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Kent International Movers Logo

The logo of the Australian company Kent International Movers features a winged dragon. Dragons are found in numerous medieval stories, on artefacts, and as a heraldic device where it evoked courage and nobility. The current flag of Wales/Cymru…

Tags: dragon, dragons, furniture, furniture removal, Kent, Kent International Movers, logo, Perth, removalists, WA, Western Australia

James Boagâ€™s St George beer

The Launceston, Tasmania, brewing company James Boag has a ‘St George’ beer. The bottle’s label features St George on a horse and carrying a sword trampling a dragon underfoot. This was one of the original logos of the brewery and…

Tags: alcohol, Beer, Boagâ€™s Brewery, Crusade, dragon, James Boagâ€™s, label, Launceston, logo, St George, sword, Tas, Tasmania.

James Boagâ€™s Draught

This billboard in Launceston advertises James Boagâ€™s Draught beer. The logo for the beer features an armoured knight wearing a helmet and thrusting downwards with a spear. Behind him lies a dragon. The inclusion of a dragon suggests that the…

Tags: Ad, Advert, advertisement, alcohol, Armour, Beer, billboard, Boagâ€™s Brewery, dragon, helmet, James Boag, James Boagâ€™s Draught, knight, label, Launceston, logo, spear, St George, Tas, Tasmania.

Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows a poster advertising the exhibition. Although set in a magical version of the…

Tags: alchemy, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, unicorn, witch, wizard

Flying Car, Harry Potter Exhibition, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

One of two photographs associated with Harry Potter: The Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012. This photograph shows the Ford Anglia that was enchanted so that it could fly. The car appeared in…

Tags: alchemy, basilisk, car, castle, chess, dragon, exhibition, Ford Anglia, giant, goblin, Harry Potter, hippogriff, knight, Lewis Island chess set, New South Wales, NSW, pixie, poster, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, troll, unicorn, witch, wizard

Falconry Display at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale

An image of the falconry display at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale.

Tags: Balingup, Balingup Medieval Carnivale, bird, birds, birds of prey, carnival, ceremony, display, dragon, falconry, flying display, leisure, re-creation, recreation, Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, South-West WA, WA, Western Australia

Dragon, Perth, Tasmania

One of four photographs of a castle-like building on the Midland Highway in Perth, Tasmania. This one shows a dragon looking over the roof of the castle/house. The house features extensive crenellation and is made of brick.

Tags: architecture, battlements, castle, castles, crenellation, domestic, dragon, house, Perth, residence, Tas, Tasmania

Dragon roof ornament, Lyttleton Street, East Launceston, Tasmania

One of three photographs of domestic roof-top adornments (although the house is now a medical practice) in Lyttleton Street, East Launceston. This one features one of the most popular and enduring images of the medieval period, the winged dragon.…

Tags: architecture, domestic architecture, dragon, dragons, East Launceston, gargoyle, gargoyles, Launceston, Lyttleton Street, ornament, ornamentation, roof, Tas, Tasmania

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