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The flag of the Australian non-self governing external territory, Christmas Island. It is located in the Indian Ocean 960 miles from the Australian mainland. It was named in 1643 by the British captain William Mynors who sailed by it on Christmas Day. It has a fascinating and complicated history. It played a significant role in…

The flag of the Northern Territories of Australia. Located in the North Central region of Australia. Its largest city is Darwin. It is the ancestral home of the Australian Indigenous people, with most theories stating the Aboriginal people were there for up to 65,000 years. It was not granted ‘responsible government’ by the Australian parliament…

The flag of the Aboriginal People of Australia. Aborigines are the indigenous people of mainland Australia and a few islands, but not The people of Torres Strait Islands – they are a culturally and ethnically distinct people. Aborigines have been on the mainland of Australia for 65,000 years. Before the white Europeans arrived there were…

The national flag of Australia. It consists of a blue field with what we call the Union Jack in the canton (the upper left, hoist side) this is similar to the British Maritime Ensign. The field is, the proper term is ‘defaced’, with the commonwealth star. The Commonwealth Star is a 7 pointed star denoting…

The island republic of Seychelles. It is composed of 115 islands found in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Kenya Africa and 700 miles northeast of Madagascar. This set of islands was known for centuries to traders who would sail past it. As is common the islands were ‘claimed’ by a number of countries. It…

A truly beautiful flag, the erstwhile (thank you Dictionary.com word of the day) flag of the state of Maine. This was the official Maine Flag from 1901 to 1909. Then, as is true of so many things, politicians got involved and adopted a truly ugly flag. The flag from 1909 to present has been recognized…

The state of Connecticut. It is the third smallest state and the 29th most populated. It has the highest per-capita income in the country. The word Connecticut is derived from Anglicized spelling of the Algonquian word for ‘Long Tidal River’. The spouse and I have debated for many years how to pronounce Connecticut. I am…

The Great Qing, aka: The Qing Dynasty. It was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1636-1912. After The Qing Dynasty came the Republic of China. At it’s height it had a population of 400 million. In it’s history there were many emperors and world wide shifts. The flag is the Azure Dragon on…