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Robin Hood drawing
This drawing of Robin Hood appeared on page 14 of the Rockhampton, Queensland, newspaper the Morning Bulletin on August 9, 1935. The drawing by Robert Cantle appears in the ‘Children’s Corner’ section of the newspaper and depicts…
Tags: bow, bow and arrow, drawing, Morning Bulletin, outlaw, Qld, Queensland, Robert Cantle, Robin Hood, Rockhampton.
Warrior and dragon sign, Cascade Brewery, Hobart, Tasmania
This photograph of a sign was taken at the rear of the Cascade Brewery. The sign features a warrior on horseback killing a dragon with a lance. The similarity of the sign to the original St George logo used by the Launceston brewery Boag’s,…
Tags: Boag’s Brewery, Cascade Brewery, dragon, Hobart, knight, lance, Launceston, sign, St George, Tas, Tasmania, warrior.
'Viking ship spotted off remote NT island'
‘Viking ship spotted off remote NT island’ appeared on the online version of ABC News on September 18, 2012. The replica Viking ship was seen off the coast of ElchoIsland in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. The ship was sailed by a crew…
Auld Kirk, Sidmouth, Tasmania
The West Tamar Presbyterian Church, commonly referred to as the Auld Kirk (Scots for old church), is located on the banks of the Tamar River in the small Tasmanian town of Sidmouth. Construction of the church began in 1843 with the support of the…
(Old) State School, Launceston, Tasmania
(Old) Launceston State School is on Paterson Street in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The brick building is in the Gothic Revival style and features a bellcote, lancet windows, tracery, and buttresses. The building is now a Launceston College…
Knights take up the sword at medieval festival, ABC TV
This brief article by Selina Bryan appears in the online version of ABC News and follows a more expansive television segment on ABC News (Tasmania) broadcast on September 15. The 1.5 minute news broadcast is available on the website. Both stories…
Franklin Village Chapel, Franklin Village, Tasmania
Consecrated and renamed St James Anglican Church in 1926, this building is in Franklin Village, Tasmania, was originally known as Franklin Village Chapel and is on what used to be the main road between Hobart and Launceston. The rendered brick chapel…
House with Gothic features, Launceston, Tasmania
This house in Launceston, Tasmania, includes Gothic features. In particular, the steeply pitched roof and pointed-arch windows are Gothic in style. Gothic architecture began in Europe during the twelfth century.
Tags: domestic architecture, Gothic, house, Launceston, pointed arch, Tas, Tasmania