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Flag of Western Australia: 1870 The swan faced was changed in 1953 to look towards the Union Jack in accordance with heraldic principles. State badge: State badge of Western Australia State Badge of Western Australia: 27 November 1875 The state badge was approved by the Colonial Office 1875. State coat of arms: Coat of arms of Western Australia ...
Symbols of Australian Capital Territory [9] Northern Territory: Coat of arms of the Northern Territory: Sturt's desert rose: Wedge-tailed eagle: Red kangaroo-Black, white and red ochre --Symbols of the Northern Territory [10] Norfolk Island: Coat of arms of Norfolk Island: Phillip Island Hibiscus: Norfolk Island Green Parrot-Inasmuch: Green and ...
The British colony in Western Australia was popularly known as the Swan River Colony from its foundation in 1829 until the beginning of the convict era in 1850. The black swan is the official bird emblem of Western Australia, although only formally adopted in 1973. It also appears on the state badge as a black swan silhouetted against a yellow ...
Geological Society of Australia ESHG Newsletter 41: 43 p. Finlayson DM. 2008. A geological guide to Canberra Region and Namadgi National Park. Geological Society of Australia (ACT Division), 139 p. Geological Survey of Western Australia, 1990. Geology and Mineral Resources of Western Australia. Memoir 3. McKenzie et al. (ed) 2004.
On 9 September 1891, the Geological Museum was opened at the site of the Old Gaol and housed the state's first collection of geological samples. The Old Gaol still forms a significant part of the Western Australian Museum – Perth and is one of the oldest standing buildings in Western Australia. [8]
The Geological Survey of Western Australia is an authority within the Department of Mines and Petroleum of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for surveying and exploration of Western Australia's geological resources. The department provides information to industry, technical support and professional guidance to government ...
Consequently, it is preserved on the flags of all six Australian states, with their badges in the fly being the sole difference between them. [7] [12] The black swan alludes to the state of Western Australia itself. [13] [14] It is native to the state, [15] [16] and lent its name to the Swan River Colony (the precursor to modern-day Western ...
Western Australia contributes an estimated 58% of Australia's Mineral and Energy Exports, [48] potentially earning up to 4.64% of Australia's total GDP. [ 49 ] Gross state product per person ($97,940 in 2017–18) is higher than any other state and well above the national average ($73,267).