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Coat of arms of Queensland

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, helmet, mantling and crest.[2] In 1977, the red deer and the brolga were assigned as supporters by Queen Elizabeth II during her Silver Jubilee.[1]

Coat of arms of Queensland
Versions
State Badge of Queensland
Adopted1893
CrestTwo stalks of sugarcane surround the State Badge, a Maltese Cross with a centred Crown of St. Edward
TorseGreen and gold
ShieldWheat sheaf, gold rising from a pile of quartz, the heads of a bull and a ram
SupportersRed deer and brolga
MottoAudax at Fidelis
"Bold but Faithful"

Suggestions and submissions edit

The original coat of arms were designed by Sir Albert Woods, Garter King of Arms (head) of the Heralds College. He created four different designs (produced below) which were sent to the Chief Secretary and Premier of Queensland, Sir Samuel Griffith who selected the design that Woods favoured.[2] In order to ensure secrecy, the choice of arms was communicated by telegraph to London using the respective code words, "Halfpay", "Halfprice", "Iceblink" and "Icebound".[2]

Heraldic description edit

 
Coat of Arms of Queensland, 1893

The blazon of the coat of arms is:[3]

For arms, per fesse the Chief Or, the Base per pale Sable and Gules, in Chief a Bull’s head caboshed in profile muzzled a Merino Ram’s head respecting each other proper, the dexter Base harged with a Garb also Or and the sinister Base on a Mount a Pile of Quartz issuant therefrom a Gold Pyramid in front of the Mount a Spade surmounted by a Pick saltirewise all proper.

And for the crest, on a wreath of the Colours, a Mount thereon a Maltese Cross Azure surmounted with a Royal Crown between 2 sugar-canes all proper.

And for the Supporters, on the dexter side a Red Deer and on the sinister side a Brolga wings elevated and addorsed both proper, below on a scroll this motto, 'Audax at Fidelis'.

Modernised, this means:[4]

Across the top of the shield a gold panel on which there is a bull's head in profile muzzled, cut off at the neck and a merino ram's head, facing each other, both naturally coloured. In the lower portion of the shield on the left hand side on the black background a golden sheaf of wheat; on the right side on a red background and on a green mound, a golden obelisk standing on a pile of quartz with a crossed pick and shovel in the foreground.

Development and change edit

The development of the coat of arms continued during the year and by the end of 1893, the Maltese Cross impaled with a crown had been incorporated, above the shield in between the two stalks of sugar cane.

In 1902 the heraldic depiction of the British Imperial Crown was standardised to the (symbolic) Tudor Crown. Following 1963, this was switched to a depiction of St Edward's Crown.[5]

The final and current addition to the coat of arms was created in 1977, the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, with the granting of the red deer and brolga as supporting animals. The deer represents the old world and it is a classic animal of heraldry while the brolga represents the native population and is also the state's official bird.[2]

Industrial influence edit

The symbols on the shield represent what Queensland's largest industries at the time the arms were designed. The wheat industry's origins belong with the first settlers in 1788, as the farms were worked by the convicts brought over from England, an idea of Governor Phillip.[6] During the years till 1795, the wheat industry slowly gained popularity and by the late 19th century was a strong force in the agricultural industry of the state. The sugar industry became established by 1868 in Mackay which was a mere four years after the first commercial sugar mill was opened in Cleveland, south of Brisbane.[7] Sugar and Coffee regulations were brought in by Parliament later that year as the industry spread rapidly and with the creation of the Mackay Central Sugar Mill Manufacturing Company ten years later in 1878, the sugar industry had reached its colonial peak.[8]

The sheep industry had been in existence since the early 1820s within Australia and by the early 1880s the geographical expansion of this industry had hit Queensland in which major wool auctions were held throughout the state.[9] The mining industry began with the discovery of copper on 20 May 1867 by Ernest Henry in Cloncurry and the industry climbed with the Gold Rush which occurred on 3 September 1873 when gold was discovered in Georgetown.[10] The beef industry was quite prevalent by the late 1880s and by 1890, Queensland had exported Australia's first major export overseas which consisted of 1500 tons and by the 20th century that number had exploded to 43,000 tons.[11]

