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â€˜The Australian Jubilee Peerage: A Detailed Scheme for the Institution of Various Long-Needed Australian Orders of Nobilityâ€™, The Bulletin, 25 June 1887

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This full-page illustration by the Bulletinâ€™s American-born cartoonist Livingston Hopkins (aka â€˜Hopâ€™), pokes fun at some of Australiaâ€™s prominent political figures. The 25 June 1887 issue of the Bulletin reviewed Queen…

Tags: â€˜pedigree hunting, â€™ Australian politics, Britain, heraldry, honours, Jubilee, knight, knighthood, Livingston York Hopkins (1846-1927), Melbourne, nobility, peerage, political figures, politics, Queen Victoria, social mobility, Vic, Victoria, White Knight of Kerry

â€˜Heraldicâ€™ domestic pattern window, Front entrance, Longerenong homestead, Longerenong, Victoria

This â€˜heraldicâ€™ pattern transom hangs over the doorway at Longerenong homestead in Victoria. Central to the design is a golden Celtic harp on blue shield (c. 13th century) representing owner Samuel Wilsonâ€™s Irish roots. This is…

Tags: Celtic, Ferguson & Urie, floral grid pattern, flowers, harp, heraldry, John Lyon, Longerenong homestead, medieval design, Samuel Wilson, stained glass, Vic, Victoria, window

AEMA Conference practical sessions

The conferences of the Australian Early Medieval Association feature practical sessions, in which delegates are often able to try some hands-on aspects of life in the early medieval period. The sessions have featured instruction in heraldry, making…

Tags: AEMA, Australian Early Medieval Association, chain-mail, conference, demonstration, heraldry, re-construction, weaving

Archer Family Coat of Arms

The Archer family coat of arms was designed by William Henry Davies Archer (1836-1928), the second surviving son of William Archer, who established the Brickendon estate near Longford. The coat of arms was designed whilst William H.D. Archer was…

Tags: arrow, bow, Brickendon, coat of arms, helmet, heraldry, Longford, motto, Norman French, Normandy, shield, Tas, Tasmania., William Archer, William Henry Davies Archer

Ballarat Clarendon College

Ballarat Clarendon College in the Victorian city of Ballarat was established in 1974 through the amalgamation of Ballarat College (est. 1864) and Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies’ College (est. 1876). The school is now associated with the Uniting…

Tags: arch, arches, Ballarat, Ballarat Clarendon College, college, crenellation, education, Gothic, heraldry, Presbyterian, school, tower, Uniting Church, Vic, Victoria

Battle of Nations 2013

The Battle of Nations Festival is a full contact medieval tournament held in Europe which began in 2009. Australia will field a team for the first time in 2013 and will be captained by Kit Houston. The event features various combat categories, from…

Tags: Archery, Armour, axe, Battle of Nations, Battle of Nations Festival, bow, combat, crossbow, Europe, festival, helmet, heraldry, Kit Houston, knight, longsword, plate armour, re-enactment, replica, shield, sword, sword and buckler, television, tournament, tv, website.

Boer War Memorial, Launceston, Tasmania

This memorial commemorating troops from Northern Tasmania who participated in the Boer War, referred to as the 'War in South Africa' on the monument, was erected in 1904. It can be found in City Park in the city of Launceston and was made by the…

Tags: arched window, blind arcading, Boer War, Boer War Memorial, Gothic, heraldry, kite shield, Launceston, lion, lion passant, memorial, monument, niche, Norman, pointed arch, sculpture, shield, statue, Sylvanus Wilmot, Tas, Tasmania, war memorial.

Bonython Hall at the University of Adelaide

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An image of Bonython Hall at The University of Adelaide in South Australia. Bonython Hall is a neo-gothic building that was constructed from Murray Bridge limestone between 1933 and 1936. The entrance facing North Terrace features three large…

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