Previous Flag
The first flag of Western Australia was adopted in 1870 and is almost identical to the current flag of Western Australia. The only difference is that the swan was facing the opposite direction towards the fly rather than towards the hoist. The direction of the swan was changed to conform to the vexillological guideline that animals on flags must face the hoist, so when carried on a pole, the animal faces the same direction of the bearer.
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Standard of the Governor of Western Australia
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Standard of the Governor 1953-1988
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Standard of the Governor 1870-1953
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Flag of the "Dominion of Westralia", the secessionist movement in Western Australia in the 1920s-mid 1930s
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