The Comittee appointed to select a suitable design for a national flag, previous to stthmission to Home authorities for approval, has completed its task. Some idea of its magnitude may be gauged, when it is understood that the total number of designs forwarded almost reached 30,000 and came from all parts of the world. The eliminating process naturally took some time, but by degrees the selection was narrowed down to twelve. Five competitors, whose designs were almost similar, shared the prize, three of them being Melbourne residents; the remaining two hailing from Perth' (W.A.) and New Zealand respectively
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