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Gothic Revival Ruin in Central NSW

An image of the abandoned Catholic church of St. Malachy in Gooloogong, New South Wales. It was featured on the Facebook site for the Medieval Shoppe, who design historical replicas of swords, armour and other weapons.

The church, which fell out…

Tags: arch, arches, architecture, Catholic, Catholicism, Church, churches, Gooloongong, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Medieval Shoppe, New South Wales, NSW, pointed arch, ruin, ruined, ruins, Saint Malachy, St Malachy, St. Malachy

The Modern Permanent Building Society's New Offices, Collins Street, West Melbourne

An engraving featured in The Illustrated Australian News of the recently built Gothic Revival style offices of the Modern Permanent Building Society.

Tags: architect, architecture, building, Gothic, gothic architecture, Gothic building, Gothic Revival, Gothic Revival style, Melbourne, neo-Gothic, Permanent Building Society

Anniversary of the Establishment of the Eight Hour Day

A wood engraving by an artist for the Victorian Millers' Union which commemorates the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the eight hour working day in Victoria. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds.

Tags: Amalgamated Millers Union of Victoria, anniversary, banner, Eight Hour Day, Elizabethan Tableau, engraving, labour, Labour Day, Millers Union, sketch, Tobannonists Tableau, Trade Union, union, unionism, work, working class

"White Knight" Gums at the Evercreech Forest Reserve, Tasmania

An article promoting tourism to the Evercreech Forest Reserve in Tasmania. The reserve is home to "the famous White Knights, the tallest white gums in the world - more impressive and taller than the Big Trees in the Styx Valley."

Tags: ecomedievalism, ecomedievalist, ecotourism, Evercreech, Evercreech Forest Reserve, Fingal, flora, forest, forest reserve, gum, gums, gumtree, gumtrees, Tasmania, Tasmanian, tourism, tourist, white knight, White Knights

St Hubertâ€™s Vineyard, Coldstream, Victoria

St Hubertâ€™s vineyard in Coldstream, Victoria, was founded by Hubert de Castella in 1862. It is named after St Hubert, the â€˜Apostle of Ardennesâ€™ and patron saint of hunters. Born c.656, Hubert was the eldest son of Bertrand, Duke…

Tags: Antlers, Austrasia, Coldstream, cross, emblem, Franks, Hubert de Castella, hunters, Neustria, patron saint, Pepin of Heristal, saint, St Hubert, stag, symbolism, Vic, Victoria, vineyard, vision, winery, Yarra Valley

University of Sydney: Carving the Gargoyles

This black and white photograph held by the State Library of New South Wales dates from c.1859. Taken by John Smith during the construction of The University of Sydney, it depicts stone masons at work carving the gargoyles. This is taking place…

Tags: architecture, craftsmanship, decoration, gargoyle, gothic architecture, John Smith (1821-1885), neo-gothic architecture, New South Wales, NSW, sculptor, sculpture, stone building, stonemason, Sydney, university, university buildings, University of Sydney, water

Illustration of St Paul's Church, Melbourne

Depiction of St Paul's Anglican Church, Melbourne. The architectural style is typical of the gothic revival style common in Britain and the British colonies throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Tags: Anglican, Anglican church, architecture, Church, engraving, engravings, F.A. Sleap, Gothic, gothic architecture, Gothic building, Gothic Revival, Melbourne, neo-Gothic, saint, Saint Paul, St Paul, St. Paul, Victoria

Melbourne's Centennial International Exhibition by Night

An image of the Royal Exhibition Building lit up at night during the Centennial International Exhibition in 1888, from the Illustrated Australian News. The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by architect Joseph Reed and completed in 1880. The…

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