Supporting animals edit

The brolga is one of Australia's two native crane species and the only one solely found in Australia.[12] They stand 1 m tall with a wing-span of up to 2.4 m. They are generally grey and are known for their distinctive energetic mating dance as well as their loud trumpeting "garooo" call.[13] They are mostly found along the coast from Rockhampton to the Gulf of Carpentaria. They became the official bird emblem of Queensland in January 1986.[14]

The red deer is a traditional beast of heraldry and was introduced into Queensland from the royal herds near London.[15] Despite their position on the coat of arms, deer are a declared feral pest in Queensland with it being illegal to distribute, trade, release into the environment, move or feed any deer under the Biosecurity Act 2014.[16]

Maltese Cross edit

The Maltese cross has a stranger history than the rest of the elements upon the arms. Not even the Queensland government is aware of why the Maltese Cross was chosen for the coat of arms, as described in the letter below which resides in the Queensland State Archives.[17]

25th January 1966

Dear Mr Nicholson,

As promised in our telephonic conversation yesterday, I append such information as we have concerning the origin of the use of the Maltese Cross in the Queensland Badge and Coat of Arms. I might mention that the relevant facts involved were decided by officers of this Department from old records and from certain correspondence this Office had had the Agent General many years ago as a result of a similar enquiry.

Briefly, the story is that on 23rd August 1873, the Secretary of State for the Colonies circulated the various Colonies as to the adoption of distinctive badges.

When this request was received in Queensland, the then Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr W Hemmant, wrote to the then Governor, His Excellency Mr WW Cairns, in the following terms –

"Referring to the Circular Despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 23rd August last, upon the subject of distinctive badges proposed for the Flags of several Colonies, I have the honour to advise Your Excellency that the difficulty of producing upon bunting a fair representation of the head or bust of Her Majesty has proved so great, and the effect, when produced, so unsatisfactory, as to render it necessary to abandon the idea of using that device for the Queensland Ensign, and I beg therefore to recommend that the accompanying design, within a wreath of laurel, be adopted for the Flags of the Colony in lieu of that formerly advised.

The Governor forwarded a copy of this letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies with 'two copies of the device which Mr Hemmant and myself have approved in substitution for the present Badge of the Colony. If Your Lordship should be pleased to adopt the proposed device of the Maltese Cross with the Crown in the centre as the future Badge of the Colony for the Governor and Government vessels, an intimation to that affect would receive the immediate attention of the Executive Council."

On 16th July 1876, in a dispatch to the Governor of Queensland, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty approved at the device submitted and on 29th November 1876, the following appeared in Queensland Government Gazette, Vol XIX, No. 64.

The Treasury Queensland Brisbane, 15 November 1876

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to direct that in the future the Badge of the Colony be emblazoned in the centre of the Union Flag for use by the Governor and to the employment at the Queensland Government shall be as herein after described:-

ARGENT ON A MALTESE CROSS AZURE A QUEEN'S CROWN PROPER

James R Dickson Colonial Treasurer

Subsequently, the design was incorporated as part of the Queensland coat of arms when the royal warrant authorising the present device for the Queensland coat of arms was issued to the state of Queensland on 29 April 1893.

It is not known for certain exactly why the Maltese Cross with a superimposed crown was chosen as suitable Badge. Over the years, various theories have been propounded and the one given best credence is that as the Victoria Cross was first bestowed in 1857 by Queen Victoria at the close of the Crimean War and as Queensland was established in 1859, it would be a natural association of ideas to ally Queensland with the Victoria Cross which is a form of the Maltese Cross with Royal Arms and lion superimposed.

This latter theory, and the fact that the actual proposal of the Maltese Cross was not put forward until 1876 – quite some years after Governor Bowen had left Queensland – are regarded as significant arguments against the theory that there was some association between the Maltese Cross and Lady Bowen.

