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Banners at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus

Image of hand-made centrally supported one-sided banners at the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge between St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch University). The event was held on the 19th of December, 2010 at the UWA campus. …

Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows Delegates, Ravenswood, 1907

This is an image of a group of delegates at a 1907 conference for the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. The Oddfellows are afriendly societythat first emerged in the UK and may date to the fifteenth century when members of trades not represented by…

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Centennial International Exhibition Parade

An illustration of a street parade in Collins Street, Melbourne, drawn from the perspective of the Treasury Buildings. Crowds of spectators line the street to watch as a procession of horse-drawn floats and trade banners are paraded along Collins…

Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012

This website tells you everything you need to know about the Balingup Medieval Carnivale for 2012. The event lasts from the 25th to 26th of August and is held in the beautiful town of Balingup in Western Australia's South-West.

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Robin Da Hood

An online advertisement by Virgin Mobile Australia. The advert plays on the popular image of Robin Hood, complete with images of archery, a lute being played, and a group of Merry Men. Robin Hood is now Robin da Hood, wearing a red (the colour…

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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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Federated Municipal Employees Marching in Trade Union Parade

Federated Municipal Employees depicted with a FME banner drawn by four horses at a trade union parade in Ballarat, 1920. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds. For information regarding the Federated Municipal…

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