Animals and Plants
		Queensland's Coat of Arms is Australia's oldest State Arms and was granted to Queensland by Queen Victoria in 1893.
		The koala was officially proclaimed the faunal emblem of Queensland in 1971.
		It was adopted as part of the flag on 29 November 1876, the badge is officially described as: "On a Roundel Argent a Maltese Cross Azure surmounted with a Royal Crown".
	www.angelfire.com /al2/Australia/Queens.html (1197 words)

	flag of Queensland (Australia) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		In Queensland, the Governor still flies the Union Jack with its badge in a laurel wreath in the centre of the Saint-George's cross.
		When Queensland separated from New South Wales on 10 December 1859, celebrations were marked by the raising of this flag, which was described in the Moreton Bay Courier of 5 November 1859.
		The banners carried by the body of working men and cordwainers were especially noticable for their appropriateness and applicability to the occasion, and the flag adopted as the Queensland ensign was frequently to be seen along the line of the cortege.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/au-ql.html (569 words)

	QUEENSLAND, TRAVEL INFORMATION, QUEENSLAND INFORMATION, TRAVELLING IN QUEENSLAND, TRAVEL, GUIDE
		Queensland is often referred to as the 'holiday state' and this is certainly a fitting title.
		Queensland holds activities for everyone, and is the perfect holiday destination.
		Queensland is also crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, through Rockhampton and Longreach.
	www.australianexplorer.com /queensland.htm (486 words)

	Queensland Government
		Queensland's early days were spent as part of the British-administered Colony of New South Wales which, at that time, occupied a large part of the Australian continent.
		The physical remoteness of Queensland from the centre of government in New South Wales and disquiet with the maintenance of public infrastructure, further contributed to a desire for independence.
		Queensland pioneered the state secondary education system in the early 1860s when the government subsidised municipalities to set up grammar schools - the first free education in Australia.
	www.qld.gov.au /about_queensland/history (1620 words)

	Queensland - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Queensland, state, north-eastern Australia, bounded on the north by the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the east by the Coral Sea, on the south by...
		Queensland, University of, institution of higher learning in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
		Queensland University of Technology, institution of higher education in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Queensland.html (92 words)

	Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Queensland lies on the north-east of the continent, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the east, and Torres Strait to the north.
		The flag of Queensland is based on the Blue Ensign, with the state badge superimposed on the right-hand side.
		Queensland is known as 'The Sunshine State' because of pleasantly warm winters and long hours of sunshine.
	www.hendrashs.qld.edu.au /australia/qld.html (406 words)

	New Australian Flags: Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The flag of Queensland incorporates the state's heraldic colours and its floral emblem.
		The six petals of the orchard symbolise that Queensland was the sixth and last colony established in Australia.
		The existing state badge of Queensland, the Maltese Cross, has obscure origin and symbolism and hence was not used in this new flag for Queensland.
	members.optusnet.com.au /~brendan.jones/flags/qld.html (221 words)

	Queensland's Flag - Australia
		In 1865, the Governor of Queensland was told by the Admiralty in London that the colony's vessels of war should fly the Blue Ensign, imposed with the colony's badge, on the stern, and a blue pennant at the masthead.
		At the time, Queensland did not have such a badge but, in due course, the design of a proposed badge was submitted to London.
		The Queensland Government thought it would be too difficult to adequately reproduce the head of the Queen on a flag so an alternative design, of a Royal Crown superimposed on a Maltese cross, was submitted to London.
	www.johnston-independent.com /queensland_flag.htm (338 words)

	Centenary of Federation - Australian Symbols
		The shield on the Queensland Coat of Arms symbolises the State's primary industries; a sheaf of wheat; the heads of a bull (meat) and ram (wool); and mining - shown by a pick and shovel and column of gold rising from a heap of quartz.
		The badge of Queensland is taken from the State flag.
		Queenslanders voted the Cooktown Orchid their favourite flower during their State's centenary in 1959.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10492/20021115/resources/symbols/state_qld.htm (645 words)

	Maritime Houseflags Q-R (Australia)
		Queensland Cement & Lime Co., Ltd., Darra - white flag, "QCL" over "Queensland"; in the top-"Q" a crude map of Queensland, all redbrown.
		The Queensland Steam Shipping Co. had been formed in 1887 by British India Steam Navigation with its flag being red with a white saltire which was the BI colours and basic design in reverse.
		In 1887 it was amalgamated with the Australasian Steam Navigation Co. to form the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
	flagspot.net /flags/au~hfq.html (213 words)

	Oz
		If there are three flag poles and the centre one is the taller, the National Flag is in the centre, the State Flag on the left when facing the building, and the house flag or pennant on the right.
		When the flag poles are the same height the National Flag must be flown on the left, the State Flag in the middle, and the house flag or pennants on the right.
		The Australian National Flag should not be used as a covering of a statue, monument or plaque for an unveiling ceremony, as a table or seat cover; or as a masking for boxes, barriers or intervening space between floor and ground level on a dais or platform.
	www.ozbird.com /oz.htm (1188 words)

	Department of the Premier and Cabinet - flag
		In 1865, the Governor of Queensland was informed by the Admiralty in London that the colony's vessels of war should fly the Blue Ensign, imposed with the colony's badge, on the stern, and a blue pennant at the masthead.
		The Queensland Government believed it would be too difficult to adequately reproduce the head of the Queen on a flag.
		In 1876, the Governor was advised that the Admiralty had "approved of the device enclosed in your despatch...as the future badge of the colony for insertion in...the Blue Ensign for use by government vessels".
	www.premiers.qld.gov.au /Government/emblems/flag (290 words)

