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Battle Between SCA Members at the 2010 College Challenge
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting in a tournament known as 'the College Challenge.' The battle depicted in these images was fought between members from both St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch). In Perth, Western …
Burrs Identified
Responding to an enquiry about an unusual plant specimen found in Cunderdin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australian, the author of this article identifies the burrs and leaves as part of a Caltrop plant. The Caltrop plant was so named, it…
SCA Members Battling at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting in a tournament known as 'the College Challenge.' In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St. Lazarus (Murdoch…
Armoured SCA Member at the SCA College Challenge - St. Basil vs. St. Lazarus
Member of the SCA in fourteenth-century inspired armour complete with 'kettle hat.' He is dressed to participate in the Society for Creative Anachronism's College Challenge tournament between St. Basil (UWA) and St. Lazarus (Murdoch University), held…
The Order of the Thistle
Explaining the establishment of "The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle” in 1687, this article from the Western Argus first discusses the medieval adoption of the thistle as Scotland’s national emblem. This it dates to the…