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• #White flag with blue stripes and red stars full

On the second one, my own reconstruction, the four bars of blue are not of equal length. Two possible versions are shown in this book. Deciding where to place the 'four horizontal bars of blue' is more difficult. The Union jack belongs in the top left-hand corner.

#White flag with blue stripes and red stars full

In an imaginary reconstruction of the Murray Flag, therefore, it seems logical to place the red cross of St George in full dimension on the traditional white ground, with a white star at each extremity of the cross and one in the centre. It has been named, I understand, the Murray River Flag.") is not at all precise, It can be interpreted in different ways.īecause the description mentions first a 'red cross', that cross seems most likely to have been the flag's most prominent feature. It bears a red cross with four horizontal bars of blue, the cross being charged with five stars as emblems of the different Australian colonies, while in the upper corner in token of British connection is depicted the Union jack.

The eyewitness description quoted ("The flag at the forepeak of the Eureka excited particular notice, the device being novel. No specimen or fragment of the original Murray River Flag is known to exist. The relevant passage from "Flag of Stars," Frank Cayley, published 1966 : But there must be answers out there somewhere. So, there isn't much definitive detail on the Murray River flags. This tantalising bit from Cayley: 'Although the Murray River Flag was flown on the barge Eureka in 1853, no connection, other than the coincidence of name, has been traced between the Murray Flag and the flag of revolt that flew over the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat in the following year.' Cayley also makes the point that another flag flown on the Murray featured a black swan, long before it first appeared on the flag of Western Australia. Foley just mentions them in passing - the most complete description is in Cayley - he put a couple of possible representations in his book. I'm also intrigued by the Murray River flag of which there seems to have been two or three versions.Ĭomplete detail on these flags is tantalisingly vague. Descriptions of the original Murray River Flag.Keywords: australia | murray river flag | stars: southern cross | southern cross | stripes (blue and white) | The new flag shirt is available for purchase now.This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Murray River flag (Australia) “I think our home and our away jerseys are now by far the coolest jerseys of any sports team here,” Red Stars defender Sarah Gorden said. The “Elevated Kit” home shirt is around for another season. This replaces the club’s old white jersey. “This is our source of revenue until games kick back in, or the next sponsor says I’m really gonna take a flier on this league even though you’re not playing, which is hard for corporate America to do right now.” “This year especially, we need the revenue,” Whisler said. Whisler had pledged to keep paying players and staff as long as he can, but the club is hoping fans buy this new shirt in big numbers, if they’re in a position to spend money right now. The kit’s launch comes at a time when the Red Stars have no other source of revenue. The names of Chicago’s neighborhoods run throughout the jersey’s blue stripes Chicago Red Stars But, we’d also rather make less margin, keep the price lower, and get more brand impressions in the market. “Why doesn’t everyone do it? I’m sure margins are the issue.

Whisler said custom designs like this cost twice to produce as stock Nike designs. The idea began with a sketch by former Red Stars employee Justyne Freud, who has since moved on to a job with the Chicago Fire. Like last year’s wildly popular “Elevated Kit,” the new “Neighborhood Kit” was designed in house by Red Stars staff. The shirt may have a front sponsor in the future, he said. Owner Arnim Whisler told fans the club was close to landing a sponsor on the front of the shirt, but the COVID-19 shutdown put that on hold. The flag’s blue stripes have the names of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods embedded inside. It’s white, with the Chicago flag stretched across the front. The Chicago Red Stars released the club’s new, 2020 “Neighborhood Kit” tonight in a virtual release party with fans on Zoom.