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Ulveflokk
Ulveflokk are a Viking re-enactment group based in Maleny, Queensland. It was established by Elizabeth (Hlif) of The Happy Viking store and Ulf. The group concentrate on the period 800-1100 and the interaction between Norse/Viking and Scottish Celtic…
The Order of the Thistle
Explaining the establishment of "The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle” in 1687, this article from the Western Argus first discusses the medieval adoption of the thistle as Scotland’s national emblem. This it dates to the…
Highlands Warrior painting, Sheffield, Tasmania
The northern Tasmanian town of Sheffield is known as the ‘Town of Murals’ due to the large number of publicly displayed artworks in its streets, especially on walls. Although the majority of the artworks are about Tasmanian, especially…
Extraordinary Stories Exhibition, Perth
These photographs are of advertising for the Extraordinary Stories exhibition at the Perth branch of the Western Australian Museum. The signs feature a photograph of a queen piece from the twelfth century Isle of Lewis chess set found in modern-day…
Carminow Castle, Adelaide Hills
A photograph of Carnimow Castle on Mt Lofty in the Adelaide hills. The house was built in Scottish baronial style as a summer house by the Scottish migrant Sir Thomas Elder in 1885. Now a feature in Mt Lofty Botanical Park, the two-storey house…
Carminow Castle, Adelaide
A photograph of Carnimow Castle on Mt Lofty in the Adelaide hills. The house was built in Scottish baronial style as a summer house by the Scottish migrant Sir Thomas Elder in 1885. Now a feature in Mt Lofty Botanical Park, the two-storey house…