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- Collection: Medievalism on the Streets
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Y.M.C.A. Viking Club
A newspaper article on page 2 of the Broken Hill newspaper Barrier Miner on 14 November, 1928. The article reports on the inaugural meeting of the Viking Club in Broken Hill. Held in the local Y.M.C.A., the meeting featured a lecture sex education…
Wool Types in Australia Total 1,500
In this article about wool sales in 1952, Australia’s marketing methods are described as medieval. T. G. Hunter, a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Sydney University, is quoted advising that wool should be marketed in a few uniform grades…
Wizard Statue, Kryal Castle
An image of a wizard statue inside Kryal Castle near Ballarat in Victoria. The tourist attraction is described as ‘Australia’s unique medieval castle’, Kryal Castle can also be hired for weddings, conferences, functions, and…
Tags: Ballarat, battlements, castle, crenelation, drawbridge, entertainment, functions, gate, Keith Ryall, Kryal Castle, leisure, magic, magician, Melbourne, moat, porticullis, re-creation, recreation, sorcerer, sorcery, statue, statues, tourism, tower, Vic, Victoria, wizard, wizards
Win or Kill
This article from the Sunday Times in 1907 comments on what the author views as the un-gentlemanly state of sporting ethic in the early twentieth century. It likens the use of padding and helmets in sports such as cricket, baseball and football to…
Wilmot Arms sign, Kempton, Tasmania
The Wilmot Arms Inn is a B&B in a former coaching inn built in 1844 in the small Tasmanian town of Kempton. The business uses the Wilmot coat of arms, or family crest, in their advertising. The family crest consists of a late medieval helmet with…
Tags: advertising, coat of arms, crest, eagle, family crest, helmet, heraldry, Kempton, shield, sign, Tas, Tasmania, website, Wilmot Arms.
Weddings. Henry-Christie
This article from the wedding column of the Western Mail gives an account of the wedding of Marjorie Christie and Norman J. Henry at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 July 1933. The bride’s dress is…
Weddings at Sunshine Castle, Bli Bli
The Sunshine Castle is a popular tourist destination on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Influenced by a Norman architectural style, and complete with medieval additions such as a moat, turrets and a drawbridge, the castle hosts markets and…
Wedding Fashions
In this column on wedding fashions in 1929, readers are advised that the favoured style for wedding dresses has changed from the short straight frocks of the previous year to long medieval style dresses. A long frock, the author suggests, is more…
Tags: bouquet, bride, brides, bridesmaids, brocade, chiffon, clothing, coronet, dress, fashion, gown, headdress, jackets, lace, lilies, medieval lines, medieval style, roses, satin, tulle, veil, velvet, wedding, wedding dress, women’s fashion