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SMH 1951 Thurs 1 Nov Photo Medieval Nuns Nurses Jubilee 1951.pdf
The ‘Hold High the Lamp’ cavalcade was presented at the Sydney Opera House as part of the 1951 Federation Jubilee Celebration. Some 200 nurses and actors took part in an elaborate pageant that told the story of nursing from its earliest…

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…

May_Western Mail_9 May 1946_p3s.pdf
In this article from the Western Mail, the author relates details of the historical customs and festivities associated with the month of May. The article begins by describing the medieval tradition of ‘a-maying’ and merrymaking on the…

Jubilee_Grant_Western_mail_11_September_1886_p22[1].pdf
In this article, the author debates how £5000 earmarked for a Queen’s Jubilee commemoration by the WA Legislative Council could be best spent. The author begins by outlining the three suggestions that had been put forward, namely the…

An image of crowds of people gathered on Queen Street in Brisbane, QLD to watch the floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The banner for the St Patrick's day procession also…
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