The Australian Rebel Yell

Eureka Stockade Flag 1854

All the nations born of the UK have at one time or another experienced a phase of rebellion, ethnic tension, and anti-government movements. 'Down Under' in Australia two interesting rebellious events took place.

First in 1854 in Victoria, Australia the famous Eureka Stockade gold miners revolt occurred. The 'Jefferson Davis' of the Eureka Stockade revolt was Peter Lalor, originally born 'Up Over' in Ireland in 1827, died in 1889. Conflict arose between miners and perceived injustices and issues with the Australian government.

Miners Swearing Allegiance to the Flag

A fight broke out at Ballarat, Victoria. For those of yous living in the Northern Hemisphere that's about at nearly equal apparent converse latitude of Richmond, Virginia: the primary capital of the Confederate States of America.

The spring of 1854 was a pressure cooker for Australia. From October 17 to December 3, a particular group of Southerns from Victoria left a lauded super sized footnote in Australian History, that necessitates a movie remake every generation. Some of the underlying issues were religious, racism, labor, money, land ownership, and politics that involved the perpetually underdog Irish-Catholics vs the Protestant phat cats in power.

Modern Rendition of Roll up Banner
as a vexillologically 'GOOD FLAG' without text

Several years later when the US Civil War began, another historically charmed event was born in Australian consciousness that stemmed from the Roll Up Banner. Although this banner did not represent a rebellious government. It represents a movement and juicy part of Australian history with a sharper focus on the interplay of immigration and racial issues.

This historical event took place in New South Wales in the winter of June 1861. As in the US and Canada there were many a Chinese Immigrant who were attracted to mining operations. As communications and political correctness were still as yet a twinkle in some white woman's eye, racial relationships of that era were rather abrasive.

Original Roll Up Flag
with Anti-Chinese Sentiment

In June 1861 a mob of white Australians drove nearly 3000 Chinese miners off the Lambing Flat. The whites then received news that an anti-Chinese immigration bill was defeated and a rumor that thousands of more 'Chinamen' were on their way. The Australian police eventually arrested the leaders of the Lambing situation. A few days later on July 14, 1861 a platoon of anti-Chinese insurgents attacked a police encampment next to where the Chinese has sought refuge. One 'white' miner was reported killed. Eventually the Chinese miners were segregated and Chinese immigration was halted as it did in the US and Canada.

Although neither of these flags were intended to represent new nations, they are uniquely Australian Heritage Flags that capture essential and important events in Australian History, as much as do US Civil Wars flags do today.

One can speculate by some odd twist of fate, if these tense situations were to have gotten out of control and certain hot heads of that bygone era had their way, Australia might have become a continent with more than just one nation?

'Australian Feds' engage 'Aussie Rebels' at Burrangong-Winter July 14, 1861

(Rebels on the left Federals on the right, one 'Mellie Reb' is killed)

Montgomery County, Alabama

City of Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery County Alabama has a very distinct flag that exhibits the 'Yin-Yangic Phenoptype.' The left-host side is dominantly gray, while the right-fly side is mostly red. In the center is a diagonal blue stripe with 11 stars, which accidentally reflect the 11 official states of the Confederacy and 11 stripes of the Liberian Flag. Most of the founders of the African country of Liberia were born in the United States.

Two crossed golden olive branches form an apparent circle, and within this circle the opposite colours of red and gray are juxtaposed with their opposite halves.

On the Seal of the City. On the outer golden ring is written:
'CITY OF MONTGOMERY AL - GREAT SEAL.'

On the inner white ring is written:
'BIRTHPLACE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT'

In the center is a gray six pointed star, on it is written:
'CRADLE OF THE CONFEDERACY'

The first official Confederate congress met in Montgomery, AL in February 1861. Rosa Parks also challenged the American Apartheid system in Montgomery, giving birth to the Civil Rights Movement in December 1, 1955.

Like Yin and Yang there is a delicate balance within the spirit of Montgomery, AL that accordingly manifested itself in the city flag. This city has two special histories as the cradle to the civil rights movement and birthplace of the Confederacy. Usually people of colour can more easily tune into the tragedy and triumph of the civil rights movement, while many sons and daughters of the Confederacy can tune into the romantic and forlorn wish of the an aborted Nation of the South. However, there a is minority of coloured and Southern non-coloured who go against this supposed point of view.

City of Montgomery in red, within Montgomery County

Eight NineTen

Next year it'll be September 10, 2011, then November 11, 2012, and finally December 12, 2013

08/09/10 August 9, 2010
09/10/11 September 10, 2011
10/11/12 October 11, 2012
11/12/13 November 12, 2013

Malawai Flag Shift

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Old Malawi Flag -2010

New Malawi Flag 2010-

Malawi has recently shifted the design of the flag due to political considerations. This has been something of a popular tool of political parties that surrender power after a long period of time, especially in Africa and less developed nations. Perhaps every nation of Africa will come to modify the national flag whenever there a dynamic political shift?

Maybe this practice of a "new flag, new party" will be the wave of the future? Evey time a political party changes power, they change-modify the national flags? The uninformed and uneducated public simply accepting it as this is how it ought to be? New party new flag, so be it. Political parties in Africa will simply campaign with, 'Here is the New National Flag If We Win", so the public will know what their getting into?

