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National
Flags
are world
wide suppliers of flags and accessories, we have an extensive range of:
 flags
flagpoles
defence
flags and accessories
promotional
and identification products
kites & windsocks
medals & badges
Our customers include Collectors, Hobbyists, Sporting Bodies, Indigenous Organisations,
Government Departments, Defence Departments, Embassies, Consulates
and people wanting custom made flags.
We can also
provide advice and guidance about flags and flag protocol.
We stock a wide
range of products, which you can order online. We
are also the agents for Cash's promotional and identification products. There are 64,000
flags images world wide and 34,000 pages of flag information. Please visit
our Products and Services pages for more information.
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Remembrance Day - 11th November 2007
Remembrance Day is the day Australians remember those who have died in war.
In 1918 the armistice that ended World War I came into force, bringing to an end four years of hostilities that saw 61 919 Australians die at sea, in the air, and on foreign soil. Few Australian families were left untouched by the events of World War I - 'the war to end all wars' most had lost a father, son, daughter, brother, sister or friend. At 11am on 11 November we pause to remember the sacrifice of those men and women who have died or suffered in wars and conflicts and all those who have served during the past 100 years. |
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Flags at Half Mast
The tradition of lowering flags to half mast as a sign of remembrance is believed to have its origins on the high seas. As a sign of respect or honour for important persons, sailing ships would lower their sails, thus slowing the vessel and allowing for the VIP's own vessel to come alongside and him to board if he so desired. Lowering of sails was also used to honour VIPs who were reviewing a naval procession from the land. In time only the ship's flags were lowered in a symbolic gesture. This practice was also adopted on land. Red poppies
The Flanders poppy has been a part of Remembrance Day ritual since the early 1920s. During the First World War, the red poppies were seen to be among the first living plants that sprouted from the devastation of the battlefields of northern France and Belgium. Soldiers' folklore had it that the poppies were vivid red from having been nurtured in ground drenched with the blood of their comrades. The sight of the poppies on the battlefield at Ypres in 1915 moved Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae to write the poem In Flanders Fields.
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. |
The correct position for flying a flag at half mast. |
- During July this year 'Australia' the movie was filming in Darwin at Stokes Hill Wharf. National Flags supplied all flags for the set whilst they were filming in Darwin.
- Ron attended the XXII International Congress of Vexillology 2007 in Berlin and had great flag time. The next conference will be held in Yokohoma, Japan in July of 2009.
- You can now purchase a copy of Flag & Nation at National Flags. Written by Elizabeth Kwan, a Darwin resident, this book explains Australians' changing relationship to their national flags since 1901 and the perceptions of national identity they represent.
"The theme of Australian national identity has never been more topical than now, and this book is an ingenious and illuminating guide to the subject. Kwan's scholarship will impress other students of our culture. General readers will find her deft and economical text readily accessible. Author and publisher have collaborated, moreover, to incorporate an unusually rich and revealing body of illustrations."
KS Inglis, Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University
- The Rugby World Cup started in September and we have flags for all 20 countries. So supporters can get their teams flag at National Flags now.
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Flag Days of the world....... here
is a list of World Flag Days for October & November 2007
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2 New Countries to European Union.......
This year Bulgaria & Romania were accepted into the European Union.
The European Union (EU) is a unique political and economic community with supranational and intergovernmental dimensions. It is composed of twenty-seven member states primarily located in Europe. In 1957, six European countries formed the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome. Since then the EU has grown in size through the accession of new member states and has increased its powers by the addition of new policy areas to its remit. In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty established the base of the current legal framework.
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Bulagarian Flags
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Romanian Flags
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