Eureka Flag
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The Eureka Flag is a historic blue banner featuring a white cross and stars, famously flown by rebel miners during the 1854 Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia, and now a powerful symbol of protest and democratic rights.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
historical artifact ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eureka Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Australian democracy
ⓘ
anti-colonial resistance ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Australian republicans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian trade unions ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Eureka Centre Ballarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Eureka Stockade anniversaries ⓘ |
| controversy |
debate over ownership and meaning
ⓘ
use by far-right groups in Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfEvent | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedInCity | Ballarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlownAt | Eureka Stockade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eureka Stockade Flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cross flag (Eureka variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrossType | Greek cross ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
five white stars
ⓘ
white cross ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Australian cultural icon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | various modern protest flags in Australia ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Ballarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainColor | blue ⓘ |
| material |
cotton
ⓘ
wool ⓘ |
| represents | Southern Cross constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryColor | white ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| state | Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Australian radical politics
ⓘ
democratic rights ⓘ protest ⓘ republicanism in Australia ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ trade unionism in Australia ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| usedAs |
political rally symbol
ⓘ
protest flag ⓘ union banner ⓘ |
| usedBy |
gold miners
ⓘ
rebel miners ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Eureka Stockade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1854 ⓘ |
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