The King Charles III Roll of Australian Arms
The King Charles III Roll of Australian Arms: In honour of the Coronation of Their Majesties, 2023
Including honours and awards, glossary and index
by D.J. Racovolis, Enactor, Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited, "Urabba Street Reserve", 4 Urabba Street, Rankins Springs, New South Wales 2669.
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The King Charles III Roll of Australian Arms: In honour of the Coronation of Their Majesties, 2023.
Includes index.
1. Heraldry. 2. Australia. I. Urabba Parks. Enactor II. Racovolis, Daniel James
929.6/0994
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Acknowledgements
Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited acknowledges the traditional ownership of the Wiradjuri Nation upon whose ancestral lands Rankins Springs is now located, as well as all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout Australia. We would also like to pay respect to all Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
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The Coronation Emblem, designed by Sir Jony Ive with his creative collective LoveFrom. The official emblem celebrates the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The emblem is created with the flora of the four nations of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, the daffodil for Wales and the shamrock for Northern Ireland. These natural forms combine to describe Saint Edward’s Crown, used for the coronation of British monarchs.
Representations and descriptions of insignia used in substantive portions of this publication are for reference use only. The Coronation Emblem has been used in accordance with directions issued by the Lord Chamberlain’s Office. No endorsement, express or implied, has been given or received in the compilation of this publication.
Overview
The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles the Third and Queen Camilla bears great significance for the peoples of the Commonwealth realms and beyond. This historical event on 6 May just past gave us the opportunity to witness millennia of tradition in practice. However, in the midst of the pomp and circumstance we are reminded of the true purpose of leadership as embodied by His Majesty The King, in coming not to be served but to serve. This tradition of leadership in service continues in this country through the Australian Honours System and the bearing of heraldic Arms by lawful authority by institutions and people.
This roll of arms celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties and the Centenary of the settlement of the current site of Rankins Springs, New South Wales, with 122 distinct and extant Australian coats of arms, one for each year of existence of the Commonwealth of Australia, which was formed on 1 January 1901. Included in this roll are the Arms of local authorities, our leading universities and professional bodies, as well as some eminent Australians. This is in addition to the Arms of senior members of the Royal Family, the Commonwealth, the States and internal Territories of Australia and the Memorial Roll. In addition, I have also compiled a list of Australian honours and awards complete with a heraldic description (blazon) of each ribbon bar.
In the 12th century, knights participating in ‘tournaments’ would present their shields before a herald (a word derived the Frankish word *hariwald, meaning ‘commander of an army’). This led to the development of heraldry, or the study of armorial bearings, as a field of academic study. A defining characteristic of heraldic insignia is that it is officially described using terminology commonly known as ‘blazonry.’ Indeed, the origin of the term ‘emblazon’ originally referred to a graphical depiction of insignia drawn from the ‘blazon’ or heraldic description. I have included a glossary (on page 111) to complement your understanding of the terms used in blazonry, which poetically and succinctly describes insignia in a timeless fashion.
Developing from the notions of honour espoused by the knights in shining armour from a long time ago, heraldry began to be regulated in the 15th century in England and Wales under the auspices of the Sovereign as fons honorum, which translates as ‘fount of honour.’ It is this ancient Royal Prerogative that underpins the Australian Honours System including the Order of Australia and service medals. The Officers of Arms, initially private heralds of the Sovereign, were originally granted the powers of a Royal Commission and empowered to ensure only eminent persons could bear arms. In 1484, King Richard III incorporated the heralds as a body corporate, and in 1555, Queen Mary and her husband King Philip II of Spain re-incorporated the body as The College of Arms. Disputes over the ownership of armorial bearings would be heard by a Court of Chivalry, overseen by the Earl Marshal, His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. Although the enforcement powers of the officers of arms have been since been abrogated by statute, they still make grants of armorial bearings to eminent persons and institutions.
Although some legal sources say the authority of the College in Australia was discontinued by the Australia Act 1986, it is important to note that this did not have any effect in relation to the fount of honour. United Kingdom honours continued to be awarded on the nomination of the State governments until after the commencement of the Australia Act, in 1989. It is only after 1992 that UK honours began to be seen as foreign honours for which the permission of the Governor General must be sought for their wearing. However, Australians may continue to receive British honours ordinarily; an Australian who becomes a Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) [Honours 22], on page 81, are entitled to the title ‘Sir’ as before 1992. A grant of Armorial Ensigns to an Australian Citizen by the Kings of Arms would be of similar status, in that it is an ordinary award equal to that given to British Citizens. Also, despite the Australia Act confirming the legislative, executive and judicial independence of Australia, His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in England [Officials 1], on page 68, continued to appoint notaries public in Australia (a role originally conferred on him as a result of the Reformation) in most Australian jurisdictions until well after the Act’s commencement, and in the case of Victoria, 6 June 2002, being the commencement of the Public Notaries Act 2001.
This being said, the officers of arms, not having any statutory basis in either England or Australia, are greatly limited in their capacity to enforce the Law of Arms as to prevent members of the public from ‘assuming’ insignia without due authorisation by an Act of Parliament (as is the case with Macquarie University [57], on page 46, a Royal Warrant by His Majesty The King or letters patent issued by the kings of arms pursuant to a warrant issued by the Earl Marshal [Officials 2], on page 68. As such, only coats of arms recorded in His Majesty’s College of Arms are included in this roll. I do hope that this roll of arms will draw attention to the cause of patriation of Australia’s heraldic tradition and its integration with the Australian Honours System. In compiling a roll of arms, I am indeed continuing the cause of Charles Low in A Roll of Australian Arms, corporate and personal, borne by lawful authority (1971) and Colonel A G Puttock’s Heraldry in Australia (1988).
D.J. Racovolis
Enactor
Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited
May 2023
Indigenous flags
These flags represent the ongoing cultural connection of the Indigenous people of Australia to Country and were adopted under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 by Proclamation of the Governor General, The Honourable W.G. Hayden AC, published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Special, No. S259, 14 July 1995.
| 1. Aboriginal Flag: Per fess Sable and Gules a Bezant. Designer: Harold “Bundoo” Thomas | |
| 2. Torres Strait Islander Flag: Vert on a Fess Azure fimbriated Sable a Mullet of five points Argent enclosed by a Dhari headdress of the Torres Strait Islander people also Argent. Designer: Bernard Namok |
Indigenous place names
The First Nations people of Australia continue to use these names for capital cities:
| Indigenous name | Country | Nation | English name | Reference | Page |
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| Kamberri | Ngambri and Ngunnawal | Canberra | Territory 1 | 24 | |
| Tarndanya | Kaurna | Adelaide | 1 | 27 | |
| Meanjin | Jagera and Turrbal | Brisbane | 15 | 31 | |
| Gulumoerrgin | Larrakia | Darwin | 29 | 36 | |
| nipaluna* | Mouhenneener | Palawa | Hobart | 43 | 41 |
| Naarm | Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung | Kulin | Melbourne | 61 | 47 |
| Boorloo | Whadjuk | Noongar | Perth | 79 | 53 |
| Warrane | Gadigal | Eora | Sydney | 110 | 63 |
| * In palawa kani, a reconstructed Tasmanian Aboriginal language, place names are not capitalised | |||||
National symbols
| 1. The Australian National Flag: Azure on a Quarter a representation of the Union Jack (Azure the Crosses saltire of Saint Andrew of Scotland and Saint Patrick of Ireland quarterly per Saltire counter-changed Argent and Gules the latter fimbriated of the second surmounted by the Cross of Saint George of England of the third fimbriated as the saltire) proper in dexter base a seven-pointed Star (known as a ‘Commonwealth Star’) Argent in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross of the last. Adopted by section 5 of the Flags Act 1953: 14 April 1954 | |||
2. Anthem: Advance Australia Fair
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| 3. Floral emblem: Golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) |
The States and Territories
New South Wales
| 1. State of New South Wales, Sydney. Badge: A Roundel Argent charged with a Cross Gules thereon a Lion passant guardant Or between four Stars of eight points also Or. Adopted: 18 February 1876 | ||
| Arms: Azure a cross Argent voided Gules charged in the centre chief point with a Lion passant guardant and on each member with a Mullet of eight points Or between in the first and fourth quarters a Fleece Or banded Argent and in the second and third quarters a Garb also Or. Royal Warrant of King Edward VII: 11 October 1906 | ||
| Flower: Waratah (Telopea speciosissima). Known for its striking red flowerheads, the Waratah was first described by botanist Sir James Edward Smith in his 1793 book A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. Native to the Sydney Basin area, the shrub is one of Australia’s most well-known plants. Source: Australian National Botanic Gardens and Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canberra. [Emblems of Australia]. Retrieved 12 April 2023. | ||
| New South Wales Police Force. Flag: Per fess Azure and Argent a Roundel Argent inscribed in circle clockwise and in chief NEW SOUTH WALES and in base counter-clockwise POLICE FORCE all Sable and thereon a Roundel of the first charged with a wedge-tailed Eagle rising wings addorsed and elevated proper maintaining a red Tape proper inscribed NEMESIS Sable and in chief a representation of the Badge of the State proper all within a Wreath of Laurel proper ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper all above a scroll Bleu Celeste inscribed thereon CULPAM POENA PREMIT COMES ('Punishment swiftly follows crime'). |
Victoria
| 2. State of Victoria, Melbourne. Badge: An Escutcheon Azure charged with five Stars Argent representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper. Adopted: 30 November 1877. The original version of the Badge without the Crown was first adopted on 4 February 1870. | |
| Arms: Azure five Stars Argent representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross. Royal Warrant of King George V: 6 October 1910
In the Victorian Badge and Arms, the Alpha Crucis (the base Star) has eight points and the Delta Crucis (the sinister Star) has six points. This is unlike the Constellation of the Southern Cross used in the Australian National Flag and on many other coats of arms, where each star other than the Epsilon Crucis (the smallest star) each have seven points. | |
| Flower: Common heath (Epacris impressa)
Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Squiresy92” The shrub was originally identified in 1793 by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in his florae Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen, and also grows in Tasmania. Impressa is Latin for ‘indented,’ a heraldic term for a saw-like line, referring to indentations on the floral tube. | |
| Victoria Police. Badge emblem: Roundel Gules charged with a Cross Azure fimbriated Argent five Mullets of the last.
The emblem is a modified version of the original badge of Victoria, with the Roundel Gules honouring the connection with Royalty. |
Queensland
| 3. State of Queensland, Brisbane. Badge: A Roundel Argent charged with a Maltese Cross Azure thereon a Queen's Crown proper. Adopted: 29 April 1893 | |
| Arms: Per fesse the Chief Or the Base per pale Sable and Gules in chief a Bull's head couped in profile muzzled and a merino Ram's head respecting each other proper the dexter charged with a Garb of the first and in the sinister Base on a mount a Pile of Quartz issuant there from a Gold Pyramid in front of the Mount a Spade surmounted by a Pick saltire-wise all proper. Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria: 29 April 1893 | |
| Flower: Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)
The Cooktown Orchid, which flowers from February to July, was first described in 1852 by John Lindley FRS, and declared the Queensland floral emblem on the commencement of the Badge, Arms and Floral Emblem of Queensland Act 1959 on 19 November that year. |
South Australia
| 4. State of South Australia, Adelaide. Badge: The Rising Sun Or with thereon an Australian Piping Shrike displayed proper, and standing on a staff of a gum tree raguly Gules and Vert. Adopted: 30 April 1893 | |
| Arms: Azure on the Rising Sun depicted as a Roundel Or an Australian Piping Shrike displayed and standing on the staff of a Gum Tree proper. Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II: 19 April 1984 | |
| Flower: Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)
The wildflower has its Latin name derived from English botanist Isaac Swainson. Each flower has a bulbous centre known as “the boss.” Although it is the floral emblem of South Australia, the Desert Pea grows in most of inland Australia. Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Squiresy92” |
Western Australia
| 5. State of Western Australia, Perth. Badge: A Roundel Or charged with a Black Swan naiant proper. Adopted: 1953
Prior to 1953, the Black Swan faced sinister (to the bearer’s left and the viewer’s right). The original badge is featured on the Commonwealth Arms [Federal 1], 11. | |
| Arms: Argent on a Base wavy Azure charged with a Barrulet wavy Argent a Black Swan naiant proper. Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II: 17 March 1969 | |
| Flower: Red and green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)
The plant, first described by a Scottish botanist David Don in 1834, has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Squiresy92” |
Tasmania
| 6. State of Tasmania, Hobart. Badge: A Roundel Argent charged with a Lion passant Gules. Adopted: 25 September 1876 | |
| Arms: Quarterly Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure a Fesse of the second charged with a Ram statant proper between in chief a Garb and a Thunderbolt and in base four Apples and a Branch of Hops all Or. Royal Warrant of King George V: 29 May 2017 |
The Territories
| 1. Australian Capital Territory, Canberra. Flag: Or an Escutcheon charged with the Arms granted to the Federal Capital Commissioners (now borne by the Australian Capital Territory as their corporate successors) Azure the charges Argent and supported on the dexter by a Swan Azure beaked and legged Argent and on the sinister by a Swan Argent beaked and legged Azure on a Tierce Azure five Stars representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent. | ||
| Arms: Azure a triple-towered Castle between in chief a Sword of Justice point upwards to the sinister Argent pommel and hilt Or surmounted by a Parliamentary Mace head upwards to the dexter Gold in saltire charged at their point of intersection with a representation of the Royal Crown proper and in base a York Rose barbed and seeded proper. Royal Warrant of King George V to the Federal Capital Commissioners and their corporate successors: 8 October 1928 | ||
| Flower: Royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) | ||
| 2. Northern Territory of Australia, Darwin. Flag: Red-ochre a Heptagon arched Sable encircled by seven round Petals Argent (representing Sturt's desert rose) on a Tierce Sable five Stars representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent. Adopted: 1 July 1978 | ||
| Arms: Tenny representations in the Australian Aboriginal manner of an Arnhem Land rock painting of a woman with stylised internal anatomy between in dexter chief and base two symbolic representations of camp sites joined by journey or path markings in the manner of the Central Australian Aboriginals and in sinister chief and base the like all Argent. Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II: 11 September 1978 | ||
| Flower: Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum). Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Squiresy92” | ||
| 3. Norfolk Island, Kingston. Flag: Vert tierced in pale Argent a Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) of the first. Adopted by the Norfolk Island Flag and Public Seal Act 1979 (Norfolk Island): 17 January 1980 | ||
| Arms: Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief two Mullets of the last and in base issuant from a Rocky Mount charged with a Book expanded proper edged Or leathered Gules a Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) proper. Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II: 20 October 1980 | ||
| 4. Territory of Christmas Island, Flying Fish Cove. Flag: Per bend Vert and Azure in sinister chief a Golden Bosun bird (Phaethon lepturus fulvus) Or in dexter base a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent on fess point a Bezant charged with a representation of Christmas Island of the first. Designer: Tony Couch Adopted: 26 January 2002 | ||
| 5. Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, West Island. Flag: Vert a Crescent reversed Or in dexter chief Rising Sun depicted as a Bezant charged with a Palm Tree proper in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross of the second. Designer: Mohammed Minkom Adopted: 6 April 2004 |
Their Majesties The King and Queen and members of the Royal Family
| 1. His Majesty The King (Charles the Third): Quarterly in the first and fourth quarters Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or langued and armed Azure in the second quarter Or a Lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double Tressure flory-counter-flory Gules in the third quarter Azure a Harp Or stringed Argent.
Crest: A Lion statant guardant Or langued Gules armed Argent royally crowned Proper. Cypher: C surmounted by an R in the outstroke of the C passing under the stem and over the leg of the R within the bowl of the R the numeral Three all Or the whole ensigned by a Tudor Crown. Supporters: Lion rampant guardant Or langued and armed Gules royally crowned Proper and a Unicorn rampant Argent armed crined and unguled Or and gorged with a Coronet composed of Crosses pattée and Fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed thereto passing through the forelegs and reflexed over the back Or. | ||||
| 2. Her Majesty The Queen (Camilla) LG LT GCVO PC: Per pale the Arms of Her Majesty’s husband His Majesty The King and the Arms of Her Majesty’s late father Bruce Middleton Hope Shand MC & Bar DL being Azure a Boar's Head erased behind the ears Argent armed and langued Or on a Chief engrailed Argent between two Mullets Gules a Cross crosslet fitchy Sable.
