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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 “plum porridge”, a savoury dish combining mixed meats, fruits and spices. It suggests that this traditional medieval dish was…

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Image of a font in St George’s Cathedral, Perth. The font was sculpted in Donnybrook stone in 1930 by Herbert Parry, son of Bishop Parry. The font has eight facets, one of which features the intertwined initials I.H.S., a common medieval…

A black and white photograph of St John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Fremantle taken by renowned WA photographer Izzy Orloff in the 1920s. St John the Evangelist is a neo-gothic Church located in the centre of Fremantle. It was designed by W.…

This black and white photograph held by the Powerhouse Museum portrays children participating in the Feast of Corpus Christi procession at St Patrick's Seminary at Manly, Sydney, in 1932. The annual Feast of Corpus Christi procession celebrates the…

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St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Subiaco, Western Australia was designed by architect Edgar L. B. Henderson and built by C. W. Arnot between 1933 and 1937. It is constructed from red brick and pressed cement in an inter-war…

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Image of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, a heritage listed building located near James Street in Guildford, Western Australia. Built in 1873, it is the third of three churches to be built on the same site (the others being built in 1836 and 1860).

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An image of St. Patrick's Convent School located on South Street in York, a town ninety minutes south east of Perth in Western Australia.

The school was built in 1873 by Father Patrick Gibney for the Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy taught…
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