Northern Territory Flag
1978
The NT Flag was flown for the first time on 1 July 1978 which marked the grant of self-government to the Northern Territory. The flag-raising ceremony was held on the Esplanade Darwin and was acknowledged with a 19-gun salute from HMAS Derwent. The flag incorporates the three official Territory colours – black, white and ochre – and the official Northern Territory floral emblem the Sturt Desert Rose. The floral emblem resides in white on an ochre panel which is flanked on the left by a black panel on which are set five white stars representing the form of the constellation of the Southern Cross. The stylised Desert Rose on the ochre panel has seven petals with a seven-pointed star in the center symbolizing the six Australian states and the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory flag was designed by prominent Australian artist Robert Ingpen of Drysdale Victoria.
- Document type: Graphic
- Time period: Legislative Assembly NT
- Person: Robert INGPEN
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