Cypher: C on an R cursive the chief and base arms of the C passing under the stem and leg of the R respectively all Or the whole ensigned with a Queen's Crown proper Royal anthem: God Save The King
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| 3. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (Prince William) KG KT PC ADC: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ father His Majesty The King differenced by a plain Label of three points Argent. | ||||
| 4. His Royal Highness Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex KCVO: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ father His Majesty The King differenced by a Label of five points Argent the first third and fifth points charged with an Escallop Gules. | ||||
| 5. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) KG KT GCVO GCStJ: The Arms of Her Royal Highness’ mother Queen Elizabeth II (now borne by His Majesty The King) differenced by a Label of three points Argent first and third charged with a Saint George's Cross the second with a Heart Gules. | ||||
| 6. His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II differenced by a label of three points Argent the central point charged with an Anchor Azure. | ||||
| 7. His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh KG GCVO: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ mother Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II differenced by a label Argent charged on the centre point with a Tudor Rose. | ||||
| 8. His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO GCStJ: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ father His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester KG KT KP GCB GCMG GCVO GCStJ ADC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1945 to 1947, being the Arms of his father His Majesty King George V (now borne by His Majesty The King) differenced by a Label of five Points Argent the centre and two outer Points charged with a Cross Gules, and the inner Points with a Lion passant guardant also Gules. | ||||
| 9. His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO ADC: The Arms of His Royal Highness’ father His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent KG KT GCMG GCVO ADC being the Arms of his father His Majesty King George V differenced by a Label of five points Argent the points charged alternately with three Anchors Azure and two Crosses Gules. | ||||
| 10. Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO: The Arms of His Majesty King George V (descending to Her Royal Highness through her father His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent) differenced by a Label of five points Argent the centre point charged with a Cross Gules the inner points charged with an Anchor Azure the outer points charged with a Heart Gules. | ||||
| 11. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent GCVO KStJ: The Arms of His Majesty King George V (descending to His Royal Highness through his father His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent) differenced by a Label of five points Argent the centre point charged with a Cross Gules the inner points charged with an Anchor Azure the outer points charged with a Cross Gules. | ||||
| 12. Dual cypher of Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla: Double C on an R cursive the chief of the first C passing over the stem of the R the base passing underneath and reversed with the second C all Or the whole ensigned with a Tudor Crown proper. | ||||
| 13. House of Windsor. Badge: On a Mount Vert the Round Tower of Windsor Castle Argent masoned Sable flying thereon the Royal Standard the whole within two branches of Oak fructed Or and ensigned with the Imperial Crown proper. |
Federal Government
| 1. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra: Quarterly of six the first quarter Argent a Cross Gules charged with a Lion passant guardant between on each limb a Mullet of eight points Or the second Azure five Mullets one of eight two of seven one of six and one of five points of the first (representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross) ensigned with a Royal Crown proper the third of the first a Maltese Cross of the fourth surmounted by a like Royal Crown the fourth of the third on a Perch wreathed Vert and Gules an Australian Piping Shrike displayed also proper the fifth also Or a Swan naiant to the sinister Sable the last of the first a Lion passant of the second, the whole within a Bordure Ermine.
Heraldic tinctures: Or (metal) and Azure (colour). Crest: A seven-pointed Star Or Supporters: Emu and Kangaroo both proper Royal Warrant of King George V: 30 September 1912 |
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| Insignia of the Sovereign of the Order of Australia: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms Or bejewelled proper thereon a Roundel Azure fimbriated Or charged with the Armorial Ensigns of the Commonwealth proper and ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward also proper.
His Majesty The King [Royal 1] is the Sovereign of the Order of Australia, as fount of honour (fons honourum). |
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| 2. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Flag: Azure the Royal Crest (a Royal Crown proper thereupon a Lion statant guardant Or langued Gules armed Argent royally crowned Proper) in base a Scroll Or inscribed thereon COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA in Letters Sable. | ||
| Badge: A sprig of Wattle ensigned with Saint Edward's Crown all proper.
Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan” |
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| Vice-Regal salute: The first four bars and last four bars of the Australian National Anthem. | ||
| Insignia of the Chancellor of the Order of Australia: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms Or thereon a Roundel Azure fimbriated Or charged with the Armorial Ensigns of the Commonwealth proper and ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward also proper.
The Governor-General, as His Majesty’s representative in Australia, is the Chancellor of the Order and is responsible for its administration. |
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| Insignia of the Secretary of the Order of Australia: On two Pens in Saltire Or a convex Disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms Or thereon an Annulet Azure fimbriated Or inscribed AUSTRALIA in base in Letters in between two sprigs of Mimosa Wattle all of the last the whole ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper.
The Secretary assists the Chancellor in their administrative role. |
Military ensigns
| 3. Australian Defence Force: Tierced per pale Azure Gules and Bleu Celeste in front of an Anchor chained erect ensigned with a seven-pointed Star on a Wreath two Swords point upwards in saltire the hilt of each Sword and the base of the Anchor resting on a Boomerang inverted the chain of the Anchor falling under the bendwise Sword all surmounted by an Eagle volant and affronté head lowered and to the sinister all Or. Proclaimed under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 by His Excellency the Governor-General, Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVO MC: 25 January 2008 (with retrospective effect from 1 October 2006). | |
| 4. Royal Australian Navy Ensign: Argent on a Quarter a representation of the Union Jack proper in dexter base a seven-pointed Star Azure in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross of the last. Proclamation under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 by His Excellency the Governor-General, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC PC, Gazette No. 18: 1 March 1967 | |
| 5. Royal Australian Air Force Ensign: Bleu Celeste on a Quarter a representation of the Union Jack proper in dexter base a seven-pointed Star Argent in sinister base the Roundel Azure voided Argent and charged with a Kangaroo Gules (being the Roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force) in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross rotated one sixth of the field clockwise around Gamma Crucis Argent. Proclamation under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 by His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO KStJ, Gazette No. S89: 6 May 1982 |
Civil ensigns
| 6. Australian Red Ensign: Gules on a Quarter a representation of the Union Jack proper in dexter base a seven-pointed Star Argent in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross of the last. Adopted by section 4 of the Flags Act 1953: 14 April 1954 | |
| 7. Civil Air Ensign: Bleu Celeste a Cross Azure fimbriated Argent sinister in the first quarter a representation of the Union Jack proper in the third quarter a seven-pointed Star Argent in sinister a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross rotated forty-five degrees anti-clockwise around the fess line Argent. Notified under regulation 11(2) (Statutory Rules 1947 No 112) made under the Air Navigation Act 1920 by Arthur Samuel Drakeford, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gazette No. 339: 4 March 1948 |
Commonwealth agencies
| 8. Australian Border Force: The Australian National Flag inscribed AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE in base between the Stars Argent. Adopted by amendment to regulation 11 of the Customs Regulation 2015 (made under the Customs Act 1901): 19 June 2015 | |
| 9. Australian Federal Police: Sable on a Tierce in pale Argent a Wreath of Laurel proper a seven-pointed Star Silver thereon a Roundel Azure inscribed in circle clockwise and in chief AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL of the second and in base a Scroll also Azure the inscription POLICE also of the second and thereon a Plate charged with the Armorial Ensigns of the Commonwealth proper all ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper crosses and arches Silver the whole within a Bordure chequy of the first and second. Adopted: 1981 |
Arms of Australian entities borne with lawful authority
| 1. The Corporation of the City of Adelaide, South Australia: Azure a Cross Or surmounted by another Gules between in the first quarter a three-masted Ship in full sail proper in the second quarter a Golden Fleece in the third quarter a Bull's head caboshed also proper and in the fourth quarter a Garb also Or.
Warrant: 28 March 1929 Granted: 20 April 1929 Source: Low, Charles, A roll of Australian arms: Corporate and personal, borne by lawful authority, Sydney: Rigby, 1971, 46 | |
| 2. University of Adelaide, South Australia: Per pale Or and Argent an open Book proper edged Gold on a Chief Azure five Mullets one of eight two of seven one of six and one of five points of the second representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross.
Granted: 14 July 1925 Source: Low, op. cit., 47-48 The use of two metals (Or and Argent) side by side is generally associated with holiness, with Adelaide being known informally as the “city of churches.” | |
| 3. Anglican Church of Australia (formerly the Church of England in Australia): Azure on a Cross Gules fimbriated Argent between four eight-pointed Stars also Argent a Mitre Or. Granted: 1 November 1967
Source: Low, op. cit., 4 The Arms are based on those granted to the Bishop of Australia (now the Archbishop of Sydney), with the cross and mitre added to indicate its status as an independent church within the Anglican Communion. | |
| 4. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Melbourne: Per pale Azure and Or a pile couped and per pale its point on a Mound issuing in base also per pale eight Roundels and as many Billets in circle all counterchanged. The Pile denotes the importance of maintaining the confidence of the public, depositors and shareholders in banking. Its circular design of bezants and billets symbolise currency. Source: https://www.anz.com/content/dam/anzcom/shareholder/1990AnnualReport.pdf. Retrieved 26 April 2023. | |
| 5. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra: Azure a representation of the Shine Dome proper ensigned of a Mullet of seven points Argent on a Canton Argent a representation of the Royal Crown proper.
Warrant: 30 December 1964 Granted: 1 March 1965 Source: Low, op. cit., 5 The Shine Dome was completed in 1959 and was added to the National Heritage List in 2005. | |
| 6. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Melbourne: Argent on a Cross Gules between in the first quarter an Opium poppy flower (Papaver somniferum) proper in the second quarter a Mandrake plant (Mandragora officinarum) proper in the third quarter Curare vine (Chondrodendron tomentosum) proper in the fourth quarter a Cocaine leaf with red fruit (Erythroxylum coca) proper a Torch Or palewise enflamed proper on a Chief Azure five Stars representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent.
Warrant: 1 December 1992 Granted: 10 May 1994 | |
| Australian Institute of Architects. See [95] | |
| 7. Australian Institute of Building (formerly Australian Institute of Builders), Bruce, Australian Capital Territory: Or a right-angled Chevron reversed Gules between in chief an open Book proper inscribed with the word 'Scientia' in Letters Sable and in base throughout a Stone Wall embattled also proper.
Warrant: 19 February 1960 Granted: 20 August 1960 Source: Low, op. cit., 9-10 | |
| 8. Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Limited, Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Tierced per pall reversed Argent Vert and Gules three Annulets interlaced one and two Sable a Bordure engrailed of the last.
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas. The tierce and annulets represent the multi-disciplinary character of the profession. | |
| 9. Australian Medical Association, Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Argent on a Cross formy throughout Gules within a Bordure Ermine a Rod of Aesculapius Gold.
Warrant: 30 July 1962 Granted: 10 June 1963 Source: Low, op. cit., 7 The cross formy and Rod of Aesculapius, symbols of life, birth and renewal, are common motifs in the Arms of medical institutions. | |
| 10. Australian National University, Canberra: Per chevron Azure and Barry wavy of eight Argent and of the last a Boomerang chevronwise Or in sinister chief five Stars representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross also Argent.
Granted: 6 July 1954 Source: Low, op. cit., 4 The Boomerang, Southern Cross and wavy bars represent the Australian national character. | |
| 11. Australian Orthopaedic Association, Sydney: Or issuant from a Mound Vert a Tree of Andry proper within a Bordure gyronny Argent and Gules.
The Tree of Andry is named in honour of the French physician, Nicolas Andry de Bois-Regard, who used the image of a straight stake tied to a crooked sapling in his book Orthopédie, published in 1741. A bordure of Argent and Gules represent the medical profession. | |
| 12. City of Ballarat (formerly City of Ballaarat), Victoria: Azure two Oars in saltire Or surmounted of a Mullet of eight points Argent and between four like Mullets in Cross also Argent on a Chief of the last a Lyre between a Fleece and a Cogwheel all proper.
Warrant: 24 January 1956 Granted: 10 May 1956 Source: Low, op. cit., 31 The charges represent Ballarat’s history and its cultural and economic identity as a progressive cultural and sporting hub. | |
| Bank of New South Wales. See [120] | |
| 13. Blacktown City Council, New South Wales: Per chevron Sable and Or in chief two sprigs of Sunshine wattle (Acacia discolor) and issuant in base the head of an Aboriginal Elder Sable.
Granted: 4 June 1981 The Aboriginal Elder and native plants represent the Darug nation of the area surrounding Blacktown. | |
| 14. Brighton Grammar School, Victoria: Per pale Gules and Azure a Cross-crosslet fitchy throughout between two Escallops in base Or.
Granted: 25 July 1960 Source: Low, op. cit., 36 The escallops are derived from the Arms of Henry Dendy, a benefactor of the school, while the cross-crosslet is from the Arms of J.B. Were, a fellow benefactor. | |
| 15. City of Brisbane, Queensland: Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure a Caduceus Or on a Chief nebuly of the second a Stafford Knot of the third between two Mullets Or. Granted: 14 July 1947
Source: Low, op. cit., 41 The knot represents the Staffordshire Regiment in which the city’s namesake Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1st Baronet, GCB FRS served under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. The rod of Caduceus represents Brisbane’s status as a commercial hub. | |
| 16. The Honourable Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce AD CVO, Brisbane: The Arms of Dame Quentin’s late husband, Michael John Strachan Bryce AM AE, being Azure on a Saltire Argent five Mullets of the first on a Chief Gules a pair of Compasses Silver between two Mural Crowns Or differenced by a Lozenge of the second as a widow.
Dame Quentin is a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John [Honours 59], and has been awarded the Australian Sports Medal [Honours 143] and the Centenary Medal [Honours 144]. | |
| 17. City of Bunbury (formerly Municipality of Bunbury), Western Australia: Quarterly Vert and Or in the first quarter a Garb of the last in the second a Felling Axe erect proper in the third a Miner's Pick erect also proper and in the fourth a Potato Plant leaved flowered and eradicated Gold on a Chief wavy Azure a three masted Sailing Ship in full sail also Gold.
Granted: 12 February 1953 Source: Low, op. cit., 52 | |
| 18. Burdekin Shire Council, Queensland: Vert a Pale wavy Azure fimbriated Argent between in dexter a Mask of Tragedy inverted and tied at its chief to a Mask of Comedy all of the second and in sinister a Mask of Comedy inverted and tied at its chief to a Mask of Tragedy all of the last.
Granted: 31 January 1988 The masks represent the importance of the arts to the shire, while the pale represents the Burdekin River. | |
| 19. Central Queensland University, Norman Gardens, Rockhampton, Queensland: Per fess enarched Azure and Vert on a Cotise in bordure and on the division Or at the centre point a Sun proper in chief an open Book proper edged Azure bound and clasped Or inscribed with the words 'DOCTRINA PERPETUA' in Letters Sable.
The inscription translates into English as ‘forever learning’. | |
| 20. Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales: Cendrée a Flower of Sturt's Desert Pea proper on the fess line three Barrulets wavy Azure in chief an open Book proper.
The Sturt’s Desert Pea and the wavy Barrulets alludes to the inland regional location of the University’s campuses. | |
| 21. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (formerly Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia), Sydney: Ermine two Pens in saltire surmounted by an open Book proper in chief an open Crown Or on a Chief arched per pale Azure and Sable to the dexter a Rising Sun issuing from a bank of Clouds also proper and to the sinister five Stars Or representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross.
Warrant: 13 September 1929 Granted: 28 October 1929 Source: Low, op. cit., 8 | |
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| 22. Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke, 4th Baronet Clarke of Rupertswood, Victoria: Or two Bars Azure between four Escallops three in chief and one in base Gules two Flaunches of the last augmented with an escutcheon of the Arms of Ulster being an Argent a hand sinister couped at the wrist extended in pale Gules.
Source: Low, op. cit., 83 | |
| 23. Coffs Harbour City Council, New South Wales: Per chevron Or and Azure in chief in between two Cedars a Gold Miner's pick all proper in base a Lymphad Or.
Granted: 1966 The Cedar trees represent the forestry industry, while the pick and Lymphad represent the mining industry and the harbour respectively. | |
| 24. College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, Prahran, Victoria: Azure a drawing of the Vitruvian Man outlined Or in between in chief a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent and issuant from base two Hands addorsed and elevated being embowed at the wrists proper.
The Vitruvian Man was originally drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, drawing inspiration from the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. | |
| 25. The Commercial Education Society of Australia, Hurstville, New South Wales: Chequy Azure and Ermine on a Mullet of eight points Or an open Book proper bound Azure thereon the words DE COMPUTATIS ET SCRIPTIS Sable. Warrant: 27 February 1969 Granted: 5 September 1969
Source: Low, op. cit., 10-11. The inscription is a variation of the title of a manuscript on double-entry bookkeeping by Venetian mathematician Friar Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli, Particularis de computis et scripturis. | |
| 26. Professor Mark Raymond Compton AM, Sydney: Vert on a Cross nowy Gules fimbriated Argent in between four Maltese Crosses of the third a Sun Or the whole augmented in chief with the Arms of the Order of St John being Gules a Cross Argent in the first quarter the Royal Crest (being a Royal Crown proper thereon a Lion statant guardant Or langued Gules armed Argent royally crowned proper) as a Bailiff Grand Cross ([Honours 58]).
Professor Compton has been awarded the Centenary Medal [Honours 144]. | |
| 27. The Honourable Dr Neil Raymond Conn AO, North Turramurra, New South Wales: Azure between three Octagons Or voided Azure each charged with a Mullet of eight points of the second a Chevron counter-raguly and ensigned with a Latin Cross conjoined in the second and fourth quarters with a Crescent and in the base by two Serpents addorsed Argent the whole augmented as a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John ([Honours 58]).
Granted: 25 April 2015. Dr Conn has been awarded the Centenary Medal [Honours 144]. | |
| 28. CPA Australia Limited (formerly the Australian Society of Accountants), Southbank, Victoria: Azure on a Fess enhanced and in base a Pale Argent over all a representation of the Southern Cross counterchanged.
Warrant: 1 March 1957 Granted: 1 September 1958 Source: Low, op. cit., 9 The fess and pale represents the general ledger which is used in double-entry bookkeeping. | |
| 29. City of Darwin, Northern Territory: Gules on a Fess per pale Azure and Argent between in chief a Castle also Argent the Portcullis raised Sable and in base a Sun irradiated Or within an Annulet likewise Argent a Wooden Aeroplane Propeller of early pattern erect proper winged Argent and on Water barry wavy proper a Sailing Ship of two masts in full sail also proper.
Granted: 9 December 1959 Source: Low, op. cit., 57. | |
| 30. David Jones Proprietary Limited (formerly David Jones Limited), Sydney: Checky alternately Or and checky Argent and Sable two Flaunches Azure on each a Fleur-de-lys Or.