	Pictures of Australia - Australian flag
		The flag shows the British Union Jack in the upper left and six white stars on a blue background.
		Aborigines: The flag was designed by the aboriginal Harold Thoms, and was hoisted up for the first time in 1971.
		Eureka flag: It was used for the first time during the uprising of gold miners in Ballarat/VIC in 1854.
	www.australienbilder.de /e-flags.htm (323 words)

	Ausflag - Queensland (1901-1953) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The design of the Royal Crown on the flag of Queensland is altered whenever there is a change in the style of crown chosen by the reigning Monarch.
		From 1901 to 1952 this was a Tudor Crown, worn by Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI.
		During this period, the colour of the Maltese Cross was changed from its original dark blue to the light blue used on the current flag, but the exact timing of this change is unknown.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/qld1901.html (156 words)

	flagsonline.net Flag of Queensland
		The colonies were advised by the Imperial Parliament to adopt flags based on the British Blue Ensign, with their colony seal or badge positioned in the fly.
		Queen Elizabeth adopted the St Edward’s Crown at her coronation in 1952, which led to the last alteration of the Queensland flag in 1953.
		The Queensland flag was first adopted on the 29th of November 1876, with the current design dating from 1953.
	www.flagsonline.net /Australia/qld.htm (330 words)

	PM - Queensland flag flies on Sydney Harbour Bridge
		Queensland Premier Peter Beattie made sure he was in town this afternoon, to watch his State's flag hoisted to the top of the "coathanger".
		PETER BEATTIE: This flag is going to be seen from Auckland in New Zealand, so just stand back and let them get a good shot.
		So not only are we going to share in the Olympics, which is an Australian event, but Queensland office has been established here, which we opened, and you weren't there.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s31915.htm (608 words)

	Ausflag - Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The flag of Queensland is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge.
		The badge depicts a light blue Maltese cross with a St Edwards Crown in the centre of the cross, all on a white disc.
		Flag Society of Australia, Flag Research Center, and National Australia Bank, Australia, 1992.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/qld.html (201 words)

	Other Australian flags
		Full flag histories of Australia and each Australian state are given, along with information about Australian Government sites, libraries, Australian organisations, databases and more...
		Australian National Flag Association is a voluntary, apolitical, non-profit organisation seeking to increase knowledge of and indentification with the current Australian National Flag.
		Eureka flag, with an explanation of the Eureka Uprising.
	www.fotw.net /flags/au_l0001.html (120 words)

	Flag of Australia: Queensland
		The first flag of Queensland, in 1870, was a British Blue Ensign defaced with a profile portrait of Queen Victoria after whom the colony was named.
		In 1876 a new badge, depicting a light blue Maltese cross with an Imperial Crown in the centre of the cross, all on a white disc, was adopted.
		The design of the Royal Crown altered in 1953 after Queen Elizabeth II adopted the St Edwards Crown upon her Coronation in 1952.
	www.ozoutback.com.au /flags/Source/8.htm (98 words)

	Australia Queensland
		Please look for Australia Queensland, Map Of Queensland Australia, Australia Zoo Queensland Australia, Australia News Queensland, Flag Of Queensland, What Is The Capital Of Queensland Australia, Geographical Map Of Queensland, Australia Queensland Population, History Of Queensland, Road Map Brisbane Queensland and Queensland Tourism Australia to find more Australia Queensland information.
		Queensland is a statutory authority of the Queensland government.
		QR, Queensland Rail, provides train travel throughout Queensland Australia, with commuter, tourist and freight rail services.
	www.australiaqueensland.info (592 words)

	Charles Lilley - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Sir Charles Lilley was a former Premier (1868-70) and Chief Justice of Queensland (1879-93).
		He had a significant influence on the form and spirit of state education in colonial Queensland which lasted well into the twentieth century.
		Lilley was responsible for the introduction of free education in Queensland in 1870 (the first Australian state to do so) and had a substantial influence on the Education Act, 1875 which, while amended on several occasions afterwards, sufficed until the Education Act 1964.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Charles_Lilley (166 words)

	NSW flag won't grace Lang Park again: Beattie » ABC Queensland » Local News
		The Queensland Premier says never again should the New South Wales flag fly at Lang Park Stadium.
		He raised the flag this morning after losing a bet about the outcome of the State of Origin series with New South Wales Premier Bob Carr.
		Queensland won the third match 36-6, but lost the series 2-1.
	www.abc.net.au /queensland/news/200307/s903923.htm (142 words)

	History Of Queensland
		Please look for History Of Queensland, Queensland History 1968, Queensland Australia, When Was Queensland Discovered, Queensland Flag, Queensland Culture, Mining In Queensland and Facts Of Queensland to find more History Of Queensland information.
		Based at Gaythorne, a northside Brisbane suburb, QFHS is Queensland's leading family history and genealogy organisation and has the State's largest...
		A refereed journal produced by the University of Queensland Department of History.
	australiaqueensland.info /info/History-of-Queensland (571 words)

	City of Redcliffe (Queensland, Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The City Council of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia, flag is shown at this flag manufacturer's website.
		The flag seems to be a logo on a white background.
		If you go to the Redcliffe Online web site, you can see some photographs of the Australia Day celebrations, Saturday, 24 January 2004, where, although there is no wind, it can just about be seen that the version being flown is that shown on the flag manufacturer's web site.
	flagspot.net /flags/au-ql-rc.html (304 words)

	Department of the Premier and Cabinet - emblems
		The State of Queensland has official emblems, as prescribed in the Emblems of Queensland Act 2005
		In April 2001, the Queensland Government adopted a corporate identification symbol for Government business.
		The Crest or Coat of Arms remains in use for formal, ceremonial and ministerial applications.
	www.premiers.qld.gov.au /Government/emblems (65 words)

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