Diocese of North West Australia

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DIOCESE OF NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA

Country : Australia
Denomination : Anglican
Established : 1910 as Diocese of Northern Australia, present name in 1961

Official blazon

Quarterly Azure and Argent, a Cross Or between in the first quarter four Mullets of eight points also Argent, in the second quarter a Pearl Oyster Shell proper, in the third quarter on Water barry wavy in case proper a Black Swan naiant also proper, and in the fourth quarter an Aborigine's Spear in bend sinister shafted Gold headed Silver mounted of a Boomerang of the last.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 5, 1956.

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