The Queensland badge

Can a reader explain why the Maltese Cross is included in the Queensland badge on the state flag? It is known that on September 14, 1869 Governor Blackall was advised by the Secretary of State for the colonies, Earl Granville, that governors of the...

Can a reader explain why the Maltese Cross is included in the Queensland badge on the state flag?

It is known that on September 14, 1869 Governor Blackall was advised by the Secretary of State for the colonies, Earl Granville, that governors of the British colonies were authorised to fly the Union flag with the arms or badge of the colony emblazoned in the centre.

After several designs were submitted by the Queensland government, including one incorporating a Maltese Cross with the Royal Crown superimposed, which was the one recommended and sent to the Secretary of State, this design was approved as the future badge of the colony of Queensland notification of adoption was published in the Queensland Government Gazette on November 29, 1876.

This design however only explains "how" the Malta Cross was adopted, not "why".

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