For nearly 50 years we’ve been renowned for our passion for absolute accuracy and precision craftsmanship. From stitching and hand-finishing and through to the latest technology, we’re constantly evolving to ensure we produce only the highest quality flags.

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Colour – a large military infantry flag that is unique to a regiment. They normally two flags issued simultaneously Queen’s Colour and Regimental Colour.

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“A flag may be defined as a piece of pliable material, attached at one end so as to move freely in the wind, serving as a sign or a decoration.” – W.G. Perrin 1922

There is no ‘standard size’ for a flag so to ensure we provide you with the best advice we will always ask questions on where it would be used i.e., flagpole, building, vessel a parade and so on. Please find listed below charts with recommended traditional flag sizing standards.

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Seaming – This is when the joining two separate pieces of fabric together to make one. Overlaid seaming is commonly used on flags. The seam allowance is folded over on each edge and interlocked before sewing.

The origin of the English word “flag” is unknown, but the first known word dates from the 16th Century. The French word Drapeau is borrowed from the Italian drapello, which was the “banner” of a feudal lord. Hung on a lance it allowed soldiers to distinguish between their allies and enemies on the battlefield.

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Fly – The longer, top edge of the flag, including the length of the top edge, traditionally the half of the flag furthest from the leading edge. The fly may be forked or swallow-tailed. If the end of the fly is divided by a simple incision is called a slit. The fly may be produced into several pointed or round-ending tails which are called tongues.

Ensign – is another term for flag and is flown at the stern of a vessel or ship especially associated with naval flags of nationality (civil ensign) and by extension in Australia with distinguishing flags of Government services on land.

For any other inquiries regarding bespoke flag designs, flag care and maintenance, hire, flagpoles, etiquette, research or vexillology, please contact us today and we would be most happy to assist.

Yard Sizing – Traditionally the diagonal measurement from one corner to the other corner of the whole flag. Yard sizing has now become a more nominal reference.

The Australian Standard Governor-General’s Flag – 2024-Present Coronation Flag Peace Love Hope Flag 2021 Designer Warren Cardwell War is Over 1969 Designers John Lennon & Yoko Ono Christmas Flag Designer Christmas Flag The Cornish Australian Flag 1988 The English Australian Flag 1988 The Irish Australian Flag 1988 The Scottish Australian Flag 1988 Returned Services League of Australia Ensign Progress Pride flag 2018 Rainbow Pride LGBT Flag 1978 The Welsh Australian Flag 1988 Scotland Island Flag 1996 Newcastle Hunter Flag 2005 Greater Sydney Engsign 1988 Greater Melbourne Ensign 1988 Dangar Island Flag 1996 First Fleet Formation Flag 1988Designer John Christian Vaughan OAM Eternity Flag 2000 Designer Warren C Cardwell The Queen’s 70th Anniversary Platinum Flag Designer Warren Cardwell 2022 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Flag Emblem Queen’s Platinum Flag Jubilee Emblem designer Edward Roberts 2021 United Nations Flag 1946 The European Flag 1955 Blue Ensign 1801 The Commonwealth Flag 1976 APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Flag 2007 Tiwi Islands Region Flag 1995 Saibai Island Flag 2001 Ngarrindjeri Nation Flag 1999 Mer Island (Murray Island) Flag Circa 1980’s Australian South Seas Inlanders Flag 1998 The New South Wales State Flag 1876 The Victorian State Flag 1870 The South Australian State Flag 1904 The Western Australia State Flag 1870 The Tasmanian State Flag 1876 The Northern Territory Flag 1978 The Australian Capital Territory Flag 1993 Norfolk Island Adopted 1979 Lord Howe Island 1993 Christmas Island 1986 – not formally adopted Cocos (Keeling) Islands Designed 2004 – not formally adopted Ashmore and Cartier Islands Heard Island McDonald Islands The Australian Antarctic Territory The Coral Sea Islands The Governor’s Standard – New South Wales 1981- Present First Union Flag 1770-1801 The Red Ensign Pre 1801 Red Ensign (1801-1901) Union Flag 1801-1901 Bowman Flag 1806 National Colonial Flag for Australia 1823-1824 New South Wales Ensign 1831-1901 New South Wales Merchant Flag 1830’s Sydney Flag 1830’s Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand 1835-1840 Van Diemen’s Land Ensign 1850’s Australian Anti-Transportation League 1851 Murray River Flag 1853 Murray River Flag (South Australia) 1853 Eureka Flag 1854 Queensland Separation Flag 1859 Queensland Flag 1870 Victoria Flag 1870 – 1877 The Governor’s Standard Victoria 1984 – present South Australia 1878 Australian Federation Flag 1831 – 1901 Herald Federal Flag 1900 Australian Commonwealth Blue Ensign 1901 Australian Red Ensign 1901-1908 The Honour Flag 1918 The Governor’s Standard Queensland 1876 – present The Governor’s Standard South Australia 1975 – present The Governor’s Standard Western Australia 1988 – present The Governor’s Standard Tasmania 1977 – present The Coral Sea Islands Jervis Bay The Australian Federal Police Flag The Australian Boarder Force The Australian Federation Guard The Australian Defence Force Ensign Her Majesty The Queen’s Personal Flag For Australia – Retired 2023 Governor- General’s Flag Retired 30th June 2024 Dangar Island Torres Strait Islands Flag 1992 Royal Australian Navy White Ensign Royal Australian Air Force Ensign City of Willoughby Australian Red Ensign 1908 Greater Sydney Ensign 1988 Greater Melbourne Ensign 1988 City of Wollongong City of Sydney Australian Civil Aviation Ensign Aboriginal Flag 1971 The Australian National Flag

