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  2. Maroon is a deep red color with purple undertones. On 13 November 2003 the Governor in Council officially named maroon as Queensland's state colour. This announcement was made as a result of a long-held, but informal, tradition of using maroon to represent Queensland.

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  3. The colours of state schools have been synonymous with states, whereby you find Queensland Public Schools are primarily Maroon, New South Wales Public Schools are primarily Sky Blue, and Western Australian Public Schools are Bottle Green.

  4. State colour. On 13 November 2003 the Governor in Council officially named maroon as Queensland's state colour as a result of a long-held, but informal, tradition of using maroon to represent Queensland.

  5. Maroon will tomorrow be proclaimed as Queensland's state colour, Premier Peter Beattie announced today. The Premier told Parliament a proclamation will be presented to the Governor in Council tomorrow to formally make maroon Queensland's colour.

  6. Although the use of maroon to represent Queensland has a long history, maroon was not officially named Queensland’s state colour until 2003. Maroon is particularly prominent in Queensland sport and is one of the official colours of the rugby league club, the Brisbane Broncos.

  7. MaroonQueensland’s State Colour It is not surprising that maroon – the colour many people associate with Queensland sporting teams – is also the official state colour. The Pantone Colour Matching System colour 202 is the designated shade of maroon used in official state communications. It was approved by the Governor in Council on 13

  8. In November 2003, maroon was officially named as Queensland's state colour, after many years of association with Queensland sporting teams (most notably the Queensland Maroons and the Brisbane Broncos).

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