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"New Bishop Consecrated at Brilliant Ceremony," in The Argus.

New Bishop Consecrated at Brilliant Ceremony_The Argus_29 October 1936_p10.pdf

This illustrated article from The Argus provides an account of a ceremony in St Paulâ€™s Cathedral (Melbourne) to mark the consecration of William Herbert Johnson as the Bishop of Ballarat in 1936. It describes the procession - consisting of the…

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…

Tags: academia, academic, academic formality, ceremony, commemoration speech, formal, formality, Latin, medieval, New South Wales, NSW, Oxford University, speech, student, students, Sydney, Sydney University, university

The Blessing of Fleet the Procession, Fremantle

A photograph of members of the WA Portuguese Community congregated outside St Patrick's Basilica in Fremantle during the 'Blessing of the Fleet' celebrations in 1979. The Blessing of the Fleet takes place in Fremantle, Western Australia, on the…

St. Patrick's Day Procession, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1903

An image of crowds of people gathered on Queen Street in Brisbane, QLD to watch the floats in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Processions with banners were a feature of the later medieval period. The banner for the St Patrick's day procession also…

Tags: Brisbane, Catholic, Catholicism, celebration, Celtic, ceremony, cross, harp, Ireland, Irish, parade, parades, procession, processions, Qld, Queensland, religion, religious, ring-headed cross, saint, Saint Patrick, saints, St Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day

Coronation Fashions

This article from the Western Mail points to the mounting anticipation regarding dress regulations in the lead-up to King Edward VIII’s coronation, which was expected to take place in May 1937. Questions had clearly started to circulate…

Tags: ceremonial dress, ceremony, coronation, coronet, court dress, dress regulations, dress-making, Earl Marshal, ermine, fashion, King Edward VIII, King George VI, kirtle, medieval coronations, medieval style, robe, tiara, Westminster Abbey.

The King of Spain

King of Spain_Western Mail_24 May 1902_p24.pdf

This article from the Western Mail relates news from London regarding the end of the Spanish regency in 1902 when Alfonso XIII assumed his full powers as Spainâ€™s king at age 16. The article begins by informing readers that on 18 May 1902, the…

Tags: ceremony, coronation, Duke of Connaught, hymn, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King Edward VII, medieval procession, oath, Order of the Garter, Te Deum

Investiture, Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, 1963, Government House, Sydney.

This photograph from 1963 shows Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and other dignatories, knighting someone at Government House in Sydney. The photograph depicts the action of 'dubbing', a light blow with the flat side of the…

Tags: ceremony, coat of arms, dubbing, Duke, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth, investiture, knighthood, New Coat of Arms, New South Wales, NSW, Queen Elizabeth II, sword, Sydney

The Opening of Queen's College

A wood engraving from March 1888 by Samuel Calvert of Queen's College at the University of Victoria. An accompanying article in the Melbourne newspaper The Illustrated Australian News reported on the opening ceremony for the new college.…

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