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The flag was proposed in , which was designed in 1854 and was based on designs such as the Federation flag according to some historians. The Federation Flag proved immensely popular, and was widely used on the East Coast of Australia for over 70 years. It was never officially adopted, but was flown unofficially by Federation-minded Australians and used as a makeshift ensign by the Merchant Marine . In 1884 Lord Derby of the Colonial Office banned the use of the Flag at sea, possibly because of its similarity to the British White Ensign . In the 1880s and early 1890s it was used as a symbol of the political movement towards Federation , with groups like the Australian Natives Association and the Australian Federation League using it to promote national consciousness of their push for Federation, under the slogan "One People, One Destiny, One Flag". The flag was a favourite of Australia's first received approval to fly the Blue Ensign in 1903 , but the Australian Federation Flag was still being flown by Australian citizens as late as the 1920s . EXTERNAL LINKS
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