maandag 25 maart 2019

Darwin - Australia

Darwin the capital of the Northern Territory the sparsely populated subdivision in the north of Australia. The city is very isolated from the rest of Australia but its connected with an railroad to Adelaide since 2004, an train journey around 3000 km (1164.11 mi). The  city is named after Charles Darwin the man behind the evolution theory, captain John Clements Wickham of the HMS Beagle discovered an natural harbour. Most of us knew that Charles Darwin sailed with him on an previous voyage. Darwin is destroyed four times since its foundation, three cyclones hits the city and in 1942 the Japanese attacked it. After the last cyclone in 1974 the city of Darwin is rebuild, this time cyclone-proof. This tropical city proximity acts as an gateway to South East Asia and vice versa. The city also acts as the tourist hub to nation parks in the Territory, plenty of beautiful beaches and watch out for crocodiles and other annoying marine life. So lets take an look at their flags, yes Darwin use two flags.


At first they use an logo flag and again, to much letters. The dragonfly is the city's official insect and when they spotted an dragonfly the wet season is ending and the dry season starts. Personally they can do beter and this flag can be ridiculed on the internet,


The second flag has green, yellow an red vertical stripes and coast of arms on the yellow one. I could not find information of the colors, maybe it has to do with the nature around Darwin. 
The coat of arms is easier to explain. The left supporter represented an Aboriginal the original inhabitants of Darwin. The right supporter is an European miner or prospector which aided Darwin's growth. Above the shield is an helmet and mural crown and on top of that is an compass, to represented its northern position. 
In the shield are four symbols. 
In the upper part you see an gateway in an fort, that symbolize Darwin is the gateway to and from Australia.
In middle left you see an propeller that tell Darwin has one of the earliest airports in Australia.
In the middle right you see an sailing ship that tells that Darwin was discovered prior the age of steam.
The bottom is an encircles star and that symbol comes from family crest of Charles Darwin.
The motto "progrediamur" is Latin for "forward" and an text with the words "City of Darwin".
Two flags an they can do better, especially the first one.

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