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Preparing for Battle at the SCA College Challenge Tournament, 2010

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) clad in armour in preperation for the SCA 'College Challenge' tournament. In Perth, Western Australia, there are only two chapters of the SCA which are based in colleges (St. Basil (UWA) or St.…

Preparatory Skirmish at 2010 SCA College Challenge

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism preparing to fight in a battle for the 2010 College Challenge between the factions of St Lazarus and St Basil. The tournament was held at the University of Western Australia. About the Society…

Petition against Prohibition of Distilling to Sir George Gawlor

Advertiser Adelaide 1841 p. 3 Petition from the people against prohibition of distilling to Sir George Gawler Order of Hanoverian Guelphic Knights.pdf

Interested parties plead their cause, which is to allow distillation of alcoholic drinks, to his Excellency, Lieut, Col. George Gawler, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia,…

Tags: Colonists, Comparison with Scotland and Ireland, Distilling, George Gawlor, knight, knighthood, knights, medieval lexicon of request, merchants, Petition, Prohibition, Royal Hanoverian Order of Guelphic Knights, Tradesmen

Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer

Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.

Tags: "medieval club", "medieval re-enactment", "Society for Creative Anachronism", "West Australian Medieval Alliance", Armour, chainmail, chivalry, knight, knighthood

Laurie Payne, Tour of Camelot, 1966

In this black and white photograph from the Laurie Payne Collection of Theatrical Photographs (held by the National Library of Australia), actor Laurie Payne poses in his costume, a suit of armour, for the musical Camelot. The musical, written by…

Tags: actor, Armour, Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Camelot, chivalric, chivalry, entertainment, Guinevere, helmet, King Arthur, knight, knighthood, Lancelot, Laurie Payne, musical, performance, plate armour, play, plays, popular culture, round table, stage, stage performance, theatre

Laurie Payne & Tony Hughes in Costume for Camelot

In this black and white photograph from the Laurie Payne Collection of Theatrical Photographs (held by the National Library of Australia), actors Laurie Payne and Tony Hughes in their costumes for the musical Camelot are pictured with an unnamed man…

Knights Templar jump from Dan Brown to Down Under

An article by Dylan Welch in The Sydney Morning Herald about the Knights Templar in Australia. The article briefly outlines the origins of the order in the early twelfth century as protectors of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem, and its disbandment in…

Tags: Christian, Christianity, Crusades, Dan Brown, fiction, knighthood, knights, Knights Templar, literature, Military Orders, New South Wales, NSW, religion, religious, Sydney, The Da Vinci Code, The Sydney Morning Herald, war

Knights Fighting at the SCA College Challenge, 2010

This image depicts two members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) fighting at the SCA 'College Challenge.' A handmade banner depicting two black swans, the state emblem for Western Australia, is billowing nearby. The College Challenge…

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