Flags ... These relate to Maritime Law!

I look forward to the day that Aboriginal people don't have to argue about Flags anymore.  The flag as such is something that pertains to the Monarchy and its Maritime departments (ships).

All over the world these days everything has a flag of some description.   He is a short description of the flags of the Aboriginal Nation and The Torres Strait Islanders Flag both pertaining to Australia.

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The Union Jack

Have you ever wondered about our Australian flag? Our flag is part of the flag of the United Kingdom. The UK's flag is commonly known as the Union Jack. Why is it called the Union Jack?

St Patrick

St Andrew

St George

Australian Flag

The Jack  Staff is a part of the front of a sailing vessel and there are some that will only refer to the United Kingdom's Flag as the Jack when it is being flown in this traditional way while in sail. 

The name has crossed over into contemporary language now and most everyone knows it as the Union Jack regardless of the correct name.   The flag should be referred to as  the Union Flag while on land.

The Union Flag is a combination of three flags.  The flag of the patron Saint of England (St George),  The patron saint of Scotland (St Andrew) and the patron saint of Ireland ( St Patrick).   Wales was already part of the United Kingdom as a principality.

Union Jack

The flag originated as a visual representation of the various political unions of the countries that formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.   The present flag design being established in 1801.
The Australian flag has the Union Jack  tucked up into the corner. 
The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.
The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901; this date has been proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1902. Over the next few years, the exact specifications of the flag were changed several times both intentionally and as a result of confusion. The current specifications were formally gazetted in 1934, and in 1954 the flag became recognised by, and legally defined in, the Flags Act 1953, as the "Australian National Flag".

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Shaping up for a serious Flood

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NSW Severe Weather Warning

IDN28500
Severe Weather Warning
for destructive winds, damaging winds, heavy rain, abnormally high tides and damaging surf
for people in the Metropolitan, Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra and Central Tablelands forecast districts

Issued at 4:14 pm EDT on Sunday 27 January 2013.

VERY HEAVY RAIN, DAMAGING WINDS AND SURF OVER NORTHEASTERN NSW.
Weather Situation

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald currently located over southern Queensland expected to move rapidly south through eastern New South Wales on Monday to be near Sydney around midnight on Monday.

Abnormally high tides which may cause sea water flooding of low lying areas and very heavy surf which may lead to localised damage and coastal erosion are forecast for the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast expected to extend to Hunter, Metropolitan and Illawarra forecast districts during Monday. Beach conditions in these areas will be dangerous and people should stay well away from the surf and surf exposed areas.

Destructive winds around 80 km/h with peak gusts of 140 km/h are forecast for parts of the Northern Rivers forecast district. Destructive winds are expected to ease gradually during Monday morning.

Damaging winds around 60 km/h with peak gusts of 100 km/h are forecast for Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands expected to extend to Metropolitan and Hunter forecast districts during Monday.

Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding is falling in Northern Rivers, Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast districts and is forecast to extend to the Hunter overnight and to the Metropolitan, Central Tablelands and Illawarra forecast districts by Monday afternoon.

Heavy rain is expected to ease in the Northern River district during Monday morning and in Mid-North cost in the afternoon.

Since 9am Sunday 99 mm has been recorded at Hopkins Ck (near Mullumbimby), 70 mm in Coffs Harbour and Comboyne.

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Gumbaynggirr Elder Says NO to Coal Seam Gas or any other mining.

Uncle Tom Kelly will speak out against this unlawful nature of the N.S.W Lands Council and the ficticious support for Mining on the North coast.  Uncle Tom say's No and that mean's no. 

On Thursday, a film crew will be filming his responses and his opinions.  Then Australia may see that not everyone understands the subtle nature of what is going on here.  Uncle Tom stands strong for country and for people.   His age and wisdom  has to be acknowledged.   Uncle Tom opens for Country in this area. He is an acknowledged elder.

 

Uncle Tom visiting Uluru in 2012

Rodney high in the tree with the flag way up high representing.

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