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The ship represents the arrival of Captain Stirling in Melville Water in 1827, while the tree alludes to the City's cognomen of 'The Garden City' in recognition of its verdant parklands. | The ship represents the arrival of Captain Stirling in Melville Water in 1827, while the tree alludes to the City's cognomen of 'The Garden City' in recognition of its verdant parklands. | ||
In the crest the thunderbolt represents communication, as this municipality was associated with the development of international telegraphy, through the Wireless Telegraph Station in its area. The lion's face is from the crest of | In the crest the thunderbolt represents communication, as this municipality was associated with the development of international telegraphy, through the Wireless Telegraph Station in its area. The lion's face is from the crest of Margrave Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty, after whom Captain Stirling named that stretch of the river. | ||
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