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Northern Territory State Emblem. Northern Territorys new emblem is slammed as em-barra-ssing The NTs new barramundi emblem has been slammed by the fishing industry The emblem was. Also incorporated are symbols of the indigenous Australian culture and history with the shield being a representation of an Aboriginal painting and the crest displaying a Wedge-tailed. The shield itself is a representation of an Aboriginal painting and the crest shows the wedge-tailed eagle on top of a. To the north the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Unlike other Australian states arms the Northern Territorys arms incorporate many reflections of the indigenous Australian culture and history. Black Swan Fossil emblem. Above the shield is the seven pointed gold Commonwealth Star six of the points represent each of the six states and the seventh represents the territories. Northern Territory Library However while state laws are enshrined and protected by the constitution. The Sturts Desert Rose Red Kangaroo and Wedge-tailed eagle. Piping Shrike unofficial.
Northern Territory Floral Emblem The Sturts Desert Rose was discovered by Charles Sturt in 1844-45 and was given its botanical name in 1947 by James Hamlyn Willis.
Proclamation was made using the name Cienfugosia gossypioides which is now replaced by the name Gossypium sturtianum. The Wedge-tailed Eagle is the Northern Territory Emblem. Red Green Kangaroo Paw Faunal. The Sturts desert rose which became the territorial floral emblem on July 12 1961 recalls in its general shape the Commonwealth Star on the Australian national flag. Sturts Desert Pea Faunal. Northern Territory abbreviated as NT is a federal Australian territory in the centre and central northern regions.