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'''DURBAN''' | '''DURBAN''' | ||
Provine : [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br/> | Provine : [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : EThikweni | Incorporated into: EThikweni | ||
[[File:durban.jpg|center]] | [[File:durban.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The original Durban was founded in 1835 by Captain Allen Gardiner, who named the settlement after the Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban (1833-1837). The settlement never prospered, and five years later a new town was founded in the, then, Republic of Natalia, which bore the same name. The British occupied the town in 1842 and started to develop the town. | The original Durban was founded in 1835 by Captain Allen Gardiner, who named the settlement after the Governor of the Cape, Sir Benjamin D'Urban (1833-1837). The settlement never prospered, and five years later a new town was founded in the, then, Republic of Natalia, which bore the same name. The British occupied the town in 1842 and started to develop the town. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:durban2.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal from 1882. | |align="center"|[[File:durban2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal from 1882. | ||
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In the meanwhile the | In the meanwhile the stationery of the council showed the same arms since 1912. To the arms on the seal a motto was added, Debile principium melion fortuna sequetur, or Better fortune follows a difficult beginning. In 1913 the helmet and mantling were added. In 1936 these new arms were also cut into the new seal of the city. | ||
Even though the arms are widely used, they are never granted by the College of Arms. The city has applied to grant these arms, but the arms were refused by the College. The main reason is that the position of the two arms indicate a marriage between the two families, which obviously is not the case for Durban. <br/> | Even though the arms are widely used, they are never granted by the College of Arms. The city has applied to grant these arms, but the arms were refused by the College. The main reason is that the position of the two arms indicate a marriage between the two families, which obviously is not the case for Durban. <br/> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:durban3.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the city ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/132206840210041/333027563461300/?notif_t=group_comment#!/photo.php?fbid=10151274167506509 source]). | |align="center"|[[File:durban3.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/132206840210041/333027563461300/?notif_t=group_comment#!/photo.php?fbid=10151274167506509 source]). | ||
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