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Knight Statue at Kryal Castle

An image of an English knight statue at Kryal Castle in Ballarat.

About Kryal Castle:
Kryal Castle is a tourist attraction located 8km from Ballarat in Victoria. Described as â€˜Australiaâ€™s unique medieval castleâ€™, Kryal Castle…

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â€˜Home-made medieval war machine goes off with a bangâ€™

This online article by Carol Raabus was posted in 2009 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Hobart page. It is about local man Doug Pattison and his re-creation of siege engines. He has built a trebuchet, first used in the twelfth…

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Combat Demonstration, Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012

A photograph of a medieval-style combat demonstration at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale, 2012.

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Chainmail for Sale at Kryal Castle

A photograph of a stall at Kryal Castle in Ballarat, which sells chain mail that has been hand-crafted according to the traditional medieval method. Some of the objects that can be bought are chainmail keyrings and chainmail jewellery.

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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.…

Dressed for Battle at the SCA College Challenge Tournament, 2010

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) dressed 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.…

John Eardley Wilmot monument, Hobart, Tasmania

A monument to Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1783-1847) is situated in St Davidâ€™s Park (previously a cemetery), Hobart. Wilmot was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemenâ€™s Land (ie. Tasmania) between 1843 and 1847 and died of an undiagnosed…

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‘Meet Saltbush Bill – A Real Troubador of the Outback’, Western Mail, 1 July 1954

This interest piece from the Western Mail in 1954 introduces readers to Saltbush Bill, a travelling Australian folk band created and led by Queenslander William Rawle. The article likens the band to the troubadours of the medieval period, because…

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