Australiaâ²s flag has already changed many times. Our present flag dates from only 1953. The following is a summary of the changes to Australiaâ²s national flag since 1770. For a more complete history of Australiaâ²s national flag, read our article History of the Australian National Flag. The Union Flag 1770 Australiaâ²s first flag was the Union Flag (used by Captain Cook in 1770 and Captain Phillip in 1788). Then came the Union Flag (also known as the Union Jack) with the inclusion of the flag of St Patrick when Ireland joined the Union in 1801.
(Original post by Tomber) Not True, the term redbrick was coined by a professor of music at Liverpool University to refer to the Civic universities that were granted their Royal Charters Pre World War Two. There are 6 of these original civic redbricks: Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Sheffield.he universities part of these groups have a far higher research budget than most other universities. Information on 1994 group and Russel Group can be found on Wiki. Regarding red brick being better-not really, its just noted because they are more established.
In the 1939 film, a red brick road can be seen starting at the same point as the Yellow Brick Road but going in a different direction. This road does not exist in the books. No one knows for sure.... In the original series of Oz books written by L. Frank Baum the red brick road goes to the Quadling Country in Oz.