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Aims
Chief
Crest-badge
Plant badge
Tartan
Structure
The Clan Lindsay Society of Australia is a non-profit, purely voluntary association that exists solely for the benefit of its members. The purposes of the organisation are to
The Clan Lindsay Society of Australia was founded on 19 September 2000.
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Our Chief is The Rt Hon Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GCVO, PC, DL, who is the premier earl of Scotland.
Our crest-badge features a swan in its natural colours, white with yellow beak, within a gold crest coronet heightened with four (three visible) strawberry-leaves. A monochrome version is shown right.
The swan is Cirean Ceann Cinnidh, the Crest of our Clan Chief.
The badge may be blazoned as "A swan’s head, neck and wings proper issuing from an antique crest coronet Or all within a strap and buckle bearing the Chief’s motto ENDURE FORT".
Our plant badge is the Lime Tree.
This is normally worn as a sprig affixed behind the crest-badge, affixed to the cap, or which, in the case of ladies, fixes the tartan sash at the shoulder.
The distinctive Lindsay tartan of burgundy, green and dark blue is one of the most popular tartans.
There are two principal variants of the Lindsay tartan, the Ancient Lindsay and Modern Lindsay. While the Ancient (1 - far left) is vibrant and striking, based on traditional natural dies, the Modern (2) is more subtle and understated. The Lindsay Dress Blue (3) and Lindsay Dress Red (4 - far right) are commonly selected by competitive highland dancers. The Lindsay Muted and Lindsay Weathered variations (not shown) are rarely seen. Other Lindsay tartans are displayed in The Scottish Register of Tartans.
John Lindsay (1702-49), 20th Earl of Crawford, was the first colonel of the Black Watch. Their famous tartan was first worn by the regiment in 1739.
The activities of our Society are overseen by a Board of Management comprising
| President | Susan Cooke |
| Vice President | Chris Lindesay |
| Secretary | Chris Lindesay |
| Treasurer | Susan Cooke |
| Registrar | Eric Richardson OAM |
| Editor | Susan Cooke |
| Piper | Christina Batey |
| Heraldist & Genealogist | Chris Lindesay |
| Webmaster | Chris Lindesay |
| Councillor (ACT) | Janette Lindesay PhD |
| Councillor (NSW) | Wesley Batey |
| Councillor (QLD) | Mark Patch |
| Councillor (TAS) | Ian Byers |
| Councillor (VIC) | Victoria Presser |
| Councillor (WA) | Suzanne Barley |
We are seeking Councillors in South Australia and the Northern Territory to assist us in promoting the Society aims.
We meet electronically to plan and co-ordinate events.