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English: Queensland State Emblem, Ceremonial Mace, 1979. The Mace is the symbol of the Parliament's authority via the Speaker, which has been derived from the Crown. The Mace is carried by the Sergeant-at-Arms when the Speaker enters or leaves the Chamber at the commencement and conclusion of the sitting day.
The current ceremonial mace of the New Zealand House of Representatives The head of the 1907-1909 temporary wooden ceremonial mace, showing the royal cypher of Edward VII. A ceremonial mace for the New Zealand House of Representatives has been used since 1866, when one was presented to Parliament by former Speaker Sir Charles Clifford. [39]
Articles relating to ceremonial maces, highly ornamented staffs of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high officials in civic ceremonies by mace-bearers, intended to represent the official's authority. The mace, as used today, derives from the original mace used as a weapon.
In the Ukrainian language, a булава (bulava) is a mace or club, in both the military and ceremonial senses.The bulava was one of the Ukrainian Cossack kleinody (клейноди — "jewels"): Bohdan Khmelnytsky bore a bulava as Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host (in office: 1648 to 1657).
The letters-patent establishing the colony of Queensland as an entity separate from New South Wales granted the governor the authority to keep and use the "Great Seal of the Colony". [21] The only surviving depiction of the seal is a hand seal for wax impressions, which depicts Queen Victoria on the Coronation Chair . [ 22 ]
13 January – Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 31st Premier of Queensland (born in New Zealand) (d. 2005) 21 January – Dick Garrard, Olympic wrestler (d. 2003) 2 February – Jack Pizzey, 29th Premier of Queensland (d. 1968) 16 February – Hal Porter, author and playwright (d. 1984) 1 March – Ian Mudie, poet and author (d. 1976)
Macetown is an historic gold mining settlement in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is now uninhabited but has become a tourist attraction. Access to the town is via an unsealed road that heads up the steep-sided Arrow gorge. This can be traversed on foot or by mountain bike, horse or four-wheel-drive vehicles.
As of 2010, it was presenting approximately 200 performances in cities and regional areas around Australia each year as well as international tours. Regular venues include: the Arts Centre Melbourne, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre. [10]