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The symbols of Queensland represent the Australian state of Queensland and the Queensland Government. The different symbols and emblems represent both the state (the Commonwealth monarch, represented by the State Governor) and the government (the Premier and Governor-in-Council). The official state emblems of Queensland are prescribed in the ...
Symbols of New South Wales: Queensland: Coat of arms of Queensland: Badge of Queensland: Cooktown orchid: Brolga: Koala: Barrier reef anemone fish: Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful: Maroon Sapphire [2] Muttaburrasaurus langdoni [3] Queensland tartan: Symbols of Queensland: South Australia: Coat of arms of South Australia: Badge of South ...
The coat of arms of Queensland is one of the formal symbols of the Australian state of Queensland and represents the King's constitutional authority throughout the state. [1] It is the oldest of the state arms of Australia , having been granted in 1893 by Queen Victoria , through the simplest heraldic grants of only the shield of arms , motto ...
Pages in category "Symbols of Queensland" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. [3] The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, while golden wattle, the national floral emblem, appears below the shield. [3]
Symbol Name Image Declared References National flag: Flag of Australia: Flag of Australia: 3 September 1901 [1] National coat of arms: Coat of arms of Australia: Commonwealth Coat of Arms: 19 September 1912 [2] Governor general's standard Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag
Queensland wins its first Sheffield Shield (1995) 11: Bellevue Hotel and Cloudland demolished (1979 and 1982) 12: Queensland the first with free education: 13: Australia's first Aboriginal Parliamentarians: Neville Bonner (1971) 14: All chained up for women's rights (1965 at Regatta Hotel) 15: Railway comes to Queensland (1865)
The Cooktown Orchid (Vappodes phalaenopsis), was the official floral emblem of Queensland since 19 November 1959. [4] In November 1960, Anigozanthos manglesii was adopted as the floral emblem of Western Australia in a proclamation made by then Premier of Western Australia David Brand, to promote tourist interest in the State's wildflowers. He ...