Warrant: 6 November 1967 Granted: 1 January 1968 Source: Low, op. cit., 29 The checks represent the company’s business operation as a department store and bookkeeping, while the fleurs-de-lys are from the Arms of its founder Mr David Jones. | |
| 31. Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales: Per quarterly Vert and Gules on a Cross nowy Argent between in the first and fourth quarters a Head of a Bull Or and in the second and third quarters a garb of Wheat also Or a Tudor Rose Argent on Vert barbed and seeded proper. Granted: 2019.
The first and fourth quarters represent the pastoral areas served by the Council, while the second and third quarters represent agriculture. | |
| 32. Mark Robin Elm, Coombabah, Queensland: Argent a Griffin segreant Vert beak and forelegs Or holding in the dexter forefoot and pendent therefrom a Pace-Stick Sable garnished Or on a Chief Gules three Mullets of eight points Or. The griffin is a mythical creature which alludes to the armiger’s Irish ancestry, while the pace-stick represents Mr Elm’s career with the Australian Federal Police [Federal 9], New South Wales Police [in State 1], and United Nations Peacekeeping. Granted: 2020 Source: https://www.whitelionsociety.org.uk/armorial/350-mark-elm. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
Mr Elm has been awarded the Police Overseas Service Medal [Honours 125] with East Timor clasp on 19 August 2003, the National Medal [Honours 149] for services with the Australian Federal Police on 28 April 2005 (with clasp 23 May 2016 for services to the New South Wales Police Force), the National Police Service Medal [Honours 129] on 26 November 2014 for services with New South Wales Police Force and the National Emergency Medal [Honours 127] with North Queensland 2019 clasp on 6 August 2020. | |
| 33. The Honourable Arthur Robert Emmett AO KC LLD (Sydney), Sydney: Argent a Cross throughout graded of three each limb conjoined in the centre to a Roundel Blue Celeste on each a Roundel a Mullet of eight points Or in the fess point a Mullet of seven points also Or.
Warrant: 7 November 2008 Granted: 8 October 2009 Source: d’Apice, R.J.W., “Grant of Arms and Badge to Arthur Robert Emmett”, Heraldry News, The Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, ISSN 1039-6829, No. 72 (June 2016), p 3-12 | |
| 34. Federation University Australia (formerly the University of Ballarat), Victoria: Or on a Chevron cotised Azure between three Keys bendwise wards upwards and to the sinister each surmounting a Spade bendwise sinister blade upwards Sable three Ancient Lamps enflamed Or.
Warrant: 11 December 1996 Granted: 20 June 1997 Source: https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5201b6672162ef0f14ba805b. Retrieved 28 February 2023. | |
| 35. City of Fremantle, Western Australia: Vert on a Pile reversed throughout barry wavy Argent and Azure an Australian Black Swan naiant proper in chief two Bezants pendent from each a Cord nowed and tassel led Or. The centrepiece of the Arms represents the nearby port while the sides adorned with gold buttons (Bezants) and cords represent a ‘mantle’ which has been ‘freed’ – a pun on the city’s name.
Granted: 20 April 1971 Source: http://fremantlestuff.info/ewers/crest.html. Retrieved 7 March 2023. | |
| 36. Fremantle Port Authority, Western Australia: Argent a Black Swan proper on a Chief Azure a Packing Case between two Rams' heads caboshed Or. The Arms have been described as ‘self-explanatory’, with the inclusion of references to the State with the swan, and to commerce with the ram’s heads and packing case.
Warrant: 10 May 1965 Granted: 10 December 1965 Source: Low, op. cit., 54 | |
| 37. The Geelong College, Victoria: Quarterly Vert and Azure a Cross Argent fimbriated Gules in the first quarter an Open Book proper bound Or in the second quarter a Burning Bush Or enflamed Gules in the third quarter a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross Or in the fourth quarter a Sword Or all within a Bordure Or. The Burning Bush symbolises the school’s affiliation with the Uniting Church denomination. Granted: 1986. Source: https://www.tgc.vic.edu.au/the-college/about. Retrieved 2 May 2023. | |
| 38. Dr Angelos Giannakoureas FRANZCP, Marion, South Australia: Per chevron Gules and Argent in chief two Cocks respectant Or and in base on a Mount Vert a Castle triple towered Sable masoned Or.
Granted: 14 November 2018 Source: https://www.whitelionsociety.org.uk/armorial/303-angelos-giannakoureas. Retrieved 27 April 2023. | |
| 39. Geoffrey Burton Gill JP CA CPA, Belrose, New South Wales: Per chevron grady Argent and Gules on a Chief Azure a Lion couchant crowned Or holding in the dexter forepaw a Sword erect Argent.
Warrant: 13 December 1992 Granted: 16 March 1993 Source: The Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, Australian Heraldic Register, Volume 7 Registration 4, 29 August 2020. https://www.heraldryaustralia.org/ahr-vol-007-reg-004. Retrieved 9 March 2023. | |
| 40. City of Gosnells, Western Australia: Per chevron Azure and Or in dexter chief an Orange Tree in sinister chief a Granite Brick placed on the head of a Rod placed upon another such Brick in base two Barrulets couped Azure thereon a Black Swan naiant proper. Granted: 13 March 1978
The charges represent the local industries of orange growing and quarrying. The two barrulets represent the Canning and Southern Rivers which flow through the city. | |
| 41. Griffith City Council, New South Wales: Vert on a Roundel conjoined to a Cross and Saltire Or a Roundel Gules charged with a Bridge of one Arch of the last all within a Bordure Azure.
Granted: 19 October 1987 The heraldic bridge in the middle represents civic authority while the cross and saltire along with the bordure represent the surrounding Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, known simply as ‘The Area.’ | |
| 42. George William Helon, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba Region, Queensland: Gules an Eagle displayed Argent attached to each foot by a manacle a broken chain the wings surmounting on either side a Scroll palewise Or. The eagle refers to the armiger's Polish ancestry, the broken chains represent freedom and the scrolls allude to the armiger’s passion for scholarship. Warrant: 14 May 2019
Granted: 7 May 2020 Source: https://georgehelon.com/letters-patent/ and https://georgehelon.com/my-heraldry/. Retrieved 6 March 2023 | |
| 43. City of Hobart, Tasmania: Azure an Estoile Or on a Chief Argent a Lion passant Gules.
Warrant: 29 September 1952 Granted: 1 May 1953 Source: Low, op. cit., 55 The estoile (sea star) is derived from the armorial ensigns of Captain James Cook RN, while the lion symbolises the State [State 6]. | |
| 44. John Harold Honeycombe, Ayr, Queensland: Or honeycombed Sable all within a Bordure charged with three Bees volant proper in between five Bezants.
Granted: 25 August 2005 This is an example of ‘canting’, being the practice of using motifs derived from the armiger’s surname. | |
| 45. Captain Ivan Michael Ingham AM RAN, Canberra: Azure a Pale wavy Ermine surmounted by a Castle of three towers Or the portal Argent gated and masoned Sable and charged in Chief and in base with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded Or. Granted: 20 May 2014
Captain Ingham was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service [Honours 82] on 27 November 2003 for distinguished performance, particularly in the conduct of Naval Gunfire Support actions, as the Air Warfare Officer of HMAS Anzac during Operation Falconer. | |
| 46. James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland: Barry wavy of eight Argent and Azure on a Sun in Splendour Or an open Book proper bound Sable edged Gules in dexter chief a Cross formy Azure fimbriated Or. The sun denotes enlightenment while the cross alludes to the University of Queensland [84], of which JCU was part. Warrant: 18 September 1970 Granted: 26 June 1972 Source: https://jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/2020/04/50-treasures-armorial-ensigns-of-james.html.
Retrieved23 April 2023. | |
| 47. King Island Council, Tasmania: Sable a Crayfish Or on a Chief dancetty Vert of two points downward two Bull's Heads caboshed of the second.
Granted: 12 July 1973 The W shape formed by the chief dancetty of two points alludes to historical wolframite mining on King Island, while the bulls and crayfish represents the island’s quality agricultural produce. | |
| 48. Geoffrey John Kingman-Sugars JP, Chapman, Australian Capital Territory: Or a Pile and two Chevronels Sable counterchanged on a Chief indented Azure between two Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper fimbriated Argent winged gold a Sword point upwards proper the quillons in the form of an Astral Crown hilt and pommel Or. The astral crown alludes to the armiger’s father’s commission as a Royal Air Force officer. Granted: 25 March 1981
Source: https://www.chinese-armorial.com/Kingman-Sugars_Geoff/Kingman-Sugars_Geoff.html. Retrieved 28 February 2023. | |
| 49. Knox City Council, Victoria: Per quarterly Azure and Gules on a Cross formy throughout quadrante Argent in between in the first and fourth quarters a Cornucopia palewise Or effluent at the base proper in the second and third quarters a Bull statant Or in between a Rake proper in chief two garden Spades proper in fess and a in base a garden Hoe proper a pair of Scales Or the dexter scale weighed with a pile of Bricks proper. Granted: 2 June 1980 | |
| 50. La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria: Argent a chaplet of common Heath proper tied Azure and circling in chief a Book expanded also proper leathered Gules over all on a Fess of the last three Escallops Silver. The common heath represents the State, while the escallops allude to the Arms of the university’s namesake, Charles la Trobe CB.
Warrant: 12 December 1966 Granted: 13 December 1966 Source: Low, op. cit., 36 | |
| 51. Lake Macquarie City Council, New South Wales: Barry wavy of eight Azure and Argent issuant from the sixth bar two-masted Schooner representing Captain William Reid's Martha in full sail Gold on a Chief Argent in between two Lozenges Argent each charged with a Roundel charged throughout with the Trunk of a Tree in cross-section proper a Fish of Lake Macquarie naiant fesswise also proper. Granted: December 1970 | |
| 52. City of Launceston, Tasmania: Or on a Pall reversed Azure a Bezant in centre point and an Ingot of Tin proper on each of the lower limbs on a Chief indented Vert three Waratah Flowers stalked and leaved also proper. The pall represents the junction of the rivers Tamar and North and South Esk which intersect in the city. The gold and tin denote historical mining and smelting activities while the chief represents the city’s parks and gardens.
Granted: 11 May 1957 Source: Low, op. cit., 55 | |
| 53. Law Institute of Victoria Limited, Melbourne: Per chevron Gules and Azure in chief a pair of Scales between two Quill pens Or and in base a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent.
Warrant: 14 November 1960 Granted: 20 June 1961 Source: Low, op. cit., 39 | |
| 54. Law Society of New South Wales, Sydney: Or on a Cross Gules four eight-pointed Stars of the first on a Chief indented Azure between in dexter three Quill Pens Argent bound by a Ribbon Gules and in sinister an ancient Ink-horn Argent an open Scroll Argent sealed at the base Gules. Granted: 27 May 2005 | |
| 55. Leon Lindley, Brisbane: Per pale Argent and Sable two Fasces in saltire surmounted by a Fasces palewise and a Chief embattled all counterchanged.
Warrant: 30 January 2009 Granted: 4 September 2009 Source: The Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, Australian Heraldic Register, Volume 7 Registration 5, Registered 31 August 2020. https://www.heraldryaustralia.org/ahr-vol-007-reg-005. Retrieved 9 March 2023. | |
| 56. Liverpool City Council, New South Wales: Argent a Cormorant wings elevated and addorsed Sable beaked and legged Gules in the beak a sprig of Wattle leaved and flowered proper on a Chief wavy Vert a Lymphad sail furled between two Towers also Argent.
Warrant: 9 August 1961 Granted: 1 December 1961 Source: Low, op. cit., 16 | |
| 57. Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales: Vert the Macquarie lighthouse tower masoned proper in chief the star Sirius Or. Publication in the NSW Government Gazette of approval by the Governor in Council of the assumption of Arms under paragraph 23(1)(q) of the Macquarie University Act 1964 (repealed) by amendment to by-laws: 5 May 1967
Lawful assumption confirmed by Letters Patent of the Kings of Arms: 16 August 1969 Source: Low, op. cit., 24 | |
| 58. Maitland City Council, New South Wales: Argent on a Fess wavy Azure between in chief two Garbs of Wheat and in base a Bee volant proper a Long Bow Or a Bordure Vert charged with six open Books of the Field edged and bound Gold. The fess represents the Hunter River, the wheat and bee indicate agriculture and commerce while the books represent the city’s various schools and colleges.
Warrant: 19 September 1962 Granted: 20 December 1962 Source: Low, op. cit., 17 | |
| 59. Corporation of the City of Marion, South Australia: Tierced per pall reversed Argent Or and wavy Azure and Argent in chief two Grape Vines proper in base a double Rose Argent and Gules seeded Argent and barbed proper. Granted: 5 September 1967
The grapes represent the city’s agricultural origins, while the base refers to the River Sturt with the double rose specifically alluding to the Arms of Charles Sturt. | |
| 60. Maroondah City Council, Victoria: Per chevron Vert and Argent reversed and counterchanged in pale on the Argent in chief a Kookaburra between two Bees volant on the Vert and on the Vert in base a Bee volant in between two Kookaburras on the Argent all proper. Granted: 6 April 1999
The bees and field division and counter-change in pale represent the Shire of Croydon, while the chevron and kookaburra represent the City of Ringwood, both of which amalgamated to form Maroondah in 1994. | |
| 61. City of Melbourne, Victoria: Argent on a Cross cotised Gules between in the first quarter a Fleece proper banded Azure ringed Gules in the second quarter on a Mount a Black Bull statant in the third quarter on Waves of the Sea a Whale naiant spouting and in the fourth quarter on Waves of the Sea a three-masted Ship in full sail a representation of the Royal Crown all also proper.
Warrant: 19 February 1970 Granted: 18 March 1970 Source: Low, op. cit., 30-31 | |
| 62. Melbourne Girls Grammar (formerly Melbourne Church of England Girls Grammar School), Victoria: Azure a Chevron between three Crosses pommelly Argent.
Granted: 8 November 1961 Source: Low, op. cit., 36 The cross pommelly refers to Christian faith, and the chevron is used as a symbol of learning, as evidenced by the Arms of Monash University [63], and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology [97]. | |
| 63. The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria: Azure a figure intended to represent Victory robed and attired proper the dexter hand extended holding a Wreath of Laurel Or between four Stars of eight points two in pale and two in fess Argent.
Granted: 15 January 1863 Source: Low, op. cit., 35 For its logo, the university uses a device based on the Arms with a Southern Cross in sinister base instead of the four stars. | |
| 64. Monash University, Clayton, Victoria: Azure a Chevron Argent between in chief an open Book proper bound clasped and edged Or a Sword environed by a Laurel Wreath Gold and in base a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross also Argent.
Granted: 20 November 1963 Source: Low, op. cit., 35 See the entry of Sir John Monash, [Memorial 4]. | |
| 65. City of Mount Gambier, South Australia: Per fess Or and Argent on a Fess Gules in between in chief three Pine Trees proper and in base a Camp Crown Gules three Fountains all within a Bordure componée Argent and Gules. Granted: 10 July 1978
The pine trees refer to the extensive plantations, the fountains refer to the nearby volcanic lakes, while the camp crown alludes to the city’s namesake, Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier GCB, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. | |
| 66. The Municipal Association of Victoria, Melbourne: Azure on a Saltire Argent between in chief a Mural Crown in the dexter flank a Hippocampus contournée in the sinister a Cog-wheel and in base a Fleece Or banded Gules two sprigs of Heath in saltire Gules slipped and leaved Vert.
Warrant: 10 November 1966 Granted: 19 January 1968 Source: Low, op. cit., 33 | |
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| 67. Muswellbrook Shire Council, New South Wales: Vert on a Chevron wavy Argent between three Mine Shafts Argent a Bugle Gules on a Chief Or three Lozenges Sable. Granted: 19 July 1984
The chevron represents the Hunter River, with the bugle derived from the Arms of the river’s namesake, Vice Admiral John Hunter, who served as the second Governor of New South Wales. The mine shafts and lozenges in chief allude to historical coal mining in the area. | |
| 68. National Australia Bank Limited (formerly the National Bank of Australasia), Melbourne: Gyronny of six Argent and Or a Cross couped Gules charged with five Mullets of the first. The division of the field intends to represent wealth while the overlaying cross represents Australia.
Warrant: 30 June 1954 Granted: 27 September 1954 Source: Low, op. cit., 11 | |
| 69. Matthew Ernest Keith Neuhaus, Bundanoon, New South Wales: Azure between two Bars a Lion rampant Or holding a Long Cross Or voided Sable between two Mullets of eight points the whole between two Mullets of eight points in pale Or.
Granted: 22 November 2012 Mr Neuhaus is a career diplomat, serving as High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | |
| 70. University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales: Azure a Cross Or surmounted of an open Book proper bound and clasped Sable edged of the second in the first quarter a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross on a Chief Gold three Tudor Roses Argent on Gules barbed and seeded also proper. The roses and Southern Cross allude to the association of England and Australia.
Granted: 20 May 1955 Source: Low, op. cit., 23-24 | |
| 71. New South Wales Bar Association, Sydney: Ermine on a Cross Gules a Brief Scroll fesswise proper taped Gules between four Stars of eight points Or. The cross with stars alludes to the State of New South Wales, [State 1], while the ermine denotes the close relationship between the judges’ Bench and the Bar.
Warrant: 12 August 1958 Granted: 22 March 1960 Source: Low, op. cit., 27 | |
| 72. University of New South Wales, Sydney: Argent on a Cross Gules a Lion passant guardant between four Mullets of eight points Or a Chief Sable charged with an open Book proper thereon the word SCIENTIA in letters also Sable.
