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'''ARMIDALE'''


State : [[New South Wales]]<br>
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The crest is a tower, representing the Armidale Castle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland after which the town was named in 1839. The circlet of waratahs (New South Wales state flower) continues the former badge of the city, a single bloom issuing from a coronet.
The crest is a tower, representing the Armidale Castle on the Isle of Skye in Scotland after which the town was named in 1839. The circlet of waratahs (New South Wales state flower) continues the former badge of the city, a single bloom issuing from a coronet.


The motto is an English translation of line 209 from Virgil's fourth Georgic.  
The motto is an English translation of line 209 from Virgil's fourth Georgic. '''[[Literature]]''':
 
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{{media}} Puttock, 1988 and Denis Towner (dtowner@midcoast.com.au)
{{media}} Puttock, 1988 and Denis Towner (dtowner@midcoast.com.au)
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