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The Dragon’s Realm re-enactment group and store, Burnie, Tas
The Dragon’s Realm are both a re-enactment group and a retail store based in the northern Tasmanian city of Burnie. The store opened in 2006 and is located in the CBD in a former church built in the Gothic Revival style with buttresses and…
Tags: Armour, axe, Burnie, buttress, Church, combat, costume, Gothic Revival, knight, Knights Templar, lancet window, living history, online shop, re-creation, re-enactment, retail, shop, spear, sword, Tas, Tasmania, The Dragon Order, The Dragon’s Realm, The Sovereign Military Order of the Knights Templar Tasmania, weapons, website, western martial arts swordsmanship combat.
Viking Brand label
This pear case label for Viking Brand Fancy Grade Pears is approximately A4-size. It probably dates from 1938 or 1939 (see link below). Viking Brand were exported by W.H. Ikin & Son in Hobart and the produce was from Tasmania. The advert depicts…
Maypole dancing around Australia
Maypoles and the folk dance associated with them are a popular event, often involving children, at festivals throughout Australia. The origins, and possible symbolism, of Maypole dancing are uncertain but they can be traced back at least as far as…
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Longford Morris Dancers, Tasmania
Longford Morris Dancers are a group of Morris Dancers who, although associated with the town of Longford, rehearse in the city of Launceston in Tasmania. The group perform the Cotswold and Borders (the border between Wales and England) versions of…
Launceston Aldermen
While most local government councils in Australia are presided over by a mayor and councillors, Launceston City Council in Tasmania has a mayor and aldermen. This has been the case since the first election of alderman to the council in 1853, which…