flaglog:Queensland, since 1876June 6 is Queensland Day. No one is exactly sure how the azure Maltese
flaglog:Queensland, since 1876June 6 is Queensland Day. No one is exactly sure how the azure Maltese cross became a symbol of the colony, but this is the Queensland government’s best guess:Over the years, various theories have been propounded and the one given best credence is that as the Victoria Cross was first bestowed in 1857 by Queen Victoria at the close of the Crimean War and as Queensland was established in 1859, it would be a natural association of ideas to ally Queensland with the Victoria Cross which is a form of the Maltese Cross with Royal Arms and Lion superimposed. -- source link