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	Flag of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The official flag of Australia is defined in the Flags Act 1953.
		The length of the Flag is twice the width.
		Flags in any locality may be flown at half-mast on the death of a notable local citizen or on the day, or part of the day, of their funeral.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Australia (2986 words)

	Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Western Australia is Australia's largest state in area, covering the western third of the mainland, and is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory.
		Whilst the sovereign of Western Australia is the Queen of Australia (Queen Elizabeth II), and executive power nominally vested in her State representative the Governor (currently Ken Michael), executive power is effectively administered by the premier and ministers.
		The major universities in Western Australia are the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, Murdoch University and the University of Notre Dame.
	www.airandspace.org /encyclopedia/Western_Australia (2113 words)

	Flag of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The current state flag of Western Australia was officially adopted by the government of Western Australia in 1953.
		The flag is based on the defaced British Blue Ensign with the state badge located in the fly.
		The first flag of Western Australia was adopted in 1870 and is almost identical with the current flag of Western Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Western_Australia (205 words)

	Western Australia - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Western Australia is Australia's largest state, covering the westernmost third of the mainland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory.
		Western Australia's economy has been largely based on the extraction and export of mining and petroleum commodities, especially iron ore, natural gas, nickel and gold.
		Western Australia took part in Australian federation in 1901, and is subject to all laws and regulations made by the Australian Parliament and Australian Government in Canberra.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /w/we/western_australia.html (665 words)

	Western Australia - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This agricultural region of Western Australia is in the top nine terrestrial habitats for terrestrial biodiversity with a higher proportion of endemic species than most other equivalent regions, and thanks to the offshore Leeuwin Current, numbers in the top six regions for marine biodiversity, containing the most southerly reefs in the world.
		Western Australia was granted self-government in 1889 with a bicameral House of Parliament, located in Perth, consisting of the Legislative Assembly (or lower house), and the Legislative Council (or upper house).
		Western Australia is the home of the Western Force, a new franchise in the Super 14 rugby union competition (formerly the Super 12 before the addition of the Force and a team in South Africa).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Western_Australia (2554 words)

	Centenary of Federation - Australian Symbols
		The flag of Western Australia was proclaimed in 1875.
		Western Australia, which was often referred to as the Swan River Colony in its early days, proclaimed the Black Swan its State bird emblem in 1973.
		The initiative for Western Australia to adopt a fossil emblem and for that emblem to be the Gogo Fish came from Sutherland Primary School in Dianella.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10492/20021115/resources/symbols/state_wa.htm (600 words)

	Western Australia State Identity, Flag, Coat of Arms, Floral & Animal Emblems - Aussie-Info.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		All State flags, except the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory, use the Australian flag, based on the Blue Ensign, but have the particular badge of that State on the right hand side where the Southern Cross would be.
		The flag of Western Australia is the Blue Ensign with the State badge.
		Western Australia's present Coat of Arms was granted by Queen Elizabeth on 17 March 1969.
	www.aussie-info.com /places/wa/identity (203 words)

	Australia and its States, Sports, Food, Animals and Plants
		Perth the captial of Western Australia enjoys the best climate of any Australian capital with a mean temp of 23.5C in the hottest month, February and a mean temp of 13C in the coldest month of July.
		Western Australia's floral emblem is a flower shaped like a kangaroo's paw which emerges from a grassy tussock.
		Western Australia Primary industries are varied depending on the climate and regions of the state.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/Australia/WestAust.html (1234 words)

	Flag of Western Australia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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....
		(australia as a symbol of the resistance of the gold miners during the eureka stockade...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flag_of_western_australia.htm (599 words)

	Parliament@Work - Western Australia
		Western Australia was the last colony to join the federation of Australia after the Constitution had become law in Britain.
		The Head of State in Western Australia is the Queen who appoints the Governor as her representative, on the advice of the Premier.
		The Western Australian flag originated in 1875 and consisted of the British blue ensign, with the Union flag occupying the upper corner and the State Badge centrally situated in the other half of the flag.
	www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au /wa.php3 (1204 words)

	Murray River flag (Australia)
		The Upper Murray River Flag is used on the upper Murray, in New South Wales.
		However, the lower Murray River flag of the atachment is uniformly flown on the Murray River and the Murray Lakes throughout South Australia.
		A newspaper description of the flag in 1853 was not precise and left the original concept of the flag open to interpretation.
	flagspot.net /flags/au_murry.html (1165 words)

	Celebrate WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Australia’s geographical position is indicated by the Southern Cross which is illustrated by four stars with seven points and a smaller one with five points.
		On the 26 January 1788, the British Flag was raised at Sydney Cove marking the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
		Its use on the flag of Western Australia was confirmed in November 1875 by the then Governor of Western Australia William C F Robinson.
	www.celebratewa.com.au /Emblems/view.asp?ItemID=1 (590 words)

	Australia
		Australia is the largest island in the world and the smallest continent.
		Australia has a varied climate and this is due to the size of country.
		Australia is said to be one of the driest continents on earth.
	www.bourke-p.schools.nsw.edu.au /wherewelive/australia/australia.htm (451 words)

	Western Australia State Flags - History and Info on the West Australian State Flag
		The current state flag was formally adopted in 1953.
		To conform with vexillology guidelines the swan was reversed to face the hoist in 1953.
		This is a guideline that indicates when a flag is carried on a pole, the depicted animal points in the direction of the flag bearer.
	www.pennanthouse.com.au /vexillology/australian-flags/western-australian-flag.htm (156 words)

