John Christian Vaughan

Who is John Christian Vaughan?

John Christian Vaughan is a Sydney historian, vexillographer and public speaker. He is the former CEO of the Royal Australian Historical Society.

Among his other credits, he is the national spokesperson for the Australian National Flag Association and was employed as an expert commentator by Channel 7 for the First Fleet re-enactment during the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. He is the founder of Australian National Flag Day. Vaughan is also the designer of several notable and circulating Australian flags, including the flag of Willoughby local council, non official concepts for a greater Sydney ensign, which forms part of the gallery of flags on display at Central railway station, Sydney, and the flag of Lord Howe Island. He has devised several heritage and commemorative flags, such as the Australian Christmas flag, and for the First Fleet reenactment.

Vaughan has been active in relation to a number of local heritage preservation issues, including the Fort Phillip signal station, where there now exists a 30 meter flag staff made of fully rigged timber, dedicated on the site of the Sydney Observatory.