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"Australian War Memorial: Largest Stone Building in the Southern Hemisphere."

Australian War memorial_Canberra Times_15 July 1941_p2.pdf

This article from The Canberra Times in 1941 provides an update on the building of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Construction had begun in 1937, and the Memorial was set to be the largest stone building in the southern hemisphere. A…

Tags: ACT, architecture, Australian Capital Territory, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Cloisters, Court of Honour, gargoyles, Hall of Memory, loggia, medieval architecture, memorial, monument, sandstone, stone building, tower, war, war memorial

"Plastic Surgery: Byways of Medical History, Medieval Practioners", taken from The Canberra Times.

Plastic Surgery_Canberra Times_14 October 1927_p13.pdf

This article traces the roots of modern cosmetic surgery to the medieval period. It suggests that the first forms of plastic surgery were performed by a fifteenth-century Sicilian family, the Firancas of Catania. The practice then fell into disuse,…

Tags: anatomy, Canberra, costmetic surgery, medicine, medieval medicine, modern surgery, surgery

An Address On the Occasion of the Naming of Magna Carta Place, Langton Crescent, Canberra

An address made by the Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan at the naming of Magna Carta Place in Canberra. He justifies the naming by arguing that the Magna Carta and the ideologies it represents contribute to the creation of a valuable and "enduring myth [in…

Tags: address, Australian government, Australian law, Australian place names, Canberra, English Law, equity, freedom, legal, Magna Carta, naming, place, place name, place names, SIr Gerard Brennan, speech

Ancient Arts Fellowship Educational Sessions, Canberra

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Inc. is a medieval re-enactment group based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the ‘Dark Ages’, or early medieval period, especially the 8th century through to the Norman invasion of…

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Beorg-wic

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Inc. is a medieval re-enactment group based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the ‘Dark Ages’, or early medieval period, especially the 8th century through to the Norman invasion of…

Tags: ACT, Ancient Arts Fellowship, Archery, Australian Capital Territory, Beorg-wic, Canberra, clothing, craft, Danegeld, Danelaw, Dark Ages, early medieval, feast, Old English, re-creation, re-enactment, viking, Vinland Coffee House., website

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Canberra

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Inc. is a medieval re-enactment group based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the ‘Dark Ages’, or early medieval period, especially the 8th century through to the Norman invasion of…

Black Ravens Medieval Re-enactment Group

The Black Ravens are a steel weapons Medieval Re-enactment Group based in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the fourteenth century and make their own combat and feasting gear. Their website includes a useful section on tunics and…

Tags: ACT, Armour, Australian Capital Territory, Black Ravens, Black Ravens Medieval Re-enactment Group, Canberra, living history, re-enactment, steel weapons, tunic, weapon, website

Canberra Raiders Viking logo

The logo for the Australian National Rugby League team the Canberra Raiders is the head of a Viking warrior wearing a horned helmet. The hair and beard of the Viking has a green tinge to match the colour of the teamâ€™s jumpers. The helmet…

Tags: ACT, Australian Capital Territory, battle, Canberra, logo, NRL, rugby, sport, viking, warrior, warriors

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