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[[File:newcastl.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:newcastl.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : 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.<br> | |||
'''Crest''' : Out of a Mural Crown Or a Mount Vert thereon a Lighthouse proper. Mantling: Per pale Vert and Azure, doubled Or.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Seagull wings elevated and addorsed proper gorged with a Mural Crown Or.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Enterprise'. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on 20 March 1961. | The arms were granted on 20 March 1961. | ||
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The symbols along the top of the shield stand for the principal pursuits of the area: coal mining, farming and grazing, and industry and trade. The lighthouse symbolizes the well-known Nobby's Head Light, while the Mural Crown signifies City status. The beaches in the city area are depicted by the compartment on which the whole achievement stands, and the seagulls recall the setting and the nature of the city of Newcastle. | The symbols along the top of the shield stand for the principal pursuits of the area: coal mining, farming and grazing, and industry and trade. The lighthouse symbolizes the well-known Nobby's Head Light, while the Mural Crown signifies City status. The beaches in the city area are depicted by the compartment on which the whole achievement stands, and the seagulls recall the setting and the nature of the city of Newcastle. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms used by Newcastle from about 1860 until about 1961. | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the town hall | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The old arms in the town | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Denis Towner (dtowner@midcoast.com.au) | [[Literature]] : Information provided by Denis Towner (dtowner@midcoast.com.au); images from The Australian Heraldry Society (facebook page) | ||
[[Category:Australian municipalities]] | [[Category:Australian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:New South Wales]] | [[Category:New South Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1961]] | [[Category:Granted 1961]] |
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