The well preserved Guard Tower at Port Arthur, Tasmania, was a central part of the penal colony’s Military Complex. The tower was built in 1836 during the rule of Commandant Charles O’Hara Booth (1800-1851). It was built with convict…
This article provides a description of Winthrop Hall and the Hackett Buildings at the University of Western Australia by the architect, Rodney Alsop, shortly after they were opened in 1932. Alsop describes the guidelines he was set, namely that there…
An image of a replica of a medieval halberd. The image was taken at the abandoned Catholic church of St. Malachy in Gooloogong, New South Wales. It was featured on the Facebook site for the Medieval Shoppe, who design historical replicas of swords,…
Entry on Australian War Memorial website: Red painted curved metal shield designed as a wall plaque, with the heraldic crest of Hertford College, Oxford University, on the front in the form of a gold hart's head surmounted by a gold heraldic dagger,…
General Sir John Monash being congratulated by King George V after his investiture as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 12 August 1918; the ceremony is held on steps outside a large building and is being observed by a small group of other…
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The church is used for the traditional Anglo-Catholic version of the Anglican Church. The church, designed by local architect Alexander North (1858-1945), was dedicated in…
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The church is used for the traditional Anglo-Catholic version of the Anglican Church. The church, designed by local architect Alexander North (1858-1945), was dedicated in…
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The church is used for the traditional Anglo-Catholic version of the Anglican Church. The church, designed by local architect Alexander North (1858-1945), was dedicated…