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York Minster Bells
An image of the recasting of the York Minster Bells, which are described as being "the heaviest ringing in England." The article states Taylor & Company of Longborough, Leicester, who worked on the bells, were contracted to cast the carillon for…
Commemoration
Sydney University Commemoration speech. Refers to the undergraduates' role as the terrae filius of "medieval times." With a literal meaning of 'son of the earth', terrae filius has also been used to describe a student asked to deliver a satirical…
Wool Types in Australia Total 1,500
In this article about wool sales in 1952, Australia’s marketing methods are described as medieval. T. G. Hunter, a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Sydney University, is quoted advising that wool should be marketed in a few uniform grades…
Medieval Drama
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald notifying readers of a second performance of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The performance by graduates and undergraduates of the University of Sydney was of a section of Malory's work, The Quest for the Holy…
Tags: Arthur, Arthurian, Arthuriana, Death of Arthur, entertainment, Holy Grail, John Gould, king, King Arthur, Le Morte d'Arthur, Malory, monarch, monarchy, New South Wales, NSW, performance, play, plays, quest, Quest for the Holy Grail, Sir Thomas Malory, stage, stage play, Sydney, Sydney University, theatre, university, university play
Gift of £100 for Lepers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 1937
This article from the Sydney Morning Herald in 1937 relates the concerns and criticisms of Dr E. H. Molesworth, a lecturer in skin diseases at The University of Sydney, regarding the treatment of leprosy at the Coast Lazaret Hospital in the New South…
Tags: Barbarity, Coast Lazaret Hospital, criminals, disease, Dr E. H. Molesworth, ill-treatment, imprisonment, individual rights, infection, International Leprosy Association, Lazarus House, leprosy, Little Bay, medical treatment, medicine, medieval attitudes, New South Wales, NSW, primitive treatment, prisoners, scourge, segregation, skin diseases, susceptibility, Sydney University