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St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, ca. 1895

A photograph of St Andrewâ€™s Cathedral in Sydney dating from c.1895. St Andrewâ€™s functions as the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and is the oldest cathedral in Australia. Construction of the cathedral was completed in 1868,…

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Town Hall and Markets, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales

A photograph of St Andrewâ€™s Cathedral in Sydney that most likely dates from between 1920 and 1925. St Andrewâ€™s Cathedral is located on George Street in Sydney and is part of the Town Hall group of buildings. It is the oldest cathedral…

Sir Kaark the Crow

In this children's comic strip from the Sydney Morning Herald, the medieval themes of chivalry and gallantry are combined with anglicised Australian animal icons. In the comic, a dream is depicted in which Kaark the Crow imagines himself as a…

Tags: animal, Australian fauna, Banquet, baron, cartoon, child, children, children's entertainment, chivalry, comic, comics, crow, damsel, dream, entertainment, feast, gallantry, knight, knighthood, koala, Lady in Distress, magic, New South Wales, newspaper, NSW, prince, Prince Gallant, Sir Kaark, spell, Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald

Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947

Sir Kaark the Crow_Sydney Morning Herald_16 July 1947_p11.pdf

Sir Kaark the Crow is a children's comic strip that featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Set in a medieval land of dragons, knights, wizards and a bad baron, it combined common medieval themes such as chivalry and gallantry with animal characters…

Tags: Bad Baron, cartoon, children, chivalry, comic, damsel, dragon, duel, gallantry, knight, knighthood, knights, Lady in Distress, New South Wales, newspaper, NSW, popular culture, Prince Gallant, Sir Kaark, Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald

University of Sydney: Carving the Gargoyles

This black and white photograph held by the State Library of New South Wales dates from c.1859. Taken by John Smith during the construction of The University of Sydney, it depicts stone masons at work carving the gargoyles. This is taking place…

Tags: architecture, craftsmanship, decoration, gargoyle, gothic architecture, John Smith (1821-1885), neo-gothic architecture, New South Wales, NSW, sculptor, sculpture, stone building, stonemason, Sydney, university, university buildings, University of Sydney, water

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St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, ca. 1895

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Town Hall and Markets, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales

Sir Kaark the Crow

Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947

University of Sydney: Carving the Gargoyles

Commemoration

Members of the Renaissance players on the steps of the Gothic Style buildings of the University of Sydney.

Medieval Drama