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Alfred the Great
An article on page 10 of The Sydney Morning Herald on September 25, 1901. The article reports on a sermon by Archdeacon Gunther in St. John’s Church in which he mentioned that it was the thousandth anniversary of Alfred the Great, king of…
Viking Dinner
An article on page 11 of the Broken Hill, New South Wales, newspaper, the Barrier Miner on March 11, 1954. The article reports on an upcoming dinner and lecture of the Viking club at the local Y.M.C.A. The lecture was titled ‘What is a…
“Alfred,†A Cantata, by E. Prout
This anonymous article in The Sydney Morning Herald on 30 November 1886 is a review of a musical performance about Alfred the Great. The cantata ‘Alfred’ was composed by Ebenezer Prout with a libretto by Mr Grist. The piece is based…
The Viking Breed
An article on page 4 of The Brisbane Courier newspaper on April 6, 1909. The article reports on an official welcome in Sydney Town Hall for returned Antarctic explorer Professor (Sir) Edgeworth David. In recounting the achievements of the expedition…
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…
A Viking Drinking Cup
An article on page 7 of the Grafton, New South Wales newspaper, The Clarence and Richmond Examiner on December 19, 1903. The article reports the discovery of a Viking burial on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Along with human,…