Granted: 3 March 1952 Source: Low, op. cit., 23 The Arms are differentiated from the older University of Sydney [113], in that the place of the lion and book are swapped. | |
| 73. Newcastle City Council, New South Wales: Vert on a Pile Or another Azure charged with a Lymphad the sail furled proper Flagged Gules on a Chief Gold a Fleece also proper banded also Gold between a Lozenge and Wheel Sable. The pile and field represents wealth and fertility, while the chief and its elements represent the industrial character of Newcastle. Warrant: 8 March 1961
Granted: 20 March 1961 Source: Low, op. cit., 17 | |
| 74. The University of Newcastle, New South Wales: Azure a Sea Horse naiant in dexter chief a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross of five Mullets all Argent. The heraldic Sea Horse alludes to the armorial bearings of Lieutenant John Shortland, who explored the area around Newcastle in 1797.
Warrant: 10 May 1965 Granted: 1 June 1965 Source: Low, op. cit., 25 | |
| 75. Newington College, Stanmore, New South Wales: Quarterly Sable and Argent a Bordure and over all a Cross quarterly upon the Bordure twelve Escallops all counter-changed and upon the Cross an Ancient Lamp Or enflamed proper between four Mullets of six points also counter-changed. The mullets (stars) and the lamp are taken from the Arms of The Reverend Dr John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church (now known in Australia as the Uniting Church). Warrant: 30 July 1962 Granted: 30 August 1962 Source: Low, op. cit., 26 | |
| 76. Shire of Northam (formerly Municipality of Northam), Western Australia: Vert a Fesse barry wavy of four Argent and Azure in chief three Garbs in fesse and in base a Sheep Or. The fess alludes to the Avon River which passes through the shire while the garbs of wheat and sheep indicates a primarily agricultural economy.
Warrant: 12 August 1953 Granted: 2 October 1953 Source: Low, op. cit., 52 | |
| 77. Dr Richard Gordon Num, Adelaide: Or a Chinese Dragon inverted and torqued with tail erect Vert armed and langued Gules on a Chief Sable a Star of five points between four Stars in cross of seven points Or. Granted: 25 October 1990
Source: https://www.chinese-armorial.com/Num_Richard/Num_Richard.html. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Dr Num is a distinguished radiologist and grandson of Poon Pak Num (surname Poon), who emigrated from Guangzhou (Canton), China circa 1900. | |
| 78. Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, Stockport, Queensland: Per bend bevilled Sable and Argent issuant in chief and on the sinister a Phoenix Argent enflamed proper.
Granted: 28 January 2022 After becoming a quadriplegic during medical school, Dr Palipana is an advocate for disabled students of medicine. The phoenix rising represents the armiger’s rebound from his paralysis. Dr Palipana was named Queensland Australian of the Year in 2001. | |
| 79. City of Perth, Western Australia: Argent a Cross Gules in the first quarter a Swan Sable upon water proper and in the fourth quarter an Escutcheon Gules within a double Tressure counter flory a Holy Lamb passant reguardant staff and cross Argent with the banner of St Andrew proper. The escutcheon in the fourth quarter alludes to the Arms of the city’s namesake in Scotland. Granted: 2 December 1926 (fourth quarter granted 1949)
Source: Low, op. cit., 51 | |
| 80. Dale Andrew Potter OAM, Dookie, Victoria: Bleu Celeste a Stag sejant Argent attired and unguled Or holding in the mouth a Slip pointing downwards Murrey growing and falling therefrom Petals Argent on a Chief engrailed Pean two Wolf's Heads erased Argent.
Granted: 30 November 2018 Mr Potter holds the Police Overseas Service Medal [Honours 125] with Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands and Cyprus Clasps, the National Emergency Medal [Honours 127] with Victorian Black Saturday Fires 2009 Clasp, the National Police Service Medal [Honours 129], National Medal [Honours 149] and 1st Clasp and the United Nations Medal (Cyprus). | |
| 81. Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland: Gyronny of eight Argent and Azure four Maltese Crosses and as many Mullets alternately in orle all counterchanged.
Warrant: 1 June 1978 Granted: 11 February 1980 TPCH was established as the Brisbane Chest Hospital in 1954 and adopted its current name in 1974 when the then Prince of Wales visited Brisbane. | |
| 82. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia: Per chevron Ermine and Azure in chief two Roses Gules on each another Argent barbed and seeded proper and in base a Sun rising Or. The double roses allude to the marriages between the houses of York and Tudor, which ended the War of Roses. The ermine indicates a Royal connection, while the sun in base represents the State.
Warrant: 22 June 1964 Granted: 30 June 1964 Source: Low, op. cit., 49 | |
| 83. The Trustee for Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust (formerly the Queen Victoria Women's Hospital), Melbourne: Per pale Or and Gules upon a Cross formy throughout counterchanged three Lions passant guardant in pale also counterchanged and in fess dexter a Harp Or stringed Argent and sinister a Lion rampant Gules in the Canton a Pomegranate Gules seeded Or.
The harp and lions represent the home countries of the United Kingdom, while the cross and pomegranate represent healthcare. | |
| 84. University of Queensland, St Lucia: Or a Cross paty Azure surmounted by an open Book proper.
Warrant: 7 June 1912 Granted: 27 June 1912 Source: Low, op. cit., 45 The cross paty alludes to the Maltese cross which is used as the badge of the State of Queensland [State 3]. | |
| 85. Daniel James Racovolis CA, Toorak, Victoria: Azure a heraldic Sea-Lion erect Or on a Chief invected Argent three Lozenges Gules.
Warrant: 31 January 2006 Granted: 30 January 2008 The lozenge was the house mark of the armiger’s late grandfather, James Peter Racovolis, a Greek-born provedore and agriculturalist. The sea motif of the Arms heraldic sea lion alludes to the Asia Pacific region and to commerce. | |
| 86. Redland City Council, Queensland: Azure between in two bouquets of two Gladiolus spikes in saltire Or a Cornucopia palewise and effluent proper on a Chief a representation of a Seascape of the southern part of Moreton Bay looking towards North Stradbroke Island with the Old Cleveland Lighthouse thereon Matthew Flinders' Sloop, the 'Norfolk' in full sail proper.
Granted: 10 March 1976 | |
| 87. Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia: Per chevron Vert and Or in chief two Towers Or in base in front of an open Book Argent bound and clasped a Rod of Aesculapius Gules the Serpent Vert on a Chief Gules a Lion passant Or. The book symbolises the connection between the hospital and the University of Adelaide [2].
Warrant: 22 June 1964 Granted: 3 February 1967 Source: Low, op. cit., 48-49 | |
| 88. The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia Incorporated, Wayville: Per pale Vert and Or a Triangular Harrow between in chief two bunches of Grapes and in base a pair of Shears all counterchanged. The stylised harrow symbolises agriculture in general, while the grapes and shears represent wine and wool production respectively
Warrant: 20 May 1967 Granted: 1 June 1967 Source: Low, op. cit., 50 | |
| 89. Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, Sydney: Sable an open Book proper leathered edged and garnished Or overall a Hand couped proper grasping a Torch Gold enflamed proper the flame in between two Fleams Argent all within a Bordure dovetailed Or. Granted: 1972
Fleams and torches were historically used in dental surgery. | |
| 90. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, East Melbourne: Azure a Pomegranate slipped and leaved Or seeded Gules issuant from the chief a Cloud proper irradiated Gold. Herald John Guillim, in his work A Display of Heraldrie (1611) described the pomegranate in his work as “holden to be of profitable use in Physick,” and the fruit is common in the Arms of medical institutions. Warrant: 15 September 1938
Granted: 27 September 1938 Source: Low, op. cit., 6 | |
| 91. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, East Melbourne: Quarterly Or and Argent on a Cross Gules between in the first and fourth quarters a Swan Sable naiant on water proper and in the second and third quarters a Lymphad also Sable a Torch in pale of the first between two Serpents embowed respectant in fess proper on a chief Azure a Sun rising Gold.
Granted: 30 January 1931 Source: Low, op. cit., 6 | |
| 92. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Melbourne: Or between two Rods of Aesculapius Sable the Serpents Vert a Roundel Sable charged with a Saltire quarter-voided Argent and square-pierced Or. Granted: 1969
The central roundel symbolises a mind of which has become disordered, while the two Rods of Aesculapius allude to Ungud, a snake deity revered by the Wunambal people of north-western Australia. | |
| 93. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, Sydney: Vert a Saltire gringolée Argent square pierced Vert the Serpents heads Or between four Mullets each of six points Argent.
Warrant: 22 June 1964 Granted: 2 September 1964 Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140213214047/http://ranzcr.edu.au/component/docman/doc_download/116-armorial-bearings-transcript. Retrieved 7 March 2023. | |
| 94. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Limited, East Melbourne: Argent on a Cross Gules a forked Staff entwined with a Serpent Or between four Mullets of Six points Gold.
Granted: 15 May 1962 Source: Low, op. cit., 7 | |
| 95. The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Limited (operating as Australian Institute of Architects), Melbourne: Per fesse Azure and Or masoned Sable issuant from the fesse point a rising Sun Gold overall an Ionic Column Gules.
Granted: 28 September 1956 Source: Low, op. cit., 8 | |
| 96. Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria: Per chevron Argent and Azure in chief two Rods of Aesculapius erect proper the Serpents respectant Vert in base a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross with five Mullets Argent on a Chief Gules a Lion passant Or.
Granted: 16 November 1901 Source: Low, op. cit., 37 | |
| 97. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria: Argent on a Chevron Vert between in chief two four pointed Stars Tenné and in base an Ancient Lamp proper the Crown of Saint Edward Gold.
Warrant: 15 November 1984 Granted: 28 May 1985 | |
| 98. The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, Victoria: Per pale Azure and Gules two Tennis Racquets in saltire Or enfiled of a Crown Gold between four Tennis Balls Argent seamed Gules. | |
| 99. The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland, Bowen Hills: Per fess Gules and Azure a Fess indented Ermine overall a Garb of Wheat Or between a Chief and a Base both of the third.
Granted: 10 September 2008 | |
| 100. Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales: Per fess Gules and Or on the fess line a Fess engrailed and invected Argent voided Azure in chief a Ducal Coronet in between two open Books lying flat all Or and in base a Cross formy Azure quarter-voided Gold. | |
| 101. The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne: Azure on a Cross Gules fimbriated Argent between in the first and fourth quarters an ancient Lamp Or enflamed proper and in the second and third quarters a Horn Or a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross between two Anchors in fess Argent. Warrant: 1 April 1963
Granted: 30 May 1963 Source: Low, op. cit., 38 | |
| 102. Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated, Adelaide: Per chevron Vert and Gules in chief two Red and Yellow Macaws (Ara macao) respectant in base a Bezant charged with a Piping Shrike (Gymnorhina hypoleuca) displayed proper on a Perch alternatively Vert and Gules.
Granted: 15 May 1977 Source: https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Royal_Zoological_Society_of_South_Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2023. | |
| 103. Council of the City of Ryde (formerly Municipality of Ryde), New South Wales: Vert on a Chevron the point ensigned with a Cross formy Argent between in chief two Apples slipped and leaved and in base a Sun rising Or a pair of Dividers Gules on a Chief barry wavy Azure and Argent a Cornucopia fesswise Or.
Warrant: 7 September 1963 Granted: 20 January 1964 Source: Low, op. cit., 18-19 | |
| 104. St Peter’s College (formerly The Church of England Collegiate School of Saint Peter), St Peters, South Australia: Azure two Keys in saltire wards upwards and outwards in chief a Mitre Or all within a Bordure engrailed Argent. Warrant: 25 August 1953
Granted: 8 April 1954 Source: Low, op. cit., 48 | |
| Shire of … See under geographical name | |
| 105. Dr Nicholas Marnit Schaerf, Richmond, Victoria: Per bend sinister Argent and Gules issuant in dexter base a Mount bendwise sinister the summit indented of one point counterchanged standing thereon a Double-headed Eagle displayed bendwise sinister counterchanged beaked langued legged and gorged with an Ancient Crown Or.
Granted: 5 February 2021 | |
| 106. Singleton Council, New South Wales: Per fess Gules and Argent a Fess wavy Azure voided Argent between in chief two on Swords Argent hilt and pommel Or a Kangaroo Gold surmounted by the Crown of Saint Edward proper in base a Dairy Cow proper. Granted: 12 July 1979
The wavy fess represents the Hunter River, the emblem in chief alludes to the nearby Lone Pine Barracks of the Australian Army while the dairy cow represents the local milk producing industry. | |
| 107. The Honourable Shane Leslie Stone AC KC, Larrackeyah, Northern Territory: Argent a Lion rampant Gules crowned Or the rear legs shackled Azure holding in the dexter forepaw a Sprig of Wattle proper.
Warrant: 10 August 2007 Granted: 26 January 2008 Source: https://www.stonefamilyinaustralia.com.au/shane_stone/arms. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Mr Stone has been awarded the Centenary Medal [Honours 144] | |
| 108. Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria: Per pale Gules and Argent two Cinquefoils in fess on a Bordure four Mullets all counterchanged.
Warrant: 27 February 1969 Granted: 25 June 1969 Source: https://commons.swinburne.edu.au/file/52e410fd-8c5a-43b1-b0b3-e41944b295a2/1/art001i0002.pdf. Retrieved 28 February 2023. | |
| 109. City of Sydney, New South Wales: Per Fesse Or and Azure a three-masted Ship in full sail Argent on a Chief between the Arms of Townshend (viz.: Gules a Chevron Ermine between three Escallops Argent and a Crescent Or for difference) and the Arms of Hughes (viz.: Gules a Chevron arched Argent two Roses of the field a Crescent Or for difference) a Pale Argent charged with a Cross Gules thereon a Globe proper between two Estoiles of the first in pale.
Warrant: 6 November 1907 Granted: 30 July 1908 Source: Low, op. cit., 13 | |
| 110. Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore), North Sydney: Quarterly Argent and Azure in the first quarter an open Book proper in the second quarter four Mullets of eight points in cross and in the third quarter an Escallop of the first in the fourth quarter a Torch fired proper the whole within a Bordure compony of the first and second.
Warrant: 22 February 1932 Granted: 20 September 1932 Source: Low, op. cit., 25 | |
| 111. Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales: Or on a Cross Sable five Mullets of the first on a Chief of the second an open Book Gold inscribed thereon LAUS DEO in Letters also of the second.
Warrant: 11 September 1950 Granted: 8 June 1951 Source: Low, op. cit., 25 The book and cross with stars (mullets) are common elements of coats of arms of educational institutions in New South Wales. | |
| 112. Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, New South Wales: Argent on a Cross Gules a Lymphad Or on a Chief of the second two Escallops Gold. The Arms alludes to the Arms of Lachlan Macquarie and of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC, with the Lymphad and escallops respectively.
Warrant: 27 April 1962 Granted: 10 May 1963 Source: Low, op. cit., 26 | |
| 113. The University of Sydney, New South Wales: Argent on a Cross Azure an open Book proper clasps Gold between four Stars of eight points Or on a Chief Gules a Lion passant guardant also Or.
Granted: 14 May 1857 Source: Low, op. cit., 22 The university is the oldest in Australia, being established under the University of Sydney Act 1850 of the state parliament (now repealed). The Arms allude to the badge of NSW [State 1]. | |
| 114. University of Tasmania, Hobart: Argent a Lion passant Gules armed and langued Azure holding in its dexter paw a Torch enflamed Proper on a Chief Gules a Pale Azure fimbriated Or charged with a representation of the Southern Cross Argent between two closed Books clasped Or. The torch represents the university's athletic program. Granted: 1978 Source: https://125timeline.utas.edu.au/timeline/2010/heraldry-and-logos-part-1/. Retrieved 15 April 2023. | |
| 115. Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales: A representation of a Coast featuring the Sun rising above Wollumbin (Mount Warning) all proper thereon James Cook's Ship Endeavour sailing towards the sinister in full sail Or pennants flying Gules a Base barry wavy Argent and Azure. | |
| University of … See under geographical name | |
| 116. United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, Sydney: Checky Sable and Argent on a Cross Gules four Mullets of eight points Or over all on a Chevron Argent a pair of Compasses Sable.
Granted: 16 August 2013 | |
| 117. Wagga Wagga City Council, New South Wales: Vert on a Fess between in chief eight stalks of Wheat each four in the form of the letter W and in base a Merino Ram's head caboshed all Or a Bar wavy Azure. The fess alludes to the Arms of Captain Charles Sturt, the wavy bar in the fess represents the Murrumbidgee River, while the wheat stalks in the shape of a W and ram’s head represent agriculture.
Granted: 15 November 1965 Source: Low, op. cit., 19 | |
| 118. City of West Torrens, South Australia: Per bend Argent and Vert a Bend wavy per fess Azure and Or in between in sinister chief an Oak Tree eradicated proper in dexter base a Garb of Wheat Or.
Granted: 30 September 1983 The bend represents the Torrens River and the Anzac Highway, both of which run through the city. The oak tree represents the city’s parkland while the wheat indicates historic agricultural activity. | |
| 119. University of Western Australia, Crawley: Per chevron Sable and Or in chief two open Books proper bound Gules edged and clasped Or that for the dexter inscribed thereon the words LITERAE HUMANIORES and that for the sinister NOM NISI PARENDO VINCITUR in Letters Gules a in base a Black Swan wings addorsed and elevated proper. Granted: 24 May 1972 Source: https://www.web.uwa.edu.au/university/history/archive-collections/coat-of-arms. Retrieved 2 March 2023. | |
| 120. Westpac Banking Corporation (formerly the Bank of New South Wales), Sydney: Per chevron Azure and Argent in chief a Fleece and Bull statant of the last in base a Miner's Pick and Shovel in saltire the heads upwards proper on a Chief Ermine between two Garbs an ancient Ship with one mast Sail hosted Pennon and Flag flying all Or.