Long before modern flags were invented early civilizations carried wooden staffs whose tops bore carved symbols of earthly rulers or gods. These early flags were used in the same way we use flags today to signal or to demonstrate loyalty. In ancient Rome legions and cavalries used a standard, or ‘’vexillum”. As well there are numerous references to flags in the Bible. Numbers 1:52 (NIV) The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.

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Flags are available in various sizes and shapes. Flags of full colour make using the best faric bunting, There is no better way to enhance your flagpole or stand with dramatic colour, movement and height. Our flags are made in traditional sizes. They are referred to by by the length of the longest edge, for example a flag that is 6 foot x 2 foot (1830 x 915mm) is known as a 2 yard flag. We supply flags in sizes listed below as well we provide a ‘Bespoke’ service. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Flags are made in traditional Ýard’ sizes and they are referred to by the measurement is taken from the heading to the fly. Another method used is in terms of breadths, one breadth being equal to nine inches. Thus a 3 yard flag would be termed 6 breadths.

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Bunting is a specific type of lightweight textile fabric used for making flags. The term originates from the German word bunt meaning “strong bright colours”. Bunting was originally a cotton or worsted wool fabric originally sourced from Suffolk and Yorkshire, UK. The bunting was a plain open weave not unlike cheesecloth and scrim or gauze is a very light textile made from cotton, or sometimes flax.

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In Europe Tenè (Orange) was recognized. The colours yellow and white are treated as two ‘metals’ or and argent (gold and silver) even when they consist as cloth. The use several ‘furs ‘, such as ermine (white with black markings) but except for the Royal Standard they seldom appear on flags.

Pennon (Pennant) – a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering, or triangular swallowtail.

Since the late 1970’s the highest grade of flags uses various staple-spun fabrics. Our company uses a specialised staple-spun fabric with high strength and durability which can be dyed in the piece or left white for individual dying. We use the term “Woven Defence Force bunting “with a weight of 165gsm.

The word refers to the scientific study of the history, symbolism, and usage of flags, or by extension any interest in flags. A person who studies flags is a vexillologist, one who designs flags is a vexillographer.

In the 16th century, banners became real flags and gained a new purpose, both an emblem and a means of communication, a flag represents one’s sense of belonging to a nation, culture, cause, history, or camp.

A flag’s strength lies in its simplicity and the effectiveness of its representation. A flag embodies the image of a group or community.

In the 1900’s flag bunting was made by various Australian manufactures Bradmill, Birkmyre and James Nelson. During the 1970’s Australia’s textile mills had to deal with the tariff reductions at a time when wool prices and labour costs were going up, further reducing their competitiveness. Today we source our bunting cloth from a privately held Australian based textile company. Australiana Flags is inspired by a desire to operate in a more ecologically sustainable manner so we will be moving to a range of recycled cloth bunting. The company offers a returns service for retired flag bunting to convert fibre into new fabrics reducing the impact on the environment.

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A flag is distinguished by its colour but also by its shape and proportions. In Australia the most understood term is describing a flag as a ratio 2:1 ratio describes the length compared to the width (breadth) of a flag or 3:2 ratio. In most other countries the ratio is expressed in a reversed way. The percentage of flag ratios in other counties are as follows: 45% of the national flags have a 2:3 ratio, 28% have 1:2 ratio, 9% have a 3:5 ratio, 18% have completely different ratios.

Standard – a rectangular flag on a pole with an emblem a heraldic design of official rank of sovereign designed to ‘Stand’ in one place.

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Obverse Reverse – The front view of the flag when the hoist is correctly positioned next to the mast or halyard. The other (back) side is known as the reverse.

Badge, Device, Motif, Emblem, Charge, Coat of Arms – Describe all the different designs and symbols that appear in the field of the flag.

Originally bunting was usually dyed in the basic British herald armorial colours of Gules (Red), Azure (Blue), Or (Yellow), Argent (White, Silver) and Sable (Black), with Vert (Green) and Purpure (Purple).

Hoist – The Heading or leading edge of the flag, attached to the halyard, mast or flagstaff, may also refer to the vertical height of the flag. The action, to hoist a flag, refers to raising it aloft by means of a halyard (rope).

Fly End – The longer, top edge of the flag, including the length of the top edge, traditionally the half of the flag furthest from the leading edge.

Tricolour and Bicolour – This is when a flag comprising vertical stripes of different colours Tricolour, 3 stripes, Bicolour 2 stripes.

Hemming – This is made by forming a narrow-folded edge in a fabric and sewing it to prevent fraying or unravelling of the weft or weave. Hemming can be single stitched but also twin or triple stitched.