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Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales

Hyperlink to an image of a Druitt's Lodge procession along Beamish Street in Campsie, Sydney, NSW.

The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are…

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Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill

A photograph from c. 1911 of a large crowd lining Argent Street in Broken Hill to watch a Labor Day procession of men carrying union banners. Union banners have a medieval predecessor in the banners used by guilds (an association of craftsmen in the…

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Livery Buttons Leading Families of New South Wales

Livery and its insignia were integral to medieval culture; their bestowal and wearing marked allegiance and identification to particular lords, factions or beliefs. As late as the early fifteenth century, regular livery awards at Christmas or Easter…

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Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydneyâ€™s Illuminated Address presented to Thomas Bavister, 1906.

An illuminated address presented to Thomas Bavister, trade unionist and politician, by the Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydney to recognise his service to the association. Illuminated addresses were a popular way…

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Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales

Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill

Livery Buttons Leading Families of New South Wales

Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydneyâ€™s Illuminated Address presented to Thomas Bavister, 1906.

He Still Wears the Ruff and Doublet

Two Men of the Ancient Order of Foresters Parading in Ceremonial Dress

The Ancient Order of Foresters Parading in Ceremonial Dress

The Ancient Order of Foresters - Women Parading in Headdresses