Flag of the Southern Cross
Introduction "'''Flag of the Southern Cross'''" is a poem written in 1887 by Australian bush poet Henry Lawson. The title refers to the Eureka Flag flown at the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria in 1854.It was originally published in ''Truth'', a Sydney newspaper.The victory song of the Australian cricket team — "Under the Southern Cross I Stand" — is said to have been inspired by this poem.
Publication history After its initial newspaper publication it was then included in the following anthologies:* ''Henry Lawson : Collected Verse : Vol 1.1885-1900'' edited by Colin Roderick, Angus & Robertson, 1967* ''A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900'' edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne, 1984
See also * 1887 in Australian literature
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