Doncaster-Templestowe Coat of Arms
In June, the City of Doncaster and Templestowe was presented with a coat of arms by His Excellency Sir Brian Murray. The City has always had a crest, this was taken from the city seal, but a coat of arms is an official design granted by the Royal College of Heraldry.
Every Municipal body had a seal so that official papers could be signed and sealed. Melted red sealing wax was dropped onto the document and the seal impressed onto it.
The seal of the Shire of Bulleen, designed in 1875, carried symbols of the activities of the district at that time. There is a sheaf of wheat with a plough behind it on the left shield, on the right a miner's pick and shovel, at the top a cow and below a sheep. Fruit growing was not a large industry in 1875. The Templestowe Roads Board included a wheelbarrow, the Board's only vehicle on its seal.
The City of Doncaster and Templestowe used the seal designed for the Shire of Doncaster in 1890. At its top is the rising sun, with a bunch of grapes on the left shield, a sheaf of wheat and a plough on the right, and below the horn of plenty, indicating fruit growing.
The new Coat of Arms replaces the old city seal as its crest. The design symbols are taken from the history of the district. On the shield, two crowns joined by a chain indicate the unity of Doncaster and Templestowe. There is a gold sphere for gold mining and two sheaves of wheat. Two lines in a band across the shield indicate the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram. The Doncaster Tower has at its base sprigs of heath, the flower emblem of Victoria. The helmet is used for a Municipal body and either side a black and white cockatoo support the shield. These cockatoos were indigenous to the district and are primary totemic symbols of aboriginal society, representing the division of all things into complementary Opposites. The aboriginal name for the white cockatoo was Bulleen. The Coat of Arms now appears on Council 1etterheads and will soon be seen around the district.
The seal of the Shire of Bulleen, designed in 1875, carried symbols of the activities of the district at that time. There is a sheaf of wheat with a plough behind it on the left shield, on the right a miner's pick and shovel, at the top a cow and below a sheep. Fruit growing was not a large industry in 1875. The Templestowe Roads Board included a wheelbarrow, the Board's only vehicle on its seal.
The City of Doncaster and Templestowe used the seal designed for the Shire of Doncaster in 1890. At its top is the rising sun, with a bunch of grapes on the left shield, a sheaf of wheat and a plough on the right, and below the horn of plenty, indicating fruit growing.
The new Coat of Arms replaces the old city seal as its crest. The design symbols are taken from the history of the district. On the shield, two crowns joined by a chain indicate the unity of Doncaster and Templestowe. There is a gold sphere for gold mining and two sheaves of wheat. Two lines in a band across the shield indicate the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram. The Doncaster Tower has at its base sprigs of heath, the flower emblem of Victoria. The helmet is used for a Municipal body and either side a black and white cockatoo support the shield. These cockatoos were indigenous to the district and are primary totemic symbols of aboriginal society, representing the division of all things into complementary Opposites. The aboriginal name for the white cockatoo was Bulleen. The Coat of Arms now appears on Council 1etterheads and will soon be seen around the district.
1985 09 DTHS Newsletter
DONCASTER AND TEMPLESTOWE
State : Victoria
Incorporated into : 1994 Manningham City
Arms (crest) of Doncaster and Templestowe
The arms were granted on May 2, 1984.
Two mural crowns, symbols of local government, represent by the links of chain, the unity of Doncaster and Tempelstowe. The cotised Fess alludes to the tramline linking Box Hill with Doncaster Tower, the first electric tramway in Australia. The gold bezant marks the first gold discovery in Victoria at Warrandyte, while the sheaves signify the growing of wheat at Tempelstowe, and the first export of the grain to England. The horn of plenty refers to the orchard industry for which the district was well known.
The Doncaster Tower, a former prominent landmark, features in the crest, with sprigs of the State's floral symbol, pink heath, at its base.
The two supporters, indigenous black and white cockatoos, were primary totem symbols in Aboriginal society, representing the division of all things into complementary opposites.