Warrant: 19 October 1929 Granted: 25 February 1931 Source: Low, op. cit., 11 | |
| 121. City of Whittlesea, Victoria: Vert two Piles Or that to the dexter charged with a Winged Wheel and that to the sinister with four leaves of the Red Gum Tree in circle Vert in base a Fountain. The double pile represents the initial letter of the city, while the colours indicate wealth wedged out of the land. The winged wheel represents industry, while the circle of red gum leaves and the fountain allude to the natural surrounds of the city. Granted: 1 December 1993 Source: https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Whittlesea. Retrieved 10 April 2023. | |
| 122. Council of the Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales: Argent on a Pile issuant in base Azure between two three-masted Sailing Ships sails furled proper pennants flying Gules a representation of the Constellation of the Southern Cross Argent on a Chief of the second a Garb Or.
Granted: 10 May 1964 Source: Low, op. cit., 20 |
Arms of officials involved with the Coronation
| 1. The Most Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Dr Justin Portal Welby DD, Canterbury, Diocese of: Per pale Azure an Archepiscopal Staff in pale or surmounted by a Pall proper edged and fringed of the second charged with four Crosses pattée fitchée Sable impaled with Sable a Fess between three Fleurs-de-lys Argent. Dr Welby has served as the Primate of the Anglican Communion since 2013. | |
| 2. The Earl Marshal of England, His Grace Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk GCVO DL: Quarterly 1st: Gules on a Bend between six Cross-crosslets fitchy Argent an Escutcheon Or charged with a demi-Lion rampant pierced through the mouth by an Arrow within a double Tressure flory counterflory of the first (Howard); 2nd: Gules three Lions passant gardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure in chief a Label of three points Argent (Plantagenet of Norfolk); 3rd: Checky Or and Azure (Warenne); 4th: Gules a Lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure (Fitzalan). | |
| 3. Garter Principal King of Arms, David Vines White MA (Cambridge): Per pale Argent a Cross Gules and on a Chief Azure a Crown enclosed in a Garter between a Lion passant guardant and a Fleur de Lis all Or impaled with Argent goutty de sang three Cocks' heads erased Sable combed and wattled Gules a Bordure engrailed Sable. As chief herald, Garter proclaimed the accession of His Majesty from the Proclamation Gallery in Friary Court, St James's Palace, London before a global television audience on 10 September 2022. | |
| 4. Clarenceux King of Arms, Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke MA (Cambridge) FSA: Per pale Argent a Cross Gules and on a Chief Gules a Lion passant guardant crowned with an open Crown Or impaled with Per fess Sable and Or a Fess per fess between two Cotises their outer edges in the form of the upper rim of a Ducal Coronet all counterchanged.
In 1484, King Richard III referred to Clarenceux in his original charter for the heralds as regis armorum partium Australium, or king of arms for the southern part. | |
| 5. Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, Robert John Baptist Noel MA (Oxford) MPhil (Cambridge): Per pale Argent a Cross Gules and on a Chief Gules a Lion passant guardant crowned with an open Crown Or impaled with Or fretty Gules a Canton Ermine.
The province of the Norroy and Ulster encompasses all of England north of the River Trent (parts south of under the jurisdiction of Clarenceux) and Northern Ireland. Norroy and Ulster is also Herald of the Order of St Patrick [Honours 9]. | |
| 6. The College of Arms, London: Argent a Cross Gules between four Doves the dexter wing of each expanded and inverted Azure. |
The Memorial Roll
| 1. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, born 21 April 1926 London – died 8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle.
Royal Family Order: An Oval charged throughout with a representation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second set in the year of her Coronation wearing an evening dress and jewel necklace decorated with the Insignia of the Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter [Honours 4], and crowned with the State Diamond Diadem of His Majesty King George the Sixth all encircled by diamonds and ensigned by a Tudor Crown jewelled all proper. | ||
| 2. His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM AK GCVO GBE PC ADC, born 10 June 1921 Corfu, Greece – died 9 April 2021 Windsor Castle: Quarterly in the first quarter Or semée of Hearts Gules three Lions passant in pale Azure ducally crowned Or (for Denmark) in the second quarter Azure a Cross Argent (for Greece) in the third quarter Argent two Pallets Sable (for Battenberg and Mountbatten) in the fourth quarter Argent upon a Rock proper a Castle triple towered Sable masoned Argent windows port turret-caps and vanes Gules (for Edinburgh). Royal Warrant of King George VI: 27 June 1949 | ||
| 3. Dame Nellie Melba GBE, born Helen Porter Mitchell 19 May 1861 Richmond, Victoria – died 23 February 1931 Darlinghurst, New South Wales: Azure on a Plate between in chief two Mascles and in base a Nightingale Or a Cross couped Gules. Granted: 1920 Source: Low, op. cit., 132
Dame Nellie was one of Australia’s first internationally-recognised artists, and raised funds for the patriotic effort in the Great War. The operatic soprano is well recognised on the hundred dollar bill. | ||
| 4. General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD, born 27 June 1865 Melbourne – died 8 October 1931 Melbourne: Azure a Fess between in chief five Mullets of eight points three and two and in base a Sword within two branches of Laurel all Or.
Warrant: 11 November 1918 Granted: 3 December 1918 Source: The Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, Australian Heraldic Register, Volume 7 Registration 8, 29 August 2020. https://www.heraldryaustralia.org/ahr-vol-007-reg-008. Retrieved 9 March 2023. | ||
| 5. Lawrence Arthur Adamson CMG, born 20 April 1860 Douglas, Isle of Man - died 14 December, 1932 Melbourne (aged 72): Vert guttée d’eau a Cross invected in the first quarter a Key in pale and in the second a Talbot passant all Or. Source: Low, op. cit., 65-66
Mr Adamson was headmaster of Wesley College, Melbourne, where he was known affectionately as “Dicky”. He was instrumental in the development of school sport. | ||
| 6. Sir John Yocklunn KCVO, born as Soong Chung 5 May 1933 Guangzhou, China - died 7 April 2016 Rockhampton, Queensland: Per fesse Gules and Sable an Eastern Crown Or marked on its circlet with the Chinese Character "Sung" (representing his original surname) all between four Mullets in cross Argent. Sir John was an accomplished librarian. The Arms reflect Sir John’s role as advisor to the Papua New Guinea Government on protocol matters.
Granted: 3 December 1984 Source: https://www.chinese-armorial.com/Yocklunn_John/Yocklunn_John.html. Retrieved 28 February 2023. | ||
Roll of Honour
Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited acknowledges the pioneers of Rankins Springs and those who have served their King and Country in the Defence Force, Police and Emergency Services.
Those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty include:
| Second World War | A.R.M. Grimson, J.R. Jennings, P. Murphy, R. Padgett, E.A. Parson, D. Rendell |
| Korea and Vietnam | G. Bevan, P.E. McDuff |
| Lest We Forget | |
The King Charles III Roll of Australian Arms: In honour of the Coronation of Their Majesties, 2023
Honours and awards
All descriptions are for the ribbon unless otherwise advised. An asterisk (*) indicates an Imperial award not awarded on the advice of the Australian Government.
| 1. Victoria Cross (VC)(Note 1). Medal: Cross formy charged with another thereon the Royal Crest (being a Royal Crown thereon a Lion statant guardant royally crowned) and in base a Scroll inscribed 'FOR VALOUR' the whole pendant from a Cypher of the letter V surmounted by a Bar thereon thereon two branches of Laurel addorsed fesswise all Bronze. Ribbon bar: Sanguine a Cross formy thereon a Royal crown thereon a Lion statant guardant royally crowned and in base a Scroll inscribed 'FOR VALOUR' all Bronze. | |
| 2. George Cross (GC)*. Medal: Cross nowy in fess point a representation of Saint George slaying the Dragon encircled by an annulet inscribed 'FOR GALLANTRY' in the chief and having a cross between two Roundels surrounded by four in each of the four inner corners of the Cross a Monogram of King George the Sixth the whole pendant from a Bar thereon two branches of Laurel addorsed fesswise all Argent. Ribbon bar: Azure a representation of the Cross.
Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “GrandDukeofBrittany”. | |
| 3. Cross of Valour (CV). Medal: Cross having fluted rays issuant from the fess point extending to each inner corner on the centre point the Arms and Crest of the Commonwealth the Cross ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward the whole surmounted by a Bar inscribed FOR VALOUR all Or. Ribbon bar: Sanguine a Tierce in pale Gules a Cross having fluted rays issuant from the fess point extending to each inner corner the Arms and Crest of the Commonwealth in fess point all Gold. | |
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4. Royal Knight/Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG).
Held by The Queen [Royal 2], the Prince of Wales [Royal 3], the Duke of York [Royal 6], the Duke of Edinburgh [Royal 7], the Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8], the Duke of Kent [Royal 9], Princess Alexandra [Royal 10], the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (father of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia from 1945 to 1947) [mentioned in Royal 8], the late Prince George, Duke of Kent (father of the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael) [mentioned in Royal 9-11], and the late Lord Casey [in Federal 4]. |
| 5. Stranger Knight/Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG). Held by foreign monarchs. | |
| 6. Knight/Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG). Badge (Lesser George): Saint George slaying the Dragon encircled by a Garter inscribed with the Motto of the Order being HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE in Letters all Gold. Star: Eight-pointed Star of rays extended along the fess and pale axes Silver thereon a Plate charged with a Cross of St George Gules and enclosed by a Garter Azure edge and buckle Or inscribed with the Motto of the Order in Letters of the last. Collar: Alternating of double Bows Gold and Plates each charged with a Cross Gules and surrounded by a Garter Azure edge and buckle Or inscribed with the Motto of the Order pendant from a like Plate the Greater George (being Saint George slaying the Dragon proper on a Wreath of the third). Ribbon: Azure.
Garter by Wikimedia Commons user “Greentubing”, Collar by user “LoxiasMunch” | |
| 7. Extra Knight/Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT). Badge: Saint Andrew haloed in glory Gold bearing a Saltire surrounded by an Annulet and thereon a Thistle in base in between an inscription of the Motto of the Order being NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT in Letters all Gold. Depiction based on work by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. Star: Saltire intersped with rays between the arms extending to form a diamond shape thereon a Roundel charged with a Thistle and surrounded by an Annulet inscribed thereon the Motto of the Order the whole Silver. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Bear17”. Ribbon: Vert. Held by The Queen [Royal 2], the Prince of Wales [Royal 3], and The Princess Royal [Royal 5], the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], and Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11]. | |
| 8. Knight/Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT/LT). | |
| 9. Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick (KP)*. The Norroy and Ulster King of Arms [Officials 5] is the Herald of the Order. Badge: Oval Azure a Saltire Gules fimbriated Or thereon a Shamrock of three cloves Vert fimbriated of the third on each clove a Royal Crown proper the whole in a Bordure Bleu Celeste inscribed in chief the Motto of the Order being QUIS SEPARABIT and in base the Year of the Foundation of the Order in Numerals being MDCCLXXXIII all of the third the whole within another Bordure of the third semy of Shamrock of three cloves of the fourth the whole ensigned by a Harp of the third ensigned with a Royal Crown proper. Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Great Brightstar” using elements by fellow user “Sodacan”. Ribbon: Bleu Celeste. Held by late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8]. | |
| Military Star | 10. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)*. Star: An eight-pointed Star of wavy rays Silver (thereon a Maltese Cross pierced Or for the military division) in fess point three Imperial Crowns one in chief and two in base Or within an Annulet Sanguine inscribed with the Motto of the Order being TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO and environed by a Wreath of Laurel proper in the base of the Wreath a Scroll Azure inscribed ICH DIEN Or. Depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Yaddah”. Ribbon: Sanguine. Held by the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], the late Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane [in 15], the late The Lord Gambier [in 65], the late Major General Lachlan Macquarie (namesake for [51], and [57]) and the late General Sir John Monash [Memorial 3]. |
| 11. Member of the Order of Merit (OM). Badge: On a Cross pattée alisée Azure fimbriated Or another like Cross Gules fimbriated of the third thereon a Roundel Argent voided Azure charged with the words FOR MERIT in Letters of the third and encircled by a Laurel Wreath proper the whole ensigned by a Tudor Crown. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. Ribbon: Per pale Azure and Gules. Held by The King [Royal 1], while still Prince of Wales and the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 12. Baronet of the United Kingdom (Bt)*. Red Hand of Ulster: Gold an Escutcheon charged Argent a Hand sinister couped at the wrist extended in pale Gules (the Badge of Ulster) and ensigned with a Tudor Crown proper all within a Bordure Azure having a pattern of the Floral badges of the United Kingdom (Rose, Thistle, Leek and Shamrock) throughout of the first. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Bear17”. Ribbon: Cendrée voided Or. Held by Sir Rupert Clarke, 4th Baronet [22] and the late Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane [in 15]. | |
| 13. Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia (AK/AD) (Note 2). Star: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms proper thereon a Roundel Azure fimbriated Or charged with the Armorial Ensigns of the Commonwealth proper the whole ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. Ribbon: Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Held by The King [Royal 1], while Prince of Wales, The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce [16], the late Sir Zelman Cowen [in Federal 6], and the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 14. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG)*: Azure a Tierce in Pale Gules.
Held by the Duke of Kent [Royal 9], the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], the late Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11], the late Lord Casey [in Federal 4] and the late Sir Zelman Cowen [in Federal 6]. | |
| 15. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO). Star: Eight-pointed Star of rays extended along the fess and pale axes Silver thereon a Maltese Cross Argent fimbriated Gold thereon an Oval Azure fimbriated of the second thereon an Oval Gules fimbriated of the second thereon the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria Empress of India being the Letter I thereon the letter R thereon the letter V the first Oval ensigned by a Tudor Crown. Ribbon: Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent.
Held by The Queen [Royal 2], The Princess Royal [Royal 5], the Duke of York [Royal 6], the Duke of Edinburgh [Royal 7], the Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8], the Duke of Kent [Royal 9], Princess Alexandra [Royal 10], Prince Michael [Royal 11], the Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], the late Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11] and the late Sir Zelman Cowen [in Federal 6]. | |
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16. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)*: Gules fimbriated Argent. Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line.
Held by the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], and the late Dame Nellie Melba [Memorial 3]. |
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17. Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). Badge: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms proper thereon an Annulet Azure fimbriated Or inscribed AUSTRALIA in base in Letters in between two sprigs of Mimosa Wattle all of the last the whole ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper. Ribbon (General Division): Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Military Division: Azure fimbriated Or a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale of the second.
Held by The Hon Shane Stone [107] and the late The Hon Michael Jeffery [in Federal 3]. |
| 18. Companion of Honour of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)*: Gules threaded either side Or.
Held by the late Lord Casey [in Federal 4]. | |
| 19. Knight/Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)*: Sanguine. | |
| 20. Knight/Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG/DCMG)*: Azure a Tierce in Pale Gules. | |
| 21. Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO/DCVO): Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent.
Held by the Duke of Sussex [Royal 4], and the late Sir John Yocklunn [Memorial 6]. | |
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22. Knight/Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)*: Gules fimbriated Argent. Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line. |
| 23. Knight Bachelor*. Badge: Oval Gules a cross-hilted Sword belted and sheathed pommel upwards between two Spurs rowels upwards all Or environed in a sword Belt proper the whole enclosed by a Scroll of the second. Star: A larger version of the badge. Medal: The badge.
Badge depicted by Wikimedia Commons user “Heralder” Ribbon: Or a Pale two-thirds of the width Gules. Awarded to the late Sir John Yocklunn [Memorial 6]. | |
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24. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Badge: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms Or thereon an Annulet Azure fimbriated Or inscribed AUSTRALIA in base in Letters in between two sprigs of Mimosa Wattle all of the last the whole ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper. Ribbon (General Division): Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Military Division: Azure fimbriated Or a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale of the second.
Held in the General Division by The Hon Dr Neil Conn [27], and The Hon Arthur Emmett [33]. Held in the Military Division by the late The Hon Michael Jeffery [in Federal 3]. |
| 25. Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)*: Sanguine.
Held by the late Charles la Trobe (namesake for [50]) and the late Major General Lachlan Macquarie (namesake for [51] and [57]). | |
| 26. Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG)*: Azure a Tierce in Pale Gules.
Held by the late Lawrence Adamson [Memorial 5]. | |
| 27. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO): Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent.
Held by The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce [16], and the late The Hon Michael Jeffery [in Federal 3]. | |
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28. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)*: Gules fimbriated Argent. Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line. |
| 29. Star of Gallantry (SG). Medal: On a Mullet of seven points thereon another like Mullet surrounded by Flames throughout all ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward the whole surmounted by a Bar inscribed FOR GALLANTRY all Gold. Ribbon: Gules Chevrons repeating and 7/128 of the width apart Orange the point of one at the centre chief point. | |
| 30. Star of Courage (SC). Medal: Seven-pointed Star having a pattern of Leaves issuant from the centre point thereon the Arms and Crest of the Commonwealth and ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward the whole surmounted by a Bar inscribed FOR COURAGE all Silver. Ribbon bar: Gules a Pale seven-sixteenths of the width Sanguine a Star having a pattern of Leaves issuant from the centre point thereon the Arms and Crest of the Commonwealth all Silver. | |
| 31. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)*: Azure voided Gules.