I am enclosing a copy of the Government Gazette Notification of 26th November 1959, which gives heraldic description of the State Badge and Coat of Arms, and trust that this and the foregoing information will be of assistance to you.

Yours Sincerely,

RB McAllister Under Secretary

Gallery edit

Below is a visual evolution of Queensland's coat of arms.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Coat of Arms". Queensland Government. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Elvery, Niles (23 July 2013). "Queensland Coat of Arms". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ Emblems of Queensland Act 2005 (Qld) s ch1 (schedule 1)
  4. ^ The Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra (2004) 'State and Territory Arms of Australia', . Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2008., [9 March 2004]
  5. ^ "State badge". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ Dunsdorfs, Edgars (1956) 'The Australian Wheat Growing Industry 1788–1948', University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pp6
  7. ^ Kerr, John (1988) 'A Century of Sugar', Watson Ferguson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, pp10
  8. ^ Kerr, John (1988) 'A Century of Sugar', ibid., pp16
  9. ^ Ville, Simon (2000) 'The Rural Entrepreneurs', Cambridge University Press, Victoria, Australia, pp42
  10. ^ Carroll, Brian (1977) 'Australia's Mines and Miners', Macmillan Publishing, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pp30
  11. ^ Kelly, JH (1971) 'Beef in Northern Australia', Australian National University Press, Canberra, Australia, pp11
  12. ^ "Brolgas". Bush Heritage Australia. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Brolga". BirdLife Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Bird emblem". Queensland Government. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  15. ^ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2022). Australian Symbols (PDF). Australian Government. p. 40. ISBN 0 642 47131 2.
  16. ^ Brisbane City Council. "Feral deer". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  17. ^ Queensland State Archives (1966) 'Flag, Badge, Arms and Seal of Queensland', SRS1043, 1, 267, 84

