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"Ned Kelly at Bay"

This print of a wood engraving of Ned Kelly in his final battle is based on a sketch 'drawn on the spot' by T. Carrington. The picture shows a Ned Kelly in his helmet firing his pistol. His plate body armour is hidden by an overcoat. The armour and…

Tags: Armour, Australia, Australian identity, crime, highway man, knight, knighthood, national identity, Ned Kelly, Vic, Victoria, wood engraving

Guide to the Lohac Guilds

A list of the Guilds which the members of the Lochac Region (within the Society for Creative Anachronism) can join. Some of the Guilds include: Brewers, Vintners and Imbibers Guild Broiderers Guild Lohac Cooks' Guild Royal Guild of…

Tags: "Society for Creative Anachronism", chivalry, guild, knight, knighthood, re-enactment, recreation, SCA, society

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

"1189. The Crusaders 1915."

A drawing by Fred Leist depicting an Australian soldier of 1915 shaking hands with a Crusader of 1189, with the cross of St George as the backdrop. Whilst the Australian soldier is shirtless and wearing shorts, the Crusader knight wears chain-mail,…

Tags: 1189-1192, chainmail, chivalry, cross, Crusader, Crusades, knight, knighthood, knights, Saint George, St George, St Geroge's Cross, St. George, Third Crusade

Interview with Prince Leonard, George Negus Tonight, New People Dimensions, â€˜Episode 11: Prince Leonardâ€™, 16/4/2003.

In this transcript from episode 11 of the ABCâ€™s George Negus Tonight: New People Dimensions series, reporter Brendan Hutchens interviews Prince Leonard I of what was the Hutt River Province Principality (now the Principality of Hutt River). In…

Tags: 'Prince Leonard', â€˜H.R.H Prince Leonard Iâ€™, â€˜Hutt River Provinceâ€™, â€˜knighting ceremonyâ€™, â€˜Principality of Hutt Riverâ€™, â€˜Royal Orderâ€™, heraldry, knight, knighthood, regalia, sword

Breast Star of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire : Sir Thomas Daly

Thomas Joseph Daly, the son of First World War veteran Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Daly, was born in Ballarat in March 1913. He attended the Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon from 1930 to 1934 and was commissioned into 4 Light Horse Regiment. He…

Tags: award, awards, Badge, heraldic badge, heraldry, knight, knighthood, knights, military, military heraldry, regalia, Second World War, Thomas Joseph Daly, World War II, World War Two, WWII

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…

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…

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