Held by the late Lord Casey [in Federal 4]. | |
| 32. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). Medal: Cross formy in charged in fess point a seven-pointed Star having Flames in between its points the whole ensigned with the Crown of Sant Edward all Maillechort Ribbon: Argent a Canadian Pale Gules. | |
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33. Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Medal: Convex disc Gold semy of Mimosa Wattle blossoms Or thereon an Annulet of the first inscribed AUSTRALIA in base in Letters in between two sprigs of Mimosa Wattle all of the last the whole ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward proper. Ribbon (General Division): Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Military Division: Azure fimbriated Or a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale of the second. Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Military Division: Azure fimbriated Or a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale of the second.
Held by Professor Mark Compton [26], and in the Military Division by Captain Ivan Ingham RAN [45]. Held by the late Michael Bryce [in 16]. |
| 34. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO): Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent. | |
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35. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)*: Gules fimbriated Argent. Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line. |
| 36. Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)*: Gules a Tierce in pale Azure. . | |
| 37. Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO): Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent. | |
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38. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)*: Gules fimbriated Argent. Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line. |
Crosses
| 39. Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC). Medal: Cross formy intersped with fluted rays between its arms and charged with a representation of the Southern Cross encircled by a Laurel Wreath and ensigned by the Crown of Saint Edward all Maillechort. Ribbon: Bendy Vert and Or. | |
| 40. Nursing Service Cross (NSC): Argent fimbriated one-sixteenth of the width on each side Gold a Pale three-eights of the width Gules. | |
| 41. First Class of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)*: Gules a Canadian Pale Azure. | |
| 42. Distinguished Service Cross (Imperial)(DSC)*: Azure a Tierce in pale Argent. | |
| 43. Military Cross (MC)*: Argent a Pale of a third of the width Purpure.
Awarded with Bar to the late Major Bruce Shand, father of The Queen [in Royal 2], 6. Awarded to the late The Hon Michael Jeffery [in Federal 3], and the late Lord Casey [in Federal 4]. | |
| 44. Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)*: Argent bendy of Bendlets Purpure. | |
| 45. Air Force Cross (AFC)*: Argent bendy of Bendlets Gules. | |
| 46. Second Class of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)*: Gules a Canadian Pale Azure. |
Medals
| 47. Medal for Gallantry (MG). Medal: A Mullet of seven points surrounded by Flames the whole ensigned by the Crown of Saint Edward and surmounted by a Bar inscribed FOR GALLANTRY all Gold. Ribbon: Gules Chevrons repeating and 7/128 of the width apart from each other Orange the point of one at the centre chief point. | |
| 48. Bravery Medal (BM). Medal: The Arms and Crest of the Commonwealth surrounded by blossoms of Mimosa Wattle all within a Bordure indented and ensigned by the Crown of Saint Edward the whole surmounted by a Bar inscribed FOR BRAVERY all Bronze. Ribbon: Gules seven Endorses Sanguine. | |
| 49. Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Medal: A seven-pointed Star having Flames in between its points the whole ensigned with the Crown of Sant Edward all Maillechort. Ribbon: Argent three Pallets Gules. | |
| 50. Public Service Medal (PSM). Medal: A Cog voided in between four like Cogs in cross all within the outline of a Cog (representing a planetary Gearset) in between the words PUBLIC in dexter and SERVICE in sinister all within a Circle within thirty-six human Figures in circle the whole ensigned by a Mullet of seven points all Maillechort. Ribbon: Or issuant from the dexter six Pallets each thinner towards the sinister Vert. | |
| 51. Australian Police Medal (APM): Argent a Pale three-eighths of the width Azure. | |
| 52. Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM): Vert on a Canadian Pale Or a Pale rayonny Gules. | |
| 53. Ambulance Service Medal (ASM): Cendrée chevronny inverted Gules voided Argent the Chevrons separated by the width of the void. | |
| 54. Emergency Services Medal (ESM): Azure a Pale of four-fifths of the width Chequy of five rows Argent and Orange. | |
| 55. Australian Corrections Medal (ACM): Vert a Pale of three-eighths of the width Azure fimbriated Argent. | |
| 56. Australian Intelligence Medal (AIM): Midnight-blue graduating to Azure fimbriated Sable a Pale Or fimbriated Argent. | |
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57. Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Medal: As per the member [Honours 33] all Gold. Ribbon (General Division): Azure a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale Or. Military Division: Azure fimbriated Or a randomised pattern of stylised blossoms of Mimosa in pale of the second.
Held by Dinesh Palipana [78]3, and Dale Potter [80]. |
Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
Established 1888 by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria. Last supplemental charter issued by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974. Grand Prior: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester GCStJ [Royal 8]. Lord Prior: Professor Mark Compton GCStJ [26]. Immediate past Lord Prior: The Hon Dr Neil Conn GCStJ [27]. Arms: Gules a Cross Argent in the first quarter the Royal Crest (being a Royal Crown proper thereon a Lion statant guardant Or langued Gules armed Argent royally crowned proper).
| 58. Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ)(Note 3): Sable a Maltese Cross Argent.
Held by The Princess Royal [Royal 5], the Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8], the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], Professor Mark Compton [26], and The Hon Dr Neil Conn [27]. | |
| 59. Knight/Dame of Justice or Knight/Dame of Grace of the Order of St John (KStJ/DStJ)(Note 3).
Held by Prince Michael [Royal 11], Dame Quentin Bryce along with her late husband Michael Bryce [16], and the late Sir Zelman Cowen [in Federal 6]. | |
| 60. Commander/Chaplain of the Order of St John (CStJ/ChStJ)(Note 3). | |
| 61. Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Order of St John (OStJ)(Note 3). | |
| 62. Member of the Most Venerable Order of the Order of St John (MStJ)(Note 3). |
Medals (continued)
| 63. Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)*: Gules a Tierce in pale Sable. | |
| 64. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)*: Argent fimbriated Azure. | |
| 65. George Medal (GM)*: Gules five Endorses Azure. | |
| 66. Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM): Vert bendy of Bendlets Or. | |
| 67. Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM)(Note 4): Argent merging into a Bleu Celeste fimbriation. | |
| 68. King’s Police Medal - Gallantry (QPM)*: Argent on a Pale five-eighths of the width Azure another Pale of the first on the Argent in pale in dexter and sinister each an Endorse Gules. | |
| 69. King’s Fire Service Medal - Gallantry (QFSM)*: Or on a Pale five-eighths of the width Gules another Pale of the first on the Or in pale in dexter and sinister each an Endorse Sable. | |
| 70. Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)*: Argent three Pallets Gules. | |
| 71. Military Medal (MM)*: Azure on a Canadian Pale Argent two Pallets Gules. | |
| 72. Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)*: Argent bendy of Bendlets Purpure. | |
| 73. Air Force Medal (AFM)*: Argent bendy of Bendlets Gules. | |
| 74. Queen’s Gallantry Medal (QGM)*: Azure on a Tierce in pale Cendrée a Pallet Gules. | |
| 75. Royal Victorian Medal (RVM): Gules a Pale of four-fifths of the width Azure endorsed Argent. | |
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76. British Empire Medal (BEM)*: Gules fimbriated Argent Military Division: Gules fimbriated Argent a Cotise Argent on the pale line. |
| 77. King’s Police Medal - Distinguished Service (QPM)*: Argent on a Pale five-eighths of the width Azure another Pale of the first. | |
| 78. King’s Fire Service Medal - Distinguished Service (QFSM)*: Or on a Pale five-eighths of the width Gules another Pale of the first. |
Commendations
| 79. Commendation for Gallantry: Sanguine a seven-pointed Star nineteen over ninety from the base on Flames twenty-two sevenths of the length of the Star and three sevenths of the height Gold. | |
| 80. Commendation for Brave Conduct: Sanguine a sprig of Mimosa wattle bendwise sinister centred 19/90ths from the base Or. | |
| 81. Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct*: An Oak leaf fesswise to the sinister Or. | |
| 82. Commendation for Distinguished Service: Sanguine a Federation Star 19/90ths from the base superimposed centrally on Flames 22/7 of the length of the Star and 3/7 of the height Argent.
Awarded to Captain Ivan Ingham RAN [45]. |
War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals
| 83. Queen’s South Africa Medal: Gules a Pale seven-sixteenths of the width Azure voided Or. | |
| 84. King’s South Africa Medal: Per pale Vert and Orange a Pale five-sixteenths of the width Argent. | |
| 85. 1914 Star: Tierced per pale graded Gules Argent and Azure. | |
| 86. 1914–1915 Star (Note 5): Tierced per pale graded Gules Argent and Azure. | |
| 87. British War Medal: Azure on a Pale three-quarters of the width Argent fimbriated Sable a Canadian Pale Gold. | |
| 88. Mercantile Marine War Medal: Per fess Vert and Gules a Pallet Argent. | |
| 89. Victory Medal: Argent fimbriated Purpure on a Pale three-fourths of the width Vert a Tierce Gules fimbriated by pallets Or all graduated. | |
| 90. Naval General Service Medal 1915–1962 (Notes 6 & 7): Gules voided Argent two Barrulets Gules. | |
| 91. General Service Medal 1918–1962 (Notes 6 & 7): Purpure a Pale Vert. | |
| 92. 1939–1945 Star: Tierced per pale Azure Gules and Bleu Celeste.
Awarded to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 93. Atlantic Star (Note 8): Tierced per pale graded Azure Argent and Vert.
Awarded to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 94. Air Crew Europe Star (Note 8): Sable a Pale of three-quarters of the width Or voided Bleu Celeste. | |
| 95. Arctic Star: Azure fimbriated Bleu Celeste on a Pale thirteen over thirty-two of the width Gules a Pale Argent fimbriated by cotises Sable. | |
| 96. Africa Star: Or a Pale Gules on the Or in dexter an Endorse Azure on the Or in sinister an Endorse Bleu Celeste.
Awarded to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 97. Pacific Star (Note 9): Gules on a Pale 21/32 of the width Vert a Pallet Azure on the dexter line a Pallet Or in pale a Pallet Bleu Celeste on the sinister line. | |
| 98. Burma Star (Note 9): Sable a Pale Gules on the Sable on each side a Pallet Orange.
Awarded to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 99. Italy Star: Gules a Pale of nine-sixteenths of the width Argent a Pale Vert. | |
| 100. France and Germany Star (Note 8): Azure on a Pale nine-sixteenths of the width Argent a Pale Gules. | |
| 101. Defence Medal: Vert a Tierce in pale Orange endorsed Sable. | |
| 102. War Medal 1939–1945: Gules a Pale of nine-sixteenths of the width Azure a Pallet Argent thereon an Endorse of the first.
Awarded with Mention in Dispatches to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 103. Australia Service Medal 1939–1945: Per pale Azure and Bleu-Celeste a Canadian Pale Or fimbriated Gules. | |
| 104. Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 (Note 7): Purpure a Pale of three-quarters of the width Bleu Celeste fimbriated Murrey thereon a Pallet Or voided Gules. | |
| 105. Korea Medal: Or on a Pale five-eighths of the width Azure a Pale of the first. | |
| 106. United Nations Service Medal for Korea (Note 10): Bleu Celeste eight Pallets Argent. | |
| 107. Naval General Service Medal 1915–1962 (Notes 6 & 7): Gules voided Argent a Pale of the second fimbriated of the first. | |
| 108. General Service Medal 1918–1962 (Notes 6 & 7): Purpure a Pale Vert. | |
| 109. General Service Medal 1962 (Note 7): Purpure fimbriated Vert. | |
| 110. Vietnam Medal: Per pale Azure and Bleu-Celeste on a Canadian Pale Or fimbriated Gules three Cotises Gules. | |
| 111. Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal (Note 11): Per pale Gules and Bleu-Celeste on a Pale of three-quarters of the width Or fimbriated Murrey three Cotises Gules. | |
| 112. Australian Active Service Medal (Note 7). Medal: A seven-pointed Star environed by a Laurel Wreath the medal ensigned by St Edward’s Crown. Ribbon: Vert fimbriated Emerald on a Pale of eleven-sixteenths of the width Lime fimbriated Or a Pale Argent thereon a Pallet Gules. | |
| 113. International Force East Timor Medal: Argent fimbriated Bleu Celeste on a Pale Vert a Pallet Gules. | |
| 114. Afghanistan Medal: Argent fimbriated Bleu Celeste on a Pale three-fifths of the width Gold a Pallet Purpure thereon a Cotise Gules. | |
| 115. Iraq Medal: Or a Pallet Purpure thereon a Cotise Gules. | |
| 116. Australian Service Medal 1945–1975: Per pale Azure and Bleu Celeste a Pale Cendrée thereon a Pallet Vert thereon a Cotise Or. | |
| 117. Australian General Service Medal for Korea: Argent on a Pale of three-fifths of the width Azure a Pale Or. | |
| 118. Australian Service Medal (Note 7): Buff on a Pale of nine-sixteenths of the width Lime fimbriated Or a Pale Vert thereon a Pale Emerald. | |
| 119. Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection (Note 12): Tierced per pale Azure Red-ochre and Vert. | |
| 120. Australian Operational Service Medal – Greater Middle East Operations (Note 12): Tierced per pale Vert Sable and Bleu Celeste fimbriated Buff. | |
| 121. Australian Operational Service Medal – Special Operations (Note 12): Sable a Pale Gules. | |
| 122. Australian Operational Service Medal – Counter Terrorism and Special Recovery (CT/SR) (Note 12): Sable a Canadian Pale Bleu Celeste fimbriated Cendrée thereon a Pale Argent fimbriated Azure. | |
| 123. Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian: Vert a Pale Purpure fimbriated Or. | |
| 124. Rhodesia Medal: Bleu Celeste a Pale tierced per pale Gules Argent and Azure. | |
| 125. Police Overseas Service Medal (Note 7): Chequy of 6 rows Sable and Argent.
Awarded with East Timor clasp to Mark Elm [32], and with Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands and Cyprus Clasps to Dale Potter [80]. | |
| 126. Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Note 7): Celadon a Pallet Or. | |
| 127. National Emergency Medal: Vert seven Pallets in pale Or.
Awarded with North Queensland clasp to Mark Elm [32], and with Victorian Black Saturday Fires 2009 Clasp to Dale Potter [80]. | |
| 128. Civilian Service Medal 1939–1945: Celadon a Pale Gules fimbriated by Cotises Argent. | |
| 129. National Police Service Medal: Argent on a Pale of five-ninths of the width Azure endorsed Gules a Pale Or.
Awarded to Mark Elm [32], and Dale Potter [80]. | |
| 130. Polar Medal*: Argent. | |
| 131. Imperial Service Medal*: Gules a Tierce in pale Azure. |
Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals
| 132. King Edward VII Coronation Medal: Azure fimbriated Argent a Pale Gules.
Awarded to King George V [in Royal 8-11]. | |
| 133. King George V Coronation Medal: Azure on a Pale Gules a Pallet of the first.
Awarded to the late King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1], Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8], Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11]. | |
| 134. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal: Azure a Pale of four-fifths of the width Gules endorsed Azure.
Awarded to the late King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1], [in Royal 8], Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11]. | |
| 135. King George VI Coronation Medal: Gules fimbriated Argent a Pale eleven-sixteenths of the width Azure fimbriated of the second.
Awarded to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent [Royal 9], Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy [Royal 10], and the late Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1]. | |
| 136. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal: Gules fimbriated Argent on a Pale Azure an Endorse of the first.
Awarded to The King [Royal 1], The Princess Royal [Royal 5], Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8], Prince Edward, Duke of Kent [Royal 9], Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy [Royal 10], Prince Michael of Kent [Royal 11], and to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 137. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal: Argent fimbriated Gules on a Pale Azure a Cotise of the second.
Awarded to The King [Royal 1], The Princess Royal [Royal 5], Prince Andrew, Duke of York [Royal 6], Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh [Royal 7], Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8], Prince Edward, Duke of Kent [Royal 9], Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy [Royal 10], Prince Michael of Kent [Royal 11], and to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 138. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal: Azure fimbriated Gules on a Pale Argent a Cotise of the second.
Awarded to all living senior members of the Royal Family [Royal 1-11]-10, the Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69, and to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 139. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal: Gules fimbriated Azure on a Pale Argent a Pallet of the first.
Awarded to all living senior members of the Royal Family [Royal 1-11]-10, the Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, David White [Officials 3], 68, Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69, and to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 140. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal: Gules fimbriated Argent a Tierce in pale Azure.
Awarded to all living senior members of the Royal Family [Royal 1-11]-10, the Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, and the kings of arms [Officials 3-5], 68-69. | |
| 141. King Charles III Coronation Medal: Azure fimbriated Gules a Pale of the second fimbriated Argent.
Awarded to all living senior members of the Royal Family [Royal 2-11], 6-10, the Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, and the kings of arms [Officials 3-5], 68-69. | |
| 142. 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal: Gules fimbriated Sable an Endorse of the second. | |
| 143. Australian Sports Medal: Or on the nine-sixteenth line a Pale of 9/32 of the width Vert on the one-sixth line thereon two Pallets one ninth of the width of the Pale followed by a Pallet one sixth of the width of the Pale all Or.
Awarded to The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce [16]. | |
| 144. Centenary Medal: Azure seven Cotises alternately Or and Gules.
