The complex Bowman Flag with its swallow-tail fly was designed by John and Honor Bowman of Richmond

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in 1806. The shield on the design shows the rose of

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, thistle of

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and shamrock of

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. It commemorates (by the motto

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) the

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’s victory at the

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(21 October 1805), a landmark event for Britain's Australasian colonies. The design was hand painted, in oils, on silk made from Honor Bowman’s wedding dress. The flag is preserved in the Mitchell Library,

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, Sydney. The design was an inspiration for Australia's National Coat of Arms which features a shield showing the six Australian State Badges supported by an emu and a kangaroo.

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