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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 helmet mantling and crest 2 In 1977 the red deer and the brolga were assigned as supporters by Queen Elizabeth II during her Silver Jubilee 1 Coat of arms of QueenslandVersionsState Badge of QueenslandAdopted1893CrestTwo stalks of sugarcane surround the State Badge a Maltese Cross with a centred Crown of St EdwardTorseGreen and goldShieldWheat sheaf gold rising from a pile of quartz the heads of a bull and a ramSupportersRed deer and brolgaMottoAudax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful Contents 1 Suggestions and submissions 2 Heraldic description 3 Development and change 4 Industrial influence 5 Supporting animals 6 Maltese Cross 7 Gallery 8 ReferencesSuggestions and submissions editThe original coat of arms were designed by Sir Albert Woods Garter King of Arms head of the Heralds College He created four different designs produced below which were sent to the Chief Secretary and Premier of Queensland Sir Samuel Griffith who selected the design that Woods favoured 2 In order to ensure secrecy the choice of arms was communicated by telegraph to London using the respective code words Halfpay Halfprice Iceblink and Icebound 2 nbsp Proposed design A Halfpay nbsp Proposed and ultimately selected design B Halfprice nbsp Proposed design C Iceblink nbsp Proposed design D Icebound Heraldic description edit nbsp Coat of Arms of Queensland 1893The blazon of the coat of arms is 3 For arms per fesse the Chief Or the Base per pale Sable and Gules in Chief a Bull s head caboshed in profile muzzled a Merino Ram s head respecting each other proper the dexter Base harged with a Garb also Or and the sinister Base on a Mount a Pile of Quartz issuant therefrom a Gold Pyramid in front of the Mount a Spade surmounted by a Pick saltirewise all proper And for the crest on a wreath of the Colours a Mount thereon a Maltese Cross Azure surmounted with a Royal Crown between 2 sugar canes all proper And for the Supporters on the dexter side a Red Deer and on the sinister side a Brolga wings elevated and addorsed both proper below on a scroll this motto Audax at Fidelis Modernised this means 4 Across the top of the shield a gold panel on which there is a bull s head in profile muzzled cut off at the neck and a merino ram s head facing each other both naturally coloured In the lower portion of the shield on the left hand side on the black background a golden sheaf of wheat on the right side on a red background and on a green mound a golden obelisk standing on a pile of quartz with a crossed pick and shovel in the foreground Development and change editThe development of the coat of arms continued during the year and by the end of 1893 the Maltese Cross impaled with a crown had been incorporated above the shield in between the two stalks of sugar cane In 1902 the heraldic depiction of the British Imperial Crown was standardised to the symbolic Tudor Crown Following 1963 this was switched to a depiction of St Edward s Crown 5 The final and current addition to the coat of arms was created in 1977 the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with the granting of the red deer and brolga as supporting animals The deer represents the old world and it is a classic animal of heraldry while the brolga represents the native population and is also the state s official bird 2 Industrial influence editThe symbols on the shield represent what Queensland s largest industries at the time the arms were designed The wheat industry s origins belong with the first settlers in 1788 as the farms were worked by the convicts brought over from England an idea of Governor Phillip 6 During the years till 1795 the wheat industry slowly gained popularity and by the late 19th century was a strong force in the agricultural industry of the state The sugar industry became established by 1868 in Mackay which was a mere four years after the first commercial sugar mill was opened in Cleveland south of Brisbane 7 Sugar and Coffee regulations were brought in by Parliament later that year as the industry spread rapidly and with the creation of the Mackay Central Sugar Mill Manufacturing Company ten years later in 1878 the sugar industry had reached its colonial peak 8 The sheep industry had been in existence since the early 1820s within Australia and by the early 1880s the geographical expansion of this industry had hit Queensland in which major wool auctions were held throughout the state 9 The mining industry began with the discovery of copper on 20 May 1867 by Ernest Henry in Cloncurry and the industry climbed with the Gold Rush which occurred on 3 September 1873 when gold was discovered in Georgetown 10 The beef industry was quite prevalent by the late 1880s and by 1890 Queensland had exported Australia s first major export overseas which consisted of 1500 tons and by the 20th century that number had exploded to 43 000 tons 11 Supporting animals editThe brolga is one of Australia s two native crane species and the only one solely found in Australia 12 They stand 1 m tall with a wing span of up to 2 4 m They are generally grey and are known for their distinctive energetic mating dance as well as their loud trumpeting garooo call 13 They are mostly found along the coast from Rockhampton to the Gulf of Carpentaria They became the official bird emblem of Queensland in January 1986 14 The red deer is a traditional beast of heraldry and was introduced into Queensland from the royal herds near London 15 Despite their position on the coat of arms deer are a declared feral pest in Queensland with it being illegal to distribute trade release into the environment move or feed any deer under the Biosecurity Act 2014 16 Maltese Cross editThe Maltese cross has a stranger history than the rest of the elements upon the arms Not even the Queensland government is aware of why the Maltese Cross was chosen for the coat of arms as described in the letter below which resides in the Queensland State Archives 17 