Awarded to Professor Mark Compton [26], The Hon Dr Neil Conn [27], The Hon Shane Stone [107] and The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce [16]. |
Long service medals
| 145. Defence Force Service Medal: Or fimbriated Azure a Pale of the second. | |
| 146. Reserve Force Decoration (RFD): Azure a Pale Or. | |
| 147. Reserve Force Medal: Azure fimbriated Or. | |
| 148. Defence Long Service Medal: Azure fimbriated Or four Cotises of the second. | |
| 149. National Medal: Or seven Endorses Azure.
Awarded with Clasp to Mark Elm [32], and Dale Potter [80]. Awarded to the late Michael Bryce [in 16]. | |
| 150. Australian Defence Medal: Sanguine a Pale of the first fimbriated Argent.
Awarded to the late Michael Bryce [in 16]. | |
| 151. Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal: Gules fimbriated Azure on a Pale of two-thirds of the width Or fimbriated Bleu Celeste four Barrulets of the second. | |
| 152. Champion Shots Medal: Gules fimbriated Bleu Celeste a Pale Azure. | |
| 153. Long Service Medals (Imperial) (Note 13)*. | |
| 154. Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Note 14)*: Argent a Pale of nineteen over thirty-two of the width Azure
Awarded with three Bars to The King [Royal 1], five Bars to the late Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1], and six Bars to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2]. | |
| 155. Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Note 14)*: Gules fimbriated Argent
Awarded with five Bars to the late Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1], | |
| 156. Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Note 14)*: Per pale Azure and Gules fimbriated Argent
Awarded with five Bars to the late Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1]. | |
| 157. Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration (VD) (Note 14)*: Emerald.
Awarded to the late General Sir John Monash [Memorial 4]. | |
| 158. Air Efficiency Award (AE) (Note 14)*: Vert a Pale Argent voided of the first.
Awarded to the late Michael Bryce [in 16]. | |
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159. Service Medal of the Order of St John (Note 3): Sable on a Pale three-fifths of the width Argent a Pale of the first. Ultra Long Service (ULS) extension awarded after 50 years’ service: Sable on a Pale three-fifths of the width Argent a Pale of the first voided Or.
Awarded with two gold Bars to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [Royal 8]. |
| 160. Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal: Bleu Celeste fimbriated Orange on a Pale of two-thirds of the width Argent fimbriated Vert a Pallet Azure voided Or.
Awarded to the late Michael Bryce [in 16]. |
Foreign awards
| 161. Independence and anniversary medals (in order of date of receipt)*. | |
| 162. Foreign awards (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing). |
Citations
The Governor-General may award citations to units of the Australian Defence Force. Members of units for which a citation has been awarded who served during the operation cited (entitled members) may wear the full insignia charged with an emblem.
| 163. Group Bravery Citation: Argent a sprig of Wattle fesswise Bronze a Bordure Silver. | |
| Entitled members | 164. Unit Citation for Gallantry: Vert a Bordure of Flames Silver. Entitled members: Vert a seven-pointed Star Silver a Bordure of Flames of the last. |
| Entitled members | 165. Meritorious Unit Citation: Or a Bordure of Flames Rhodium. Entitled members: Or a seven-pointed Star Rhodium a Bordure of Flames of the last. |
Postnominal letters
| Description | Postnominal | Held by |
|---|---|---|
| Aide-de-camp | ADC | The Prince of Wales [Royal 3], 7, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8-11], 9-10, the Duke of Kent [Royal 9], 9, and the late Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11], 9, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], 71 |
| Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand [21], 33 | CA | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40, Daniel Racovolis [85], 55 |
| Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia Limited [28], 36 | CPA | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40 |
| Doctor of Divinity | DD | His Grace Justin Welby [Officials 1], 68 |
| Deputy Lieutenant | DL | Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, and the late Major Bruce Shand [in Royal 2], 6 |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [92], 57 | FRANZCP | Dr Angelos Giannakoureas [38], 39 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | FRS | Sir Thomas Brisbane [in 15], 31, John Lindley [in State 3], 20 |
| Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London | FSA | Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69 |
| Justice of the Peace | JP | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40, Geoffrey Kingman‑Sugars [48], 43, Leon Lindley [55], 45 |
| King’s Counsel | KC | The Hon Arthur Emmett [33], 38, The Hon Shane Stone [107], 62 |
| Doctor of Laws | LLD | The Hon Arthur Emmett [33], 38 |
| Master of Arts | MA | David White [Officials 3], 68, Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69, Robert Noel [Officials 5], 69 |
| Master of Philosophy | MPhil | Robert Noel [Officials 5], 69 |
| Privy Counsellor | PC | The Queen [Royal 2], 6, the Prince of Wales [Royal 3], 7, the late Prince Philip [Memorial 2], 71, Lord Casey [in Federal 4], 13 and Viscount Sydney [in 112], 64. |
| Royal Australian Navy | RAN | Ivan Ingham [45], 42 |
| Royal Navy | RN | James Cook [in 43], 41 |
Notes
Provided by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia.
- Refers to the Imperial Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia.
- Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards. Post nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General’s media release of 14 August 1982. (The Life Saving Medal is worn on the right side.)
- The Australian Antarctic Medal was known as the Antarctic Medal until 18 December 1997.
- Recipients of the 1914 Star are not eligible for the award of the 1914–1915 Star.
- The order of wearing of the Naval General Service Medal 1915–1962 and General Service Medal 1918–1962 (Army and Air Force) will vary from person to person depending on when the person earned the first clasp. If the first clasp relates to service between World War I and World War II, the medals should be worn immediately after World War I war medals. If the first clasp relates to service after 2 September 1945, the medals should be worn immediately after the United Nations Service Medal for Korea.
- Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt.
- Only one of these three Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for two of these awards, the Star first earned is worn with the clasp of the second Star. Only one Star and one clasp may be worn even if the person qualified for all three Stars.
- Only one of these two Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for both the Pacific Star and the Burma Star, the Star first earned was awarded together with the appropriate clasp denoting the service that would have qualified for the other Star.
- Uniquely, although a foreign award, the United Nations Service Medal for Korea is worn immediately after the Korea Medal. All other foreign awards for which official permission has been given to accept and wear are worn as foreign awards.
- A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal.
- Worn in order of date of qualifying service.
- Refers to Imperial efficiency and long service awards.
- These are included as an example of Imperial efficiency and long service awards to be worn at item 153.
Other awards
In addition to national honours listed above, there are several other awards, such as:
- The Royal Victorian Chain: This decoration worn around the neck was instituted by King Edward VII in honour of her mother Queen Victoria has been issued to all monarchs since King George V, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and foreign heads of state and former Archbishops of Canterbury.
- Royal Family Orders: These are badges issued to female members of the Royal Family which are worn on a bow on the left shoulder. An example includes the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II [Memorial 1].
- Next of kin awards: On 1 July 2009, the late Queen Elizabeth II instituted the Elizabeth Cross to be awarded to recognised next of kin of members of the British Armed Forces killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack after the Second World War. Eligible next of kin may wear the insignia on their right breast, including in uniform, where appropriate. The Elizabeth Cross is similar in design to the Memorial Cross for Canadian Forces and the New Zealand Memorial Cross.
- Internal awards in uniformed services: The Australian Federal Police, state and territory police forces and other uniformed services in Australia have instituted internal awards for their members. Although sub-national awards are not worn with Australian Defence Force uniform, these are worn on the right breast uniform of the service concerned.
- Awards issued by private societies: In exceptional circumstances, approval may be granted for a person to wear an award of a non-government organisation while in uniform on their right breast if the award was for bravery for saving life. Such an award includes the Clarke Medal, which is named in honour of Sir William John Clarke, 1st Baronet Clarke of Rupertswood and great-grandfather of the fourth baronet Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke [22], issued by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia.
| Description | Postnominal | Held by |
|---|---|---|
| Aide-de-camp | ADC | The Prince of Wales [Royal 3], 7, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [in Royal 8-11], 9-10, the Duke of Kent [Royal 9], 9, and the late Prince George, Duke of Kent [in Royal 9-11], 9, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [Memorial 2], 71 |
| Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand [21], 33 | CA | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40, Daniel Racovolis [85], 55 |
| Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia Limited [28], 36 | CPA | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40 |
| Doctor of Divinity | DD | His Grace Justin Welby [Officials 1], 68 |
| Deputy Lieutenant | DL | Duke of Norfolk [Officials 2], 68, and the late Major Bruce Shand [in Royal 2], 6 |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [92], 57 | FRANZCP | Dr Angelos Giannakoureas [38], 39 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | FRS | Sir Thomas Brisbane [in 15], 31, John Lindley [in State 3], 20 |
| Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London | FSA | Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69 |
| Justice of the Peace | JP | Geoffrey Gill [39], 40, Geoffrey Kingman‑Sugars [48], 43, Leon Lindley [55], 45 |
| King’s Counsel | KC | The Hon Arthur Emmett [33], 38, The Hon Shane Stone [107], 62 |
| Doctor of Laws | LLD | The Hon Arthur Emmett [33], 38 |
| Master of Arts | MA | David White [Officials 3], 68, Timothy Duke [Officials 4], 69, Robert Noel [Officials 5], 69 |
| Master of Philosophy | MPhil | Robert Noel [Officials 5], 69 |
| Privy Counsellor | PC | The Queen [Royal 2], 6, the Prince of Wales [Royal 3], 7, the late Prince Philip [Memorial 2], 71, Lord Casey [in Federal 4], 13 and Viscount Sydney [in 112], 64. |
| Royal Australian Navy | RAN | Ivan Ingham [45], 42 |
| Royal Navy | RN | James Cook [in 43], 41 |
Appendix I: Military insignia
The following military insignia has been depicted for artistic purposes in this publication. Depictions are intended to be indicative and not representative of the actual insignia used by the military.
| 1. Crown of a king of arms: A Crown inscribed in the rim MISERERE MEI DEUS SECUNDUM MAGNAM MISERICORDIAM TUAM (‘Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy great mercy’) (Psalm 51) and garnished with Acanthus leaves all Gold capped Gules and ensigned with a Tassel brush issuant therefrom in base Acanthus leaves all of the first. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. | |
| 2. Rising Sun badge: Issuant from a Scroll of three parts a Rising Sun charged with a representation of the Tudor Crown. Depiction based on work by Wikimedia Commons user “Skjoldbro”. | |
| 3. General officer cap badge: On a Sword in bend point and blade upwards Argent hilt and Pommel Gold a marshal’s Baton in bend sinister of the second all environed by an Oak Wreath of the second all ensigned with the Royal Crest (being a Royal Crown thereon a Lion statant guardant royally crowned). Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. | |
| 4. Naval officer cap badge: An Anchor chained Argent environed by a Laurel Wreath Gold the whole ensigned by the Crown of Saint Edward proper. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. | |
| 5. Field marshal rank insignia: On a Laurel Wreath two marshal’s Batons in saltire all Gold the whole ensigned with Saint Edward’s Crown proper. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. | |
| 6. Admiral rank insignia: Four Stars of eight points in cross on each a Roundel fimbriated all Argent and ensigned by a Sword in bend point and blade upwards of the second the whole ensigned by the Crown of Saint Edward. Sleeve insignia: Above a Bar three Barrulets the chief Barrulet twisted into a loop in centre point all Or. Depictions by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. | |
| 7. Skill at arms badge: Two Rifles in saltire. | |
| 8. Army combat badge: On a Laurel Wreath two Swords in saltire point upwards all Bronze. | |
| 9. Principal warfare officer badge: On two Swords in saltire point downwards in front of Waves a pointed Escutcheon charged with a Trident palewise and ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward all Gold. | |
| 10. Aircrew badge – Pilot: The Royal Crest winged all Silver. | |
| 11. Army individual readiness notification badge: A Rifle supported by two branches of Wattle all Silver. | |
| 12. Sergeant rank insignia: Three Chevrons reversed Or. Depiction by Wikimedia Commons user “Sodacan”. |
Appendix II: Symbols of Urabba Parks
These devices are associated with Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited, a charity that manages the ‘Urabba’ property in Rankins Springs . As a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001, His Majesty The King [Royal 1] is fundator incipiens, or incipient founder, while the actual Founder, Daniel Racovolis [85], 55, is regarded as fundator perficiens, or perficient founder. The right to succeed the Founder is known as foundation and is embodied in the Management of Urabba Parks, held by the Enactor and his heirs and successors. The title Enactor is used in relation to the Urabbaparcensian monarch as it does not convey any social status or rank beyond the responsibility to ‘enact’ the laws and directions of the company. Something appertaining to an Enactor is regarded as Enactorial. In formal proceedings the Enactor is referred to as Mister Enactor while a female enactor or wife of an Enactor is known as an Enactress and is addressed as Madam Enactress.
