Military and Naval Review of Troops

On Friday 4 January, three days after the swearing in ceremonies, another part of the Federation celebrations was held in the grounds of Centennial Park. This spectacle, the ‘Military and Naval Review of Troops’ was captured by numerous photographers, including George Rose. In this particular image we can see two photographers, one with a hand held detective camera, taking pictures of the 105 Indian troops who had arrived in Sydney on the Dalhousie only five days previously.

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John Carroll

All well and good – but consider this: in 1831 Henry Parkes promoted the idea of a federated Australia (took 70 years to achieve) and the flag of the Federation movement was very like the Eureka flag of 21 years later. The Federation flag had five white stars on a blue cross on a white ground, with the Union Jack in the upper left quadrant. The Eureka flag differs only in that the Union Jack has been removed, and the entire ground is blue instead of white.
Look at it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Federation_Flag.svg

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