http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Doncaster_and_Templestowe
City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967. To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967
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| City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967 Coin Medallion B. To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967 |
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City of Doncaster Templestowe Proclaimed 1967 Coin Medallion B. To commemorate the proclamation of the City of Doncaster & Templestowe 28 Feb 1967
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| Doncaster-Templestowe Centenary Coin Medallion 1875-1975 Issued to Doncaster Primary Students by the Mayor. Photo: Andrew Costigan Facebook |
1967 City of Doncaster and Templestowe - Proclaimed
On 28th February 1967, Sir Rohan Delacombe, the Governor of Victoria, proclaimed the City of Doncaster and Templestowe. He then invested the first Mayor, Cr. S.Sheppard and the first Town Clerk, Mr. J.W. Thomson. The Councillors were - Warrandyte: S. Sheppard, V. Rush, K. May. Templestowe: M. Williams, R. Harle, G. Watson. Doncaster West: L. Cameron, B. Elms, A. Kelly. Doncaster East: K. Remington, R. Hardidge. Town Clerk: J.W. Thomson Deputy: H. Mears City Engineer: F.G. Andrew Deputy: Electrical Deputy: R. Craige Engineer: B.S. Bird G.F. Anderson R. WhiteThe population of the City was growing to 50,000 and 21,000 cars drove along Doncaster Road every day. The west of the city was covered by houses but East Doncaster was mostly orchards.
1988 03 DTHS Newsletter
Roll of Arms
The final project of the Bicentenary was completed last month - a book containing all the coats of arms granted to municipal Councils in Australia.
In 1985, when the City of Doncaster and Templestowe received its Coat of Arms, Joe Morton, a member of the Society of Heraldry, found that there was no record of the Coats of Arms used by councils in Australia. He applied for a grant to search and record this area. The result is a beautifully produced book with calligraphical descriptions on one page and colour illustrations on the other. It all goes back to the days when soldiers wore armour. A man in armour is not recognisable so a distinguishing mark or badge was needed. These were first worn on a cloak or coat worn over the leaders armour. Thus the name Coat of Arms.
Our council has been using as its crest the design of the cities official Seal. As the council has moved from being a Road Board to a City the design has changed - each time using symbols of the area's main activities at the time.
The Templestowe Road Board ordered its Seal in 1863 shortly after purchasing its first piece of mechanical equipment, a wheel barrow. The Seal portrays a barrow, a sledge hammer with a pick and shovel, indicating mining, and the symbols of wheat growing.
When the Shire of Bulleen took over the Road Board in 1875 Dairying and Sheep Grazing were used for the Shire Crest.
In 1890, Doncaster separated from the Shire, which continued as the Shire of Templestowe.
Doncaster at the height of the land boom, chose the rising sun for the top of the seal, with a bunch of grapes, which had been an important crop, a sheaf of wheat and the horn of plenty.
When it came to designing an official Coat of Arms for the city the School of Heraldry accepted symbols from the history of Doncaster & Templestowe.
1989 09 DTHS Newsletter
The Doncaster riding was severed from the Shire of Bulleen and formed the Shire of Doncaster. Park Orchards which had been part of the Doncaster Riding was joined to the Warrandyte Riding. Two years later, the Shire of Bulleen changed its name to the Shire of Templestowe.
1990 03 DTHS Newsletter
The evolution of the City of Doncaster and Templestowe
1856 Created Templestowe Roads District Board1875 Proclaimed Shire of Bulleen
1890 Doncaster Riding severed and Shire of Doncaster
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1892 Shire of Bulleen renamed Shire of Templestowe
1915 Shire of Templestowe combined with Shire of Doncaster
1926 Name changed to Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe
1967 Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe proclaimed a City
1992 09 DTHS Newsletter
Centenary Of The Old Shire Of Doncaster Hall
In 1890, Doncaster seceded from the Shire of Bulleen forming its own shire and two years later the newly formed Shire built the elegant brick hall in Council Street.
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| Doncaster township looking east c1900, taken from the Doncaster Tower. Shire Hall, school, ES&A Bank, and houses in the distance. In the grounds of the Shire Hall is a heap of left-over bricks, a privy, water hole, shed, and a picket fence along Council street The large tree in the school ground has been topped DP0005 |
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| Doncaster Shire Hall in Council Street. The Hall, built in 1892 for the Shire of Doncaster, is flanked by a picket fence. DP0055 |
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| Doncaster Tower & Doncaster Road, Doncaster, Victoria looking west, showing the Doncaster Tower and the Shire Hall. A wide footpath runs along the north side of the road. DTHS-dp0056 |
A large mural, consisting of paintings of the hall by members of the society, was hung over the entrance to commemorate the centenary. It was interesting to see all these different interpretations of the same subject.
Shire Offices (former) - 673 Doncaster Road - A simple Conservative Classical public rural building, of regional architectural significance. It is finely detailed. It is part of a group with the Church of Christ and Doncaster School. http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/22383
On the Tuesday evening after a gap over thirty years the city council held a special council meeting in the hall, the 505th meeting of the City. This historic meeting also coincided with the Twenty Fifth celebrations of the proclamation of the city.
1992 09 DTHS Newsletter
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