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'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an Emu and on the sinister side a Kangaroo each supporting a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner barry | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an Emu and on the sinister side a Kangaroo each supporting a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner barry | ||
wavy of six Argent and Azure.<br> | wavy of six Argent and Azure.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'Peace, Plenty, Progress'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Peace, Plenty, Progress'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on may 10, 1964. | The arms were granted on may 10, 1964. | ||
A lookout station was established at South Head in May 1790, and later the Macquarie Lighthouse on the cliffs facing Watson's Bay (depicted in the | A lookout station was established at South Head in May 1790, and later the Macquarie Lighthouse on the cliffs facing Watson's Bay (depicted in the badge, not the arms of Woollahra). The maritime allusions are represented by the pile, the banners and the ships. Many of the features of the Arms come from the old seal adopted in 1907. <br> | ||
Many Australian municipalities chose the emu and kangaroo as symbols of patriotism, usually as supporters. The ships (alluding to Captain Phillip's landing at Camp Cove in 1788) and Southern Cross (visible all over the Southern hemisphere) were on a shield in the seal.<br> | Many Australian municipalities chose the emu and kangaroo as symbols of patriotism, usually as supporters. The ships (alluding to Captain Phillip's landing at Camp Cove in 1788) and Southern Cross (visible all over the Southern hemisphere) were on a shield in the seal.<br> | ||
The rising sun signified the location of Woollahra on the east coast of New South Wales, as well as promising good things to come. <br> | The rising sun signified the location of Woollahra on the east coast of New South Wales, as well as promising good things to come. <br> | ||