25th January 1966Dear Mr Nicholson As promised in our telephonic conversation yesterday I append such information as we have concerning the origin of the use of the Maltese Cross in the Queensland Badge and Coat of Arms I might mention that the relevant facts involved were decided by officers of this Department from old records and from certain correspondence this Office had had the Agent General many years ago as a result of a similar enquiry Briefly the story is that on 23rd August 1873 the Secretary of State for the Colonies circulated the various Colonies as to the adoption of distinctive badges When this request was received in Queensland the then Acting Colonial Secretary Mr W Hemmant wrote to the then Governor His Excellency Mr WW Cairns in the following terms Referring to the Circular Despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated the 23rd August last upon the subject of distinctive badges proposed for the Flags of several Colonies I have the honour to advise Your Excellency that the difficulty of producing upon bunting a fair representation of the head or bust of Her Majesty has proved so great and the effect when produced so unsatisfactory as to render it necessary to abandon the idea of using that device for the Queensland Ensign and I beg therefore to recommend that the accompanying design within a wreath of laurel be adopted for the Flags of the Colony in lieu of that formerly advised The Governor forwarded a copy of this letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies with two copies of the device which Mr Hemmant and myself have approved in substitution for the present Badge of the Colony If Your Lordship should be pleased to adopt the proposed device of the Maltese Cross with the Crown in the centre as the future Badge of the Colony for the Governor and Government vessels an intimation to that affect would receive the immediate attention of the Executive Council On 16th July 1876 in a dispatch to the Governor of Queensland the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty approved at the device submitted and on 29th November 1876 the following appeared in Queensland Government Gazette Vol XIX No 64 The Treasury Queensland Brisbane 15 November 1876GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONHis Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council has been pleased to direct that in the future the Badge of the Colony be emblazoned in the centre of the Union Flag for use by the Governor and to the employment at the Queensland Government shall be as herein after described ARGENT ON A MALTESE CROSS AZURE A QUEEN S CROWN PROPERJames R Dickson Colonial TreasurerSubsequently the design was incorporated as part of the Queensland coat of arms when the royal warrant authorising the present device for the Queensland coat of arms was issued to the state of Queensland on 29 April 1893 It is not known for certain exactly why the Maltese Cross with a superimposed crown was chosen as suitable Badge Over the years various theories have been propounded and the one given best credence is that as the Victoria Cross was first bestowed in 1857 by Queen Victoria at the close of the Crimean War and as Queensland was established in 1859 it would be a natural association of ideas to ally Queensland with the Victoria Cross which is a form of the Maltese Cross with Royal Arms and lion superimposed This latter theory and the fact that the actual proposal of the Maltese Cross was not put forward until 1876 quite some years after Governor Bowen had left Queensland are regarded as significant arguments against the theory that there was some association between the Maltese Cross and Lady Bowen I am enclosing a copy of the Government Gazette Notification of 26th November 1959 which gives heraldic description of the State Badge and Coat of Arms and trust that this and the foregoing information will be of assistance to you Yours Sincerely RB McAllister Under SecretaryGallery editBelow is a visual evolution of Queensland s coat of arms nbsp Queensland s official coat of arms at the beginning of 1893 nbsp Queensland s official coat of arms from the end of 1893 to 1902 and again from 1953 to 1977 nbsp Queensland s official coat of arms from 1902 to 1963 nbsp Queensland s official coat of arms since 1977 References edit a b Coat of Arms Queensland Government 5 July 2017 Retrieved 3 December 2023 a b c d Elvery Niles 23 July 2013 Queensland Coat of Arms State Library Of Queensland Retrieved 18 September 2023 Emblems of Queensland Act 2005 Qld s ch1 schedule 1 The Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra 2004 State and Territory Arms of Australia State and territory arms of Australia Archived from the original on 22 February 2005 Retrieved 1 June 2008 9 March 2004 State badge www qld gov au Retrieved 1 December 2023 Dunsdorfs Edgars 1956 The Australian Wheat Growing Industry 1788 1948 University Press Melbourne Victoria Australia pp6 Kerr John 1988 A Century of Sugar Watson Ferguson Brisbane Queensland Australia pp10 Kerr John 1988 A Century of Sugar ibid pp16 Ville Simon 2000 The Rural Entrepreneurs Cambridge University Press Victoria Australia pp42 Carroll Brian 1977 Australia s Mines and Miners Macmillan Publishing Melbourne Victoria Australia pp30 Kelly JH 1971 Beef in Northern Australia Australian National University Press Canberra Australia pp11 Brolgas Bush Heritage Australia 3 December 2023 Retrieved 3 December 2023 Brolga BirdLife Australia Retrieved 3 December 2023 Bird emblem Queensland Government 5 July 2017 Retrieved 3 December 2023 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2022 Australian Symbols PDF Australian Government p 40 ISBN 0 642 47131 2 Brisbane City Council Feral deer Brisbane City Council Retrieved 15 June 2023 Queensland State Archives 1966 Flag Badge Arms and Seal of Queensland SRS1043 1 267 84 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Queensland amp oldid 1215768121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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