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Viking Maidens’ Bobbed Hair
An article on page 30 of the Perth newspaper the Western Mail on January 9, 1930. The article reports on the discovery of a Viking burial ground in East Prussia dating from the ninth to eleventh centuries. The male burials were accompanied by a…
Viking Unsweetened Milk
An advertisement on page 15 of the Perth newspaper ‘Western Mail’ on September 8, 1899. The advert is for unsweetened milk made by Henri Nestle in the ‘highlands’ of Norway and sold by Preston and Co. in Fremantle, Western…
Viking House
A report on the recently completed office building Viking House on page 38 of the Perth newspaper the Western Mail on February 28, 1913. The building, which no longer survives, is described as being ‘a replica of early Gothic’ and was…
Viking Valour
A story by Samuel Hirsdon in the ‘3 Short Stories for Week-End Reading’ section of the Perth newspaper the Sunday Times on October 29, 1939. The story is about a group of Norsemen at sea (led by the curiously named Sir Ranulf, which does…
Svensk Viking
A letter to the Pen Name Competition of the Western Mail newspaper, Perth, by Svensk Viking. The letter describes how the author chose their pen name as they grew up in Sweden (Svensk translates to ‘Swedish’) listening to older children…
Albany Bell Castle, Maylands
Image of Albany Bell Castle in the Perth suburb of Maylands. The castle was designed by architect Alexander Cameron for Mr Albany Bell and his company Albany Bell Ltd. Completed in 1919, the building was used as a cake and confectionary factory. It…
Albany Bell Castle
Image of Albany Bell Castle in the Perth suburb of Maylands. The castle was designed by architect Alexander Cameron for Mr Albany Bell and his company Albany Bell Ltd. Completed in 1919, the building was used as a cake and confectionary factory. It…