RAISING OF THE FLAG ON 26 JANUARY 1788 in PORT JACKSON

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RAISING OF THE FLAG ON 26 JANUARY 1788 in PORT JACKSON

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:11 pm

The stamp issued by Australia in 1797 is designed after a painting “The founding of Australia” painted by Algernon Talmage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Talmage which shows us the “raising of the flag on 26 January 1788 by Arthur Philip at Port Jackson.

Some sources give that the vessel depicted in the background is the HMS SIRIUS, but Arthur Philip arrived at Port Jackson by the HMS SUPPLY, the SIRIUS arrived a day later. The SIRIUS is a three-masted vessel, while the stamp shows us a two-masted vessel, the SUPPLY was a two-masted vessel.

More on the SUPPLY is given on: viewtopic.php?p=11570#p11570

26 January origins
It was an uncommonly fine evening on 26 January 1788 when the crew of the SUPPLY gathered to toast the King, the Royal Family and the success of the colony, hoisting a banner up a newly planted flag pole.
Rob Mundle, author of Cook: from Sailor to Legend, suggests this flag would actually have been the old Union Jack or Queen Anne flag rather than the darker, newer Union Jack commonly depicted in paintings and historical accounts of the day.
Australia thus celebrates the arrival of the British on the 26 January with a public holiday. It’s a day that raises debate over its interpretation from a number or angles, and has been dubbed Invasion Day by some.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au ... anuary-26/
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