| 1. House mark (the ‘Urabbaparcensian Cross’): Cross couped the chief arm taking the form of a Greek Rho and the fess and base points conjoined to a demi-circle inverted. | |
| 2. Monogram: U and P conjoined the sinister of the U under the spine of the P. | |
| 3. Corporate signet (Ingam): Rectangle Or inscribed with the words: ULABA GONG-WON [Sino-Korean: Urabba Parks] in Chinese Characters (Hanja) Gules within a Bordure of the second. | |
| 4. Corporate signet (Beobindojang): Rectangle Or inscribed with the words ULABA GONG-WON in Korean Characters (Hangul) Gules within a Bordure of the second. | |
| 5. House flag: Vert a Urabbaparcensian Cross Or. | |
| 6. Enactorial signet obverse: Roundel Vert thereon the Plate of Representation (a Bezant inscribed with the word DAEPYOISA [Korean: representative director] in Hanja Gules the outer corner of each character extending to a Bordure Gold all ensigned and conjoined to a Patriarchal Cross and set in a wreath of vine Leaves also Gold) within the words ULABBA GONG-WON in Hanja Or the whole ensigned and conjoined to a Patriarchal Cross and set in a Wreath of vine Leaves all of the third. | |
| 7. Enactorial signet reverse (Dojang): Roundel Gules thereon the word DAEPYOISA in Hangul each character conjoined at the corner to a Circle all Or in surrounded by a Urabbaparcensian Cross and an inscription ULABA GONG-WON in like characters all of the second the whole ensigned and conjoined to a Patriarchal Cross and set in a Wreath of vine Leaves all of the second. | |
| 8. Enactorial Cypher: The Letters DJR Argent fimbriated Gold the J extended in pale and ensigned with the Plate of Representation proper. | |
| 9. Medallion: Bleu Celeste the Head of Mister Enactor couped proper surrounded by his name and country of birth in the Hellenic language Or separated by the Enactorial Arms proper a Vergina Sun and Star of 7 points within a Bordure embattled all of the third. |
Glossary
| Achievement of Arms | see Armorial Bearings |
| addorsed | placed back to back |
| affronté | facing the viewer |
| Annulet | a Roundel voided |
| arched | forming a curve (cf. enarched) |
| Argent | white silver |
| armed | of the horns, teeth or claws of a beast |
| armiger | a lawful bearer of Arms |
| Armorial Bearings or Ensigns | the set of heraldic devices borne by a person, including Arms, Crest, a motto scroll and in some cases, Supporters |
| armory | the study of Armorial Bearings |
| Arms | the principal heraldic device of a person, bounded in an Escutcheon (or for women who are unmarried or widowed, in a Lozenge or oval) |
| attired | of antlers |
| attitude | the manner in which a figure (creature or human) appears, such as rampant, passant or (in the case of flying creatures) volant |
| augmentation | a device added to another to indicate an honour, such as the Arms of the Order of St John added in chief to the Arms of Mark Compton [26] and Neil Conn [27], 35, Bailiffs Grand Cross |
| Azure | blue |
| Badge | a standalone unbounded heraldic device |
| Banner of Arms | a flag bearing Arms; see also Standard. |
| Bar | I. a broad line, horizontal and throughout unless otherwise specified II. insignia added to the Ribbon of a medal to indicate a subsequent award or involvement in an operation |
| barbed | of the leaves of a rose |
| baronet | a gentleman who is entitled to use the title 'Sir' before his name as a result of being awarded or inheriting a baronetage |
| baronetage | a hereditary knighthood conferred on a gentleman and his male successors |
| Barrulet | a diminutive Bar |
| barry | of Bars repeated throughout |
| base | the lower portion of a device |
| Base | a rectangle occupying the base |
| bear | to possess by carrying and showing by facing outwards towards others; heraldic devices are described using the perspective of the bearer |
| Bearings, Armorial | see Armorial Bearings |
| beast | a creature |
| Bend | a diagonal Bar issuant from the dexter chief and throughout to the sinister base |
| Bend sinister | a Bend reversed (from the sinister chief to the dexter base) |
| Bendlet | a diminutive Bend |
| bendwise | diagonally |
| bevilled | divided in the middle vertically and offset |
| Bezant | a Roundel Or |
| Billet | a rectangle (usually palewise), representing a document (bill) |
| blazon | a common term for a heraldic description |
| blazonry | a common term for heraldic terminology |
| Bleu Celeste | sky blue |
| Bordure | a peripheral ordinary enclosing other elements in a device |
| Bridge | an arched structure between two Towers |
| brisure | a mark of cadency, such as a Label |
| Bronze | a copper-based alloy |
| Buff | light yellow-grey |
| caboshed or cabossed | of a beast's head, shown full face with no neck visible |
| cadency | the system of differentiating a person's Armorial Bearings from other individuals entitled to use the same Arms |
| Celadon | pale green |
| Camp Crown | a crown with sword-like spike issuant from the Rim |
| Canadian pale | a Pale that covers half the width of the field |
| canting | the practice of alluding to a person’s name or attribute in a device |
| Canton | a rectangle located in the dexter chief; in blazonry a Canton could be said to occupy between one-ninth and one-third of the field, while in vexillology a canton occupies one quarter of the field (the equivalent heraldic term is Quarter) |
| Castle | an embattled wall, usually depicted with a Portcullis in the middle, issuant therefrom at least two Towers |
| Cendrée | grey or ash-coloured |
| centre point | the centre of a device (the term fess point is also used) |
| charge | a device that forms part of a larger device, for example a Cross or Mullet as appearing on Arms |
| charged | having charges placed upon it |
| chequy or checky | divided into alternating squares |
| Chevron | an ordinary charge formed by two Bars intersecting each other at the chief |
| Chevronel | a diminutive Chevron |
| chevronwise | in the direction of a Chevron |
| chief | the upper portion of a device |
| Chief | a rectangle occupying the chief |
| citation | a formal recognition of involvement a group in an event worthy of recognition; members of a unit awarded a citation may wear special insignia on their left breast |
| Clasp | insignia added to the Ribbon of a medal to indicate operational involvement |
| coat of arms | a common term for Armorial Bearings |
| colour | 1. in armory, a colour is generally known as tincture, however the term is used to refer to the main non-metallic tinctures of Gules, Sable, Azure, Vert and Purpure 2. a flag identifying a military unit; the origin of the Trooping of the Colour ceremony |
| commendation | insignia attached to a Ribbon of a medal or a separate piece of Ribbon worn alongside medals |
| componée or compony | in rows of alternating tinctures |
| conjoined | two devices joined to create one |
| contournée or contourny | facing sinister |
| Cotise | a thin line |
| cotised | between two Cotises |
| couchant | lying on its stomach with legs pointing forward |
| counter | a line type reversed on the other side of a device |
| counterchanged | the tincture in reverse being reversed along the division |
| couped | cut off at the limbs or neck |
| Crest | a device appearing on the top of Armorial Bearings |
| Cross | two intersecting conjoined Bars, usually perpendicular to each other |
| Cross-Crosslet | a Cross potent between four plain Crosslets |
| Crosslet | a Cross couped that is placed alongside a larger Cross |
| crowned | having a crown placed upon its head |
| Dame | a lady who is entitled to use the title before her name as a result of being awarded a membership of an order of chivalry equivalent of a knighthood |
| dancetty | having a line of broad triangular wave with peaks matching troughs |
| decoration | an award of a medal, commendation or membership of an order of chivalry |
| demi | cut in half below the middle, with only the top half showing |
| dexter | on the right of a device from the perspective of its bearer |
| differencing | the practice of adding charges to Arms or other components of Armorial Bearings as to individualise them |
| displayed | a beast facing towards the viewer |
| division | a partition of the field of a device into two or more parts, such as per chevron or per fess |
| double Tressure | two Tressures running side by side |
| dovetailed | having triangular indentations representing a carpentry joint |
| Ducal Coronet | a coronet with pearled flower-like devices issuant from the Rim |
| ducally gorged | gorged with a Ducal Coronet |
| embattled | with rectangular indentations to represent a fort |
| embowed | a bent limb |
| Emerald | dark green |
| enarched | forming a pointy arch (cf. arched) |
| Endorse | a diminutive Bar, thinner than a Barrulet and generally seen in a pair, one on either side of a thicker ordinary |
| endorsed | being flanked by Endorses on each side |
| enfiled | transfixing or running through another object such as a crown |
| engrailed | in the manner of circular indentations arched downwards (cf. invected) |
| enhanced | raised above its usual position |
| ensign | 1. a device placed directly above an Escutcheon or other device, generally as a symbol of authority 2. a flag used on vessels, craft, vehicles and related establishments |
| ensigned | having an ensign |
| Ensigns, Armorial | see Armorial Bearings |
| entwined | as having an object wrapped around |
| environed | surrounded |
| eradicated | having its roots visible |
| erased | being ripped off at its neck |
| erect | standing upright |
| Ermine | Argent ermined Sable |
| Ermine spot | a figurative charge representing a fur spot, generally a stylised arrow |
| ermined | semy of Ermine spots |
| Erminois | Or ermined Sable |
| Escutcheon | a shield |
| faleristics | see phaleristics |
| Fess or Fesse | a Bar in the middle of a device |
| fess point | the centre of a device |
| fesswise | horizontally |
| field | the area of Arms or another bounded device |
| fimbriated | having a border |
| fitchy | having its lower limb replaced by a long point |
| fixed ordinary | an ordinary that has a fixed position, such as a Bar, Base, Bend, Bordure, Canton, Chevron, Chief, Cross, Fess, Flaunch, Mound, Orle, Pale, Pall, Pile, Quarter, Saltire, Tressure |
| Flaunch | a demi Roundel protruding into the field from the horizontal sides, generally in a pair (Flaunches) |
| flory-counter-flory | being on both sides in the manner of Fleurs de Lis in alternating directions |
| fly | the half of a flag furthest from the hoist side; the heraldic equivalent is sinister |
| formy or paty, pattée | of a cross of two thick Bars arched and counter-arched |
| Fountain | a Roundel barry wavy Argent and Azure |
| fowled | having its rope |
| fretty | in a pattern of interlaced Bendlets |
| fur | a class of tincture representing a mammalian coat, including Ermine, Pean and Vair |
| genealogy | the study of a person's ancestry |
| Gold | although gold in heraldry is generally described as Or, Gold is used where there are golden charges in a device surmounting other charges Or as to conform to the rule of tincture |
| gorged | having its neck through an object |
| Goutte | a stylised droplet |
| goutty or gouttée, guttée or gutty | semy of Gouttes |
| goutty d’eau or guttée d’eau | goutty Argent (water droplets) |
| goutty de sang | goutty Gules (blood droplets) |
| graded | with steps at its base |
| grady | having a line in the manner of steps |
| Griffin or Gryphon | a heraldic beast formed of an Eagle in chief and a Lion in base |
| gringolée | having serpents issuant from the limbs |
| group citation | see citation |
| guardant | having its head facing towards the viewer |
| Gules | red |
| Gyron | a triangle having its angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the field |
| gyronny | having a number of Gyrons rotated around the fess point |
| herald | somebody who is engaged, in an official or professional capacity, in the practice of heraldry |
| heraldic | legendary as differentiated to natural (such as a heraldic Sea Lion, a mythical lion-like creature, as opposed to a natural sealion) |
| heraldry | a field of study encompassing armory, genealogy, phaleristics, protocol and vexillology |
| hilt | the handle of a sword or another implement |
| Hippocampus | a natural seahorse |
| hoist side | the side of a flag closest to the Staff |
| honeycombed | overlaid with a hexagonal pattern in the manner of a honeycomb |
| honour | a privilege enjoyed by a person |
| honourable ordinary | a class of fixed ordinary, such as a Bar, Bend, Chevron, Chief, Cross, Fess, Pale or Saltire |
| house flag | a flag for use by an entity, distinct from the banner of arms of the entity |
| immobile ordinary | see fixed ordinary |
| impaled | having combined with another device on the sinister of the field, generally used to create one device; examples include the impaling of the Arms of husband with those of his wife on the spouse’s arms (see the Arms of The Queen [Royal 2], 6) and on the Arms of officeholders (see [Officials 1-5], 68-69) |
| in bend | diagonally like a Bend, generally from dexter chief to sinister base |
| in bordure | along the boundaries of a device |
| in circle | each rotated in the same distance from the centre like a circle |
| in cross | perpendicular to each other and intersecting in the centre like a Cross |
| in orle | alongside the edges of the field like an Orle |
| in saltire | in bend and in bend sinister like a Saltire |
| indented | having a line of triangular indentation in the manner of a saw |
| insignia | a device symbolising authority; used to signify a rank, office or honour |
| invected | a line in the manner of demi circles arched upwards (cf. engrailed) |
| inverted | facing the opposite to its original direction |
| irradiated | having solar rays issuant from its edges |
| issuant | coming out of |
| king of arms | a senior herald, usually having the authority to grant Armorial Bearings and regulate their use |
| knight | a gentleman who is entitled to use the title 'Sir' before his name as a result of being awarded a knighthood |
| knighthood | an honour awarded to gentlemen, whether on its own (e.g., a knight bachelor, [Honours 23], 81) or as a grade in an order of chivalry |
| Label | a Bar from which points are pendent therefrom |
| Lady | 1. the wife of a knight, who is entitled to use the title before her surname 2. a lady who is entitled to use the title before her name as a result of being awarded membership of the Order of the Garter or the Order of the Thistle |
| langued | having its tongue |
| leaved | having its leaves |
| Lime | bright green |
| Lozenge | a diamond, usually depicted narrower than it is tall |
| Lymphad | a single-masted ship propelled by oars with its sails furled and having three flags |
| Maillechort | of a nickel-silver metallic substance |
| Maltese cross | a Cross formy couped with arms that narrow towards the intersection and are indented at the ends |
| Mascle | a voided Lozenge |
| masoned | of or relating to the grout of an edifice |
| medal | a metallic piece suspended from a Ribbon used to indicate receipt of an honour |
| metal | a category of tincture representing a metallic substance, including Argent (silver) and Or (gold) |
| mobile subordinary | a subordinary can be placed anywhere on the field of a device, such as a Lozenge or Roundel |
| Mound | a shallow dome |
| Mount | a small hill |
| Mullet | a straight-sided star (five rays unless otherwise specified) |
| Mural Crown | a figurative crown embattled and masoned as to represent a settlement |
| Murrey or Mulberry | being of a dark red-purple |
| naiant | swimming fesswise |
| name and arms | the status of both being of a surname and entitled to bear particular Arms |
| natural | as a creature existing in nature, as opposed to a theoretical heraldic beast |
| nebuly or nebulée | of a meandering line in the shape of three-quarters of a circle repeated as to create bulbous protrusions into either side of the line, representing clouds (nebula) |
| nowed | tied in a knot |
| nowy | being tied at the middle |
| of the first, second, etc | of a particular tincture as stated in the description (blazon) |
| official flag | flag that identifies the holder of an office, sometimes called a personal flag |
| Or | gold |
| order of chivalry | an honour consisting of one or more grades of membership, such as the Order of Australia |
| ordinary | a geometrical charge |
| ordinary of arms | a listing of Ams by ordinary |
| Orle | a Barrulet following the edges of a device (but separated from the edge); a charge or set of charges running along the edged is said to be in orle |
| Pale | a vertical Bar running down the middle |
| palewise | vertically |
| Pall or Pairle | two Bars chevronwise reversed conjoined to a Pale issuant from the point of the intersecting chevronwise Bars |
| Pallet | a vertical Barrulet |
| passant | represented as walking with the dexter foot raised |
| paty or pattée | see formy |
| Pean | Sable ermined Or |
| per bend | being divided bendwise |
| per chevron | being divided chevronwise |
| per fess | being divided fesswise |
| per pale | being divided palewise |
| per quarterly | being divided into four Quarters with one tincture in the first (dexter chief) and fourth (sinister base) Quarters and another tincture in the second and third Quarters (see also Quarterly) |
| personal flag | a flag identifying an individual, such as the Royal Standard of His Majesty the King |
| phaleristics | the study of decorations |
| pierced | having a round piercing in the middle |
| Pile | a long wedge issuant from the chief |
| Plate | a Roundel Argent |
| pommel | a knob at the end of a hilt |
| pommelly | with each point forming a pommel |
| Portal | the opening of an edifice |
| Portcullis | a gate-like Portal of a Castle |
| potent | ending in a T-shape |
| proper | coloured as in reality |
| protocol | the set of rules governing a structured event or proceeding |
| Purpure | purple |
| pursuivant | associate herald |
| quadrante | conjoined at the fess point to a square |
| Quarter | a square conjoined to the dexter and chief sides of a device and occupying an area half of the width and height of the field (in vexillology known as a Canton) |
| quartering | the practice of combining two or more Arms into one |
| quarterly | divided into at least four parts, usually for the purposes of quartering |
| quarter-voided | being voided at the intersection |
| quillon | the guard of a hilt |
| raguly | with oblique notches to represent a sawn-off branch |
| rampant | erect with forepaws raised |
| reguardant | the head reversed from the body |
| respectant | facing each other |
| reversed | facing the opposite direction |
| Rhodium | of a platinum-like metallic substance |
| riband | a Ribbon from which the badge of a decoration is suspended, worn around the neck (or in some cases, over the shoulder and hip) |
| Ribbon | a cloth piece from which a decoration is attached or suspended |
| ribbon bar | a rectangular piece of Ribbon worn in place of the full insignia of a decoration |
| Rim | the base of headgear, such as a crown or coronet |
| roll of arms | a listing of Armorial Bearings by bearer (for a listing by ordinary, see ordinary of arms) |
| Roundel | a full circle |
| rule of tincture | the prohibition on metal being placed on another metal, or a colour being placed on another colour |
| Sable | black |
| Saltire | a Bend intersecting and conjoined with a Bend sinister |
| saltire-wise | in bend and the other in bend reversed like a Saltire |
| Sanguine | blood red |
| Sea Horse | a mythical equine creature with fins in the place of hooves (a natural seahorse may be described as a Hippocampus) |
| Sea Lion | a mythical leonine creature with webbed forelimbs and a fish tail |
| seeded | of the seed of a rose |
| segreant | rampant, wings elevated and addorsed (generally used for heraldic winged quadrupeds) |
| semy or semé | in a pattern of a recurring charge representing its seeding |
| sigillography or sphragistics | the study of seals |
| sinister | 1. on the left side of a device from the perspective of its bearer 2. to reverse horizontally; for an example see Bend sinister |
| Silver | although silver in armory is generally described as Argent, Silver is used where there are silver charges in a device surmounting other charges Argent as to conform to the rule of tincture |
| Slip | the stem of a plant |
| slipped | of or relating to a Slip |
| society of honour | another name for an order of chivalry; the Order of Australia is established as a 'society of honour' |
| square-pierced | having a square piercing in the middle |
| Staff | a pole used for ceremonial purposes or for the flying of a flag |
| stain | a class of dark tincture that includes Emerald, Murrey, Sanguine and Tenné |
| Standard | a flag charged with Armorial Bearings, such as the Royal Standard of His Majesty The King |
| statant | standing with all feet on the ground |
| subordinary | a class of ordinary that may be used in addition to honourable ordinaries or independently, including mobile subordinaries and some fixed ordinaries |
| Supporters | beasts or figures supporting Arms in Armorial Bearings |
| surmounted | having placed directly in front of it |
| tabard | an garment consisting of a front, back and upperarm pieces charged throughout with Arms generally worn by heralds in ceremonial processions |
| Tenné, Tawny or Tenny | red-brown |
| throughout | extending to the edge of a device |
| Tierce | a Pale issuant from the dexter |
| tierced | being divided into three parts |
| tincture | the metal, colour, stain, fur or pattern of a device or part thereof |
| torqued | embowed in the body |
| Torse | see Wreath |
| Tower | a fort-like edifice embattled in the chief and generally depicted with slits and a Portal |
| Tressure | a Cotise alongside the edges of a device |
| unit citation | see citation |
| Vair | Azure semy of vair bells (squirrel fur) conjoined Argent |
| Vert | Green |
| vexillology | the study of flags, particularly national flags |
| voided | being hollowed out |
| volant | flying |
| wavy | a smooth alternating semicircular line |
| winged | having wings issuant from it |
| Wreath (or Torse) | a device upon which the Crest is set that consists of stylised bends of cloth in alternating tinctures |
| wreathed | divided into Bends of alternating tinctures as a Wreath |
Authorities
Statutes
Air Navigation Act 1920: [Federal 7]
Australia Act 1986: [Overview]
Badge, Arms and Floral Emblem of Queensland Act 1959: [State 3]
Corporations Act 2001: [Appendix II]
Customs Act 1901: [Federal 8]
Flags Act 1953, section 3: [National 1]
Flags Act 1953, section 4: [Federal 6]
Flags Act 1953, section 5: [Indigenous], [Federal 3-5]
Macquarie University Act 1964 (NSW), paragraph 23(1)(q): [57]
Norfolk Island Flag and Public Seal Act 1979 (Norfolk Island): [Territory 3]
Public Notaries Act 2001 (Victoria): [Overview]
University of Sydney Act 1850 (NSW): [113]
Regulations
Customs Regulation 2015: [Federal 8]
Statutory Rules 1947 No 112: [Federal 7]
References
Bibliography
Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, issuing body. (2017). Heraldry in Australia: the journal of The Australian Heraldry Society Inc.
Heraldry Australia Incorporated (now the Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated) (1990-2017). Heraldry news: the journal of Heraldry Australia Inc.
Low, Charles. (1971). A roll of Australian arms: Corporate and personal, borne by lawful authority. Sydney: Rigby
Puttock, A. G. (1988). Heraldry in Australia. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Child & Associates
Wagner, Sir Anthony (1967). Heralds of England: a history of the Office and College of Arms. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Webography
Australian Heraldry Society Incorporated, issuing body. The Australian Heraldic Register. https://www.heraldryaustralia.org/the-australian-heraldic-register
Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin, Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. https://heraldicart.org/
College of Arms. https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
The Heraldry Society. https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/
Mak, Derwin. The Chinese Armorial. https://www.chinese-armorial.com/
The White Lion Society. https://www.whitelionsociety.org.uk/
Wikimedia Foundation Incorporated, Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Discography
Cetera, Peter (with Foster, David and Nini, Diane) (1986). Glory of Love. On Solitude/Solitaire and The Karate Kid Part II. Los Angeles: Warner Records Incorporated (formerly Warner Brothers Records Incorporated)
Produced by Urabba Parks Proprietary Limited, Australian Business Number 24 159 318 859
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