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Flag of the Northern Territory
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The flag of the Northern Territory was officially adopted in 1978. The Northern Territory has existed as a territory of Australia since 1911, but did not adopt its own flag until it was granted self-government in 1978.
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Use | Civil and state flag ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 1 July 1978; 46 years ago (1978-07-01) |
Design | A vertical 1:2 bicolour of black (charged with the Southern Cross) and ochre (charged with a stylised Sturt's Desert Rose) |
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