	State Links - Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The flag of Western Australia is based on the Blue Ensign, with the badge of the state superimposed on the right-hand side.
		WA occupies the western third of the continent, bordered by the Indian Ocean in the west and the Southern Ocean in the south.
		It is the largest state in Australia, and is 2,525,500 square kilometres in area.
	www.hendrashs.qld.edu.au /australia/wa.html (2163 words)

	Western Australia Police (Australia)
		The new flag competition guidelines say: "The police flag is flown at police stations throughout WA as well as most police buildings.
		The badge, at is appears in monochrome white on blue on the new flag, has as its central element a disk containing the coat of arms of the Western Australia Police.
		The new flag competition guidelines include a picture of the old flag, which is the Western Australian state flag, with the initials W.A above and the word POLICE below the badge in white, slightly curved around the swan badge.
	www.fotw.net /flags/au_wap.html (839 words)

	Australia: States and Territories - ZoomSchool.com
		Australia, nicknamed the "Land Down Under,", is a country, an island and a continent.
		Most of Australia's population lives on the fertile plains of the eastern and southeastern coasts.
		Government and Economy: The Commonwealth of Australia is a democracy (leaders are elected by the adult population) but it recognizes the monarch of Great Britain as sovereign (the Queen of England has the title "Chief of State" and performs ceremonial duties).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /school/Australia/Ausmap.shtml (754 words)

	flag of Western Australia (Australia) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Smith says that Western Australia uses more then one variation of the flag, but shows only one: a 'blue duster' with fl swan in yellow disk, but they are just different artistic renditions of the fl swan.
		One of the ramifications of the 1986 act was that state governors ceased to fly undefaced Union Jacks, instead they flew new governor flags which were typically the state flag adorned with a Royal Crown above the badge.
		This flag came about by a campaign lead by The Dominion League and a successful referendum in Western Australia (April 1933) for the State to leave the Commonwealth of Australia and return to Britain as a directly governed territory.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/au-wa.html (220 words)

	Perth: Causeway Entrance Flags - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The flag was designed to be an eye-catching rallying symbol for the Aboriginal people and a symbol of their race and identity.
		The Torres Strait Islander flag is attributed to the late Bernard Namok of Thursday Island.
		The flag as a whole symbolises the unity of all Torres Strait Islanders.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=141076 (494 words)

	New Australian Flags: Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The flag of Western Australia incorporates the state's heraldic colours and its faunal emblem.
		Its design is based upon the bicolour "Australian pale" used in the flags of the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.
		The yellow field is symbolic of Western Australia's mineral wealth and also its enormous areas of desert.
	members.optusnet.com.au /~brendan.jones/flags/wa.html (208 words)

	Western Australia, hotel & travel info by AUinfo
		The Western Australia map has links to towns, cities and regions throughout the state, including Perth, Broome, The Bungle Bungles and Esperance.
		Western Australia is the base of much activity related to oil and gas production and has established mineral and agricultural industries.
		Australia is a vast country, do not try and see it in one go unless you have a few years!
	www.auinfo.com /Western_Australia_map.htm (271 words)

	Ausflag - Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The flag of Western Australia is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge.
		The badge depicts the native Black Swan on a yellow disc, with the swan swimming towards the hoist.
		Flag Society of Australia, Flag Research Center, and National Australia Bank, Australia, 1992.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/wa.html (170 words)

	Western Australia. Information and accommodation
		Western Australia is the largest of all the states in Australia and occupies around a third of the entire continent.
		It is bordered by the Indian and Southern Oceans and The Northern Territory and South Australia.
		This modern town is an increasingly popular tourist destination since it is ideally located as a base for exploring the Kimberley region, home of the Bungle Bungles, and close to some wonderful coastland and beaches.
	www.auinfo.com /western-australia.htm (475 words)

	flagsonline.net Flag of Western Australia
		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.
		In 1870, the Governor of Western Australia, Frederick A. Weld put forward a drawing of a fl swan on a yellow background as the badge of the colony.
		The original Western Australian shield had the swan facing the fly (away from the pole); this was reversed in 1953 to have the swan facing the hoist (the pole).
	www.flagsonline.net /Australia/wa.htm (341 words)

	State Flag: State of Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Description:-The flag of the State of Western Australia is the British blue ensign, consisting of a blue flag with the Union flag occupying the upper quarter next to the Staff, differenced in the fly or half of the flag further from the Staff by the State Badge situated centrally in the fly.
		This same device was used on the Ordinances of Western Australia in 1858, and appears on reprints of earlier Acts which were made in that year.
		A circular from the Secretary of State notified the Governors of this fact, and Frederick A. Weld, Governor of Western Australia, in a despatch dated 3rd January, 1870 submitted a sketch of the badge which it was proposed to adopt-ie, a fl swan on a yellow background.
	www.webace.com.au /~lowpress/waflag.htm (482 words)

	Pictures of Australia - Australian flag
		Australia's national ensign got its shown design in the "Flags Act" in 1953, although it has existed since 1903.
		The flag shows the British Union Jack in the upper left and six white stars on a blue background.
		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)

	Australia Travel Visa Services for Australian Immigration Visas
		Australia is hungry for skilled young people in trades, and desperate for Engineers.
		Australia Immigration Visa Services has free downloading of all forms and booklets, direct from government sources.
		Australia Immigration Visa Services provides a form for you to contact our Registered Migration Agent for private consultation and a visa application service.
	www.australia-travel-visa-immigration.com (654 words)

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