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Short – The Strange Story of the Australian Flag

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Australian flag being raised for the first time – the winning design selected from a competition that attracted over 32,000 entries.

Who sponsored the contest and why?

How many winning designers were there?

How did one chap so successfully claim sole credit over the next half century that two Australian prime ministers felt it necessary to officially try to set the record straight?

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