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History of the Red Duster.
Definition of Civil.
relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
In other words everyday men and women ,the people.
Definition of MERCHANT:
A man or woman who traffics or carries on private or public trade with foreign countries, or who exports and imports goods and sells them by wholesale.
In other words everyday men and women, the people.
These two definitions have absolutely nothing to do with Governments Parliament or Government employees (MPs,Politicians or Political Parties)
In this article we will dive into the Origins of the Red Duster and the first assented national flag of the united people of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Once upon a time, the British Merchant Navy was bigger than the rest of the world’s tonnage added together.
Unfortunately, not so today.
The reasons behind the decline of Britain’s merchant shipping are numerous.
The Red Ensign or “Red Duster” is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain, or adorned/embellished with a badge or other emblem mostly in the right half.
The English Merchant Navy really began to develop in the fifteenth century.
As trade and commerce expanded the merchants of the day began to travel overseas looking for new products and new markets.
The sixteenth century saw the voyages of exploration by famous Elizabethan seamen and navigators; famous names which included Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and Martin Frobisher.
We usually regard these men as historical heroes, but in many respects a lot of their exploits bordered on piracy.
However, they set forth into the unknown in tiny ships and tribute must be paid to their bravery without which England would never have become a great sea power.
The history of the Red Ensign is intertwined with the history of the Australian National flag.
From 1901 to 1954 the 3 Red Ensign flags were in practice, used as Australia′s Civil Flag, i.e. the flag to be flown by private citizens on land.
1901 to 1903 unofficial pre approval pre Gazzetted flag competition design
Flag Adopted: 3 September 1901
Use: Unofficial Civil Ensign and unofficial National Flag on Land
1903 to 1908 Offical, Gazzetted approved and recorded hansard version
Flag Gazzetted 20th feb 1903
Use: official Civil Ensign and official Flag to be flown on Land by private civilians.
1908 to 1953
GAZETTE # 65 (1908)
Use: official Civil Ensign and official Flag to be flown on Land by private civilians until Menzies change the law to allow private civilians to fly the blue ensign.
The Blue Ensign was always for Government use only, reflecting British practice with its ensigns.
Many like to state that our current national flag – the blue Australian ensign – is our national flag and it has been forever and that people have “fought and died” for it.
This is one of their arguments against change, and these indoctrinated men and women use it all the time.
Yet They ignore the significance of the Red Ensign, despite its overwhelming use in Australia and overseas during the first half of the 20th century.
Source and read full article:
https://sovereignaustralian.org/history-of-the-red-duster-the-commonwealth-of-australia-peoples-flag/