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{{australia}}
{{au}}'''BOWRAL'''
 
'''BOWRAL'''


State : [[New South Wales]]
State : [[New South Wales]]
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[[File:bowral.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:bowral.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
'''Arms''' : Argent, on a Cross Gules an Arrow in pale, the point uppermost, of the field, sur­ mounted of a Lion passant guardant Or, in the first quarter a Cow's head caboshed also Gules.<br>
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours, in front of a representation of Mount Gibraltar at Bowral
proper, a pair of Dividers Or.<br>
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Kookaburra proper.<br>
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''':  'Amoenitas Salubritas'.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The crest consists of a representation of Mount Gibraltar, which looms behind Bowral, and a pair of dividers, a reminder of John Oxley, surveyor-general of NSW, who founded the town on land granted him by the colonial government for his services.
The crest consists of a representation of Mount Gibraltar, which looms behind Bowral, and a pair of dividers, a reminder of John Oxley, surveyor-general of NSW, who founded the town on land granted him by the colonial government for his services.


{{media}}
{{media}}'''[[Literature]]''':Low, 1970.
 
[[Literature]] :Low, 1970.


[[Category:Australian municipalities]]
[[Category:Australian municipalities]]
[[Category:New South Wales]]
[[Category:New South Wales]]
[[Category:Granted 1957]]
[[Category:Granted 1957]]
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