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Eight Hour Procession 1901, Sydney

SMH 1901 Mon 7 May Eight Hour Day[1].pdf

The writer credits the craft guilds of medieval England for the eight-hour system, including the Saturday half-holiday. The latter was supposed to be devoted to archery practice, which eventually ensured English mastery of the bow and arrow and their…

New England Medieval Arts Society

The New England Medieval Arts Society (NEMAS) are a historical re-enactment group based in the New South Wales city of Armidale. The group concentrates on the fourth- to eleventh-century early medieval period (sometimes referred to as the â€˜Dark…

Tags: Anglo-Saxon, Armidale, Armidale State Forest, Byzantine, Dark Ages, early medieval, longhouse, NEMAS, New England, New England Medieval Arts Society, New South Wales, Norman, NSW, re-enactment, viking

Christmas Pudding. Its Medieval Origin.

Christmas Pudding Medieval Origins_West Australian_21 Dec 1935_p7.pdf

In this newspaper article, the author traces the origin of Christmas pudding to the popular medieval dish of â€œplum porridgeâ€, a savoury dish combining mixed meats, fruits and spices. It suggests that this traditional medieval dish was…

Tags: Catholic, Catholic tradition, Catholicism, Christian, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas pudding, food, medieval food, mince pies, pie, pies, Plum Porridge, Plum Pudding, porridge, pudding, tradition

Irish National Foresters' Regalia

The Irish National Foresters Organisation is a mutual aid society, which was established to help members in distress and the relatives of members who are deceased. It began in 1877 as a breakaway from the Order of Foresters, which was originally set…

Tags: clover, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, Ireland, Irish, Irish National Foresters Organisation, nationalism, nationalist, regalia, sash

Crowd outside the Hoyts Century Theatre at the Preview of Camelot, Sydney

In this black and white photograph by J. A. Mulligan, a crowd gathers outside the Hoyts Century Theatre in Sydney on 20 December 1967 to attend a preview of the film Camelot. The film was a screen adaptation of the 1960 musical of the same name by…

Gerni Weekend Warriors advertisement

‘Gerni Weekend Warriors’ is a marketing campaign created by Sydney ad agency MJW to promote Gerni high pressure water cleaners. The television advert features three men dressed as warriors from the past using a Gerni to clean their cars…

Tags: Advert, advertisement, Armour, centurion, costume, Gerni, Gerni Weekend Warriors, helmet, MJW, Mongol, New South Wales, NSW, retail, Roman, Sydney, television, tv, viking, warrior, weapon, website, YouTube.

"The GÃ¶theborg Welcoming Party"

A hyperlink to an archived news article on the Miss Maud's website. On 13 May 2006 employees of Miss Maud's bakehouse, hotel, restaurant and pastry houses welcomed the Swedish Ship GÃ¶theborg as it stopped off at Fremantle Harbour on its journey…

Tags: bakehouse, boat, Fremantle, Fremantle Harbour, GÃ¶theborg, hotel, Miss Maud, restaurant, ship, Sweden, Swedish, viking, vikings

Balingup 2012 film

This 11 minute film on YouTube shows highlights of the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August 25-26. The film was made by Michael Cheffins for ZigZagCommunityArts Inc., and the…

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