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'''WESTERN AUSTRALIA
'''WESTERN AUSTRALIA


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====Official blazon====
====Official blazon====

Revision as of 07:17, 27 October 2014

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the State's bird, the black swan. The kangaroos each hold a boomerang as the symbol of the Aboriginal people. The royal crown is placed between the State's flower, the Mangle's kangaroo paw.

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The arms as shown on an Australian cigarette card from 1910
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The arms as shown on an German trade card from the 1930s

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Literature : Bruce, J.L. : Flags and emblems of Australia. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, 1996.