100% wool – Lightweight tartan fabric in the Australian National.
RED, WHITE and BLUE – these colours stem from our National flag and from the time that Captain James Cook first raised the flag (Union Jack) on Australian soil. The six white stripes represent the Southern Cross constellation, which is unique to this hemisphere. This also includes our Federation or Commonwealth Star. Red and White stripes represent the Red Cross of St George (England) on a white background.
Price range: $125.00 through $145.00
| Weight with double width per metre | 8oz, 10oz, 13oz, 16oz |
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Register Number 2742
RED, WHITE and BLUE – these colours stem from our National flag and from the time that Captain James Cook first raised the flag (Union Jack) on Australian soil. The six white stripes represent the Southern Cross constellation, which is unique to this hemisphere. This also includes our Federation or Commonwealth Star. Red and White stripes represent the Red Cross of St George (England) on a white background.
WHITE – White Diagonal cross represents St Andrews (Scotland) on a dark blue background.
RED – Red Diagonal cross represents St Patrick (Ireland).
GREEN and GOLD – Green and gold were formally proclaimed by the Australian Government as National colours in 1984 after many requests were made to have traditional sporting colours.
BLACK – The Black stripes in the tartan represents Australian’s early beginnings as a convict settlement- a dark area of our history
