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Flag
& Emblems
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The Flag of New South Wales has been in used since 1876. It has a blue
background with the Union Jack in the corner and a round badge of NSW
based upon the Southern Cross with 4 stars and a lion in the centre.
* The animal emblem of NSW is the platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinus).
* The plant emblem of NSW is the waratah (Telopea
speciosissima).
* The bird emblem of NSW is the kookaburra (Dacelo
novaeguineae).
* The fish emblem is the blue groper (Achoerodus viridis).