Flag of Bosnia-Herzegovina
So what does this mean for my Flag Symmetry concept? An added dimension and a call for patience. This has happened before, for instance when Bosnia-Herzegovina Adopted the blue, yellow and white star flag on February 4, 1998. It became a partner-less flag. But after waiting a decade, the partner flag emerged. On February 17, 2008 the flag of Kosovo was adopted officially, which has a striking similarity and thus balance was restored. Thus here is an example of a 10 year gap in between soul searching-wating for an 'eternal fraternal sister.' I strongly speculate after a period of time the Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina's flag will change once again.

Flag of Kosovo

Old Bosnia-Herzegovina FlagHowever the old Bosnia-Herzegovina flag is partnered with the current Cyprus Flag. This is a special case since their official overlap period is only six years from 1992-1998 when both flags were officially flying. These oddly paired flags are indicative of the political turmoil between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, as reflected by Christianity and Islam.

Official Cyprus Flag

Flag of Georgia

The current conflict of Northern Cyprus 'within in' Cyprus is reflective of the current conflict of Georgia. Georgia, like both Cypruses, has a conflict of 'linguistic-ethnic crusader-jihad' turmoil with its separatist states of Abkhazia and Ossetia. Both nationally tumultuous situations arose from interference from our civilizations lastly purely Eurasian Nations that have soil by all definitions in both Asia and Europe: Russia and Turkey.

Flag of Northern Cyprus

PS.....BONUS BLOG for Generation I folk only!!! (LOL): You can think of it as an odd metaphor between the rivalry of Vampire and Warewolves.

(((Warning)))
(if you take this too seriously you should have your head examined by a professional)

Islam with the crescent moon are the Warewolves which would be the Turks. Since Christianity is associated with being reborn after death like the immortal Vampire, they would be the Russians (blood = wine). For centuries the Sultans-(Warewolves) of Turkey have fought the Czars-(Vampires) of Russia for dominance along the Black Sea and even Romania. That's partly why there is so much chaos in Georgia, Cyprus, and the Balkans. Islam and Christianity have clashed here, like a mucho grande supersize Taco Bell burrito toilet bowl buster!

I suppose to complete this metaphor the Jews would have to be mummies? After all, ancient Egyptians had a special fondness for circumcision, ouch! In any case the battle between 'Vampires' and 'Warewolves' is totally intense in Cyprus, Georgia, and the Balkans.

Czar vs Sultan

Vampire vs Warewolf

JOIN, or DIE Flag

In 1754 the colonies were caught in a life or death
struggle fighting off Spain and France for survival

On May 9, 1754 the essence of the popular Gadsden Flag now used by the US Marie Corps appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

The snake is chopped up into 8 pieces. The head is New England: NE. At the tail is South Carolina. Missing is Georgia and Delaware, as Delaware was still a part of Pennsylvania.

Why the lowly snake? Back in Franklin's time it was thought that if you could put the dismembered parts of snake back together before sunset it would come back to life. Franklin also went out a limb. Back then as well as now, snakes were considered something less that goodly. But Franklin's boldness to picture the US as a serpent was quite shocking. He wanted to shock his readers with a wicked message of unity.

This political cartoon was not made as a metaphor to unite against the UK in colonial rebellion, rather it's statement is more akin to "United We Stand, Divided We Fall." And in 1754 the primary threats to colonies were the French, Spanish, natives, and themselves.

In 2010 Gen X,Y, and I terms it means, "Come Together Right Now or else it's Game Over."

Recently this 1754 drawing has seen the like light of day in 2010

August is Leo Month

Flag of Venice, a part of Italy














Lions make many appearances on flags. But perhaps the most interesting flag, with a lion on it, is the flag of Veneto (a federal district in Italy), better known as Venice. It is the best example of a lion flag, at least in the West. In the East the flag of Sri Lanka has a lion holding a sword. These two flags bring together the idea, 'the pen is mightier than the sword.'

Flag of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean

Video of Venice Flag at NAVA 41

Captain Samuel C. Reid's Flag

Reid's Idea for 1818 Flag

Every flag book will tell you that in 1818 the flag was standardized under president Monroe. Some may even tell you that it was Samuel C. Reid, a US Naval Officer who advocated the reduction of stripes from 15 to 13 stripes. And so it was on April 4, 1818 the US Flag 'came of age' when She was 40 years old. The first known congressional record about the national flag was made on June 14, 1777.

Reid's Original Design

Of Yin and Yang the 13 stripes connect the banner to the original revolution from 1777 with a modern constellation with 50 stars of 1960...that's a 183 year time span.

Although there is some controversy as to who sewed and designed the first national flag back in 1777 (I believe the Ms. Ross account) we know for a fact a not so nutty Nutmegger was responsible for 'retro' 13 striped and perpetually modern and expanding star field flag. State bragging rights go to Norwich, Connecticut home town of Captain Reid.

Captain Reid also proposed other flags that were rejected. I have made a modern rendition of his personally designed flag that was to be the:

'Standard of the Union'

Modern Rendition

Reid's original design

The background colour is buff which looks like khaki with a darker tint. Blue and Bluff were to colours of George Washington.