The story behind the Eureka Flag and the women who made it;

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bushtelegraph/eureka-flag/5715062 

rosa wrote:

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a special part of history I think vic41

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Certainly is Rosa, most people these days associate the flag with the union movement, it is a nice flag.  

Vic41 wrote:

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rosa wrote:

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a special part of history I think vic41

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Certainly is Rosa, most people these days associate the flag with the union movement, it is a nice flag.  

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 Actually as in my younger years I was into Australian History and the gold rush era, I did a fair bit of reading and my thoughts on the Flag is Not regarding the unions, but the FIGHT against the Government and rights of the People to have a Say...

the Miners were fighting for their Right's not to be oppressed under a law that was Not Fair...  Most miners Paid More money for their Licenses that what they found in Gold...

Juergen

Agree entirely Juergens, great story including the book Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni and his involvement in the matter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Carboni

Whether we like it or not, the flag is now used by the BLF as it's flag.

03_troopy wrote:

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To me it stands for: The right to be treated fairly. The right not to be unjustly dictated to by the government, and Solidarity.

Boeing ... 9.5 months ... 2005-2006

bet it closes now.. lol

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   Sorry Troopy, you lost me on the Boeing bit, what does that mean?

Agree with the first bit though!