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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…

Tags: banner, banners, Broken Hill, float, floats, Labor, Labor Day, labour, labourer, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, street parade, trade, Trade Union, trade unionism, union, unionism, unions, work, worker, working class

Mythistory: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Medieval Imagination

Aposter for the second and third year undergraduate course ‘Mythistory’ offered at The University of Western Australia. The course examines popular science fiction and fantasy films and literature of the twentieth and twenty-first…

Bigoted Bedrock of Our Law

Amidst media fervour over the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (Princess Catherine), Geoffrey Robertson raises the Australian republican question in this opinion piece. Beginning with reference to Thomas Paineâ€™s denunciation…

Tournament of Armoured Knights, London Court, Perth

Image of â€œThe Tournament of Armoured Knightsâ€ at London Court in Western Australia. In a window above the clock at the Hay Street entrance, these four mechanical knights joust at the chiming of every quarter hour on the clock. Each of the…

Tournament of Armoured Knights, London Court, Perth - Clock Face

Images of â€œThe Tournament of Armoured Knightsâ€ at London Court in Western Australia. In a window above the clock at the Hay Street entrance, these four mechanical knights joust at the chiming of every quarter hour on the clock. Each of…

Viking Runes at the Perth Medieval Fayre

Image of person in costume stamping initials into leather using the Viking alphabet, or FuÃ¾ark. Runic inscriptions are attested from c. 150 CE and were used by a number of â€˜Germanicâ€™ peoples. During the Viking Age (c. 800-1100) the…

Tags: alphabet, craft, crafts, FuÃ¾ark, Futhark, handcrafted, literacy, medieval craft, Perth, Perth Medieval Fayre, re-creation, recreation, rune, runes, WA, WAMA, Western Australia, Western Australian Medieval Alliance, writing

Medieval Motif on Trade Mark for Hennessy Liquor

Image of a trade mark designed by William Wolfen & Co. for James Hennessy & Company Liquor. Depiction of an armoured knight's arm wielding a battleaxe.

Tags: alcohol, Armour, armoured, axe, battle, battleaxe, Hennessy, Hennessy Liquor, knight, knights, liquor, mark, marketing, motif, symbol, trade, trademark

Viking Runes Display at the Perth Medieval Fayre

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Image of person in costume stamping initials into leather using the Viking alphabet, or FuÃ¾ark. Runic inscriptions are attested from c. 150 CE and were used by a number of â€˜Germanicâ€™ peoples. During the Viking Age (c. 800-1100) the…

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