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A Knight and his Lady, University Commemoration Day ("Commem") through streets

Hyperlink to a photograph of two Sydney university students participating in the â€œCommem Dayâ€ street parade in 1937, taken by renowned Australian photographer Sam Hood. The two students in the photograph appear on horseback and in…

A Knight in The University of Sydney Commem Day Parade, 1937

Hyperlink to a photograph of a Sydney university student participating in the â€œCommem Dayâ€ street parade in 1937, taken by renowned Australian photographer Sam Hood. The student in the photograph appears on horseback and dressed as a…

Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales

Hyperlink to an image of a Druitt's Lodge procession along Beamish Street in Campsie, Sydney, NSW.

The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are…

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Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill

A photograph from c. 1911 of a large crowd lining Argent Street in Broken Hill to watch a Labor Day procession of men carrying union banners. Union banners have a medieval predecessor in the banners used by guilds (an association of craftsmen in the…

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Druids Procession, Nedlands

This black and white photograph, taken by WA photographer Izzy Orloff in 1924, depicts a horse-drawn float taking part in a Druids procession in Perth in 1924. Being re-enacted on the float, the banner suggests, was the trial of Caractacus before the…

Parading with Banners at Carnevale, Fremantle, Western Australia

Costumed revellers parading down Fremantleâ€™s cappuccino strip in Western Australia during the 2011 Fremantle Carnevale parade.
Carnevale is a traditional community festival that temporarily promotes disorder and frivolity using masquerade,…

Carnevale Parade, Fremantle, Western Australia

Costumed revellers parading down Fremantleâ€™s cappuccino strip in Western Australia during the 2011 Fremantle Carnevale parade.
Carnevale is a traditional community festival that temporarily promotes disorder and frivolity using masquerade,…

Two Men of the Ancient Order of Foresters Parading in Ceremonial Dress

Image depicting two men of the Ancient Order of Foresters on horses dressed in full Forestry garb. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first recorded…

Tags: Ancient Order of Foresters, float, floats, Foresters, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, horse, horses, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, Ted Hood

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