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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
[[File:Helon badge.jpg|thumb|right|Badge of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Helon badge.jpg|thumb|right|Badge of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
THE SHIELD | |||
Shield: A red field symbolic of nobility, generosity, military strength, the warrior and martyrdom – sacrifice; indicative of the primary colour of the coat of arms of Poland where generations of the armiger's family lived before they were arbitrarily arrested and deported to Siberia at gunpoint by the dreaded Soviet NKVD during the early hours of the morning of Saturday 10 Februay 1940. | |||
Eagle: The white eagle (rendiscent of the Polish Orzeł Biały) is depicted with its wings and legs outstretched, its head turned to the right, in a pose known in heraldry as ‘displayed’ which is representative of speed and wisdom. The eagle’s plumage, as well as its leg scales are white with gradient shading suggestive of a bas-relief – a solid and powerful sculpture. In homage to the armiger's Polish ancestry, symbolic of nobility, grace, power, courage, freedom and fortitude of mind. | Eagle: The white eagle (rendiscent of the Polish Orzeł Biały) is depicted with its wings and legs outstretched, its head turned to the right, in a pose known in heraldry as ‘displayed’ which is representative of speed and wisdom. The eagle’s plumage, as well as its leg scales are white with gradient shading suggestive of a bas-relief – a solid and powerful sculpture. In homage to the armiger's Polish ancestry, symbolic of nobility, grace, power, courage, freedom and fortitude of mind. | ||
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Scrolls: The first form of editable record keeping texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean and ancient Egyptian civilizations were scrolls. | Scrolls: The first form of editable record keeping texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean and ancient Egyptian civilizations were scrolls. | ||
Whilst one of the scrolls alludes to Judaism and the Torah – scholarship, the Hebraic roots of the Helon family (as well as to the armiger's work as an author, historian and genealogist), the other scroll is a reference to | Whilst one of the scrolls alludes to Judaism and the Torah – scholarship, the Hebraic roots of the Helon family (as well as to the armiger's work as an author, historian and genealogist), the other scroll is a reference to the armiger's appointment as a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) for the State of Queensland; for Justices of the Peace undertake many important administrative and legal functions. | ||
[[File:Helon Banner.png|thumb|right|Standard of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Helon Banner.png|thumb|right|Standard of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Boomerang: Aloft the owl supports a gold boomerang at the tips of its out-stretched wings. Knowledge is as valuable, if not more so than gold, but unlike gold that is heavy to lift, knowledge is weightless, yet powerful and potent, words as light as air but as heavy as a hammer; what goes around, comes around! | Boomerang: Aloft the owl supports a gold boomerang at the tips of its out-stretched wings. Knowledge is as valuable, if not more so than gold, but unlike gold that is heavy to lift, knowledge is weightless, yet powerful and potent, words as light as air but as heavy as a hammer; what goes around, comes around! | ||
Owl: The Rufus Owl (indigenous to Eastern Queensland), recognises the esteemed tribute bestowed upon | Owl: The Rufus Owl (indigenous to Eastern Queensland), recognises the esteemed tribute bestowed upon the armiger by Aboriginal Tribal Elders who named them ‘Buralnyarla’ (‘White Owl’ – keeper of the knowledge) in recognition of the work undertaken and completed for, and on behalf of the Gooreng Gooreng Aboriginal Peoples of South-East Queensland. | ||
The owl is ever-vigilant, a symbol of prudence and wisdom. | The owl is ever-vigilant, a symbol of prudence and wisdom. | ||
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====Registration details==== | ====Registration details==== | ||
College of Arms (Reference: Grants 182/305) | |||