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Novaro’s Italian Restaurant sign, Launceston, Tasmania
Novaro’s Italian Restaurant is in Brisbane Street in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The photograph shows the sign for the restaurant, which features a Lion of St Mark. This particular version is, with the addition of a halo,…
Tags: coat of arms, flag, halo, Italy, Latin, Launceston, lion, Lion of St Mark, logo, Novaro’s Italian Restaurant, Republic of Venice, restaurant, sign, St Mark, Tas, Tasmania, Venice, winged lion.
Roaming Tiger, The West Australian, 12 December 1953
This interest piece from The West Australian in 1953 discusses the symbolic use of animals in roman legends and medieval fables, and their anthropomorphic investment with human characteristics. Using an incident in New South Wales where a circus…
Tags: Aesop, Androcles, Animals, anthropomorphism, circus, coat of arms, courage, emblem, fables, folklore, gratitude, honour, lion, loyalty, Medieval Romance, Narrandera, New South Wales, NSW, popular culture, Red Riding Hood, Remus, Reynard the Fox, she-wolf, stories, story-tellers, symbolism, tiger, wolf
Boer War Memorial, Launceston, Tasmania
This memorial commemorating troops from Northern Tasmania who participated in the Boer War, referred to as the 'War in South Africa' on the monument, was erected in 1904. It can be found in City Park in the city of Launceston and was made by the…
Lands Titles building, Sydney.
This photograph shows the exterior of the Lands Titles building found in Queen’s Square, Sydney. The building was designed by government architect Walter Liberty Vernon and was completed in 1908 as the Registrar-General’s Department.…
Lands Titles building, Sydney.
This photograph shows the exterior of the Lands Titles building found in Queen’s Square, Sydney. The building was designed by government architect Walter Liberty Vernon and was completed in 1908 as the Registrar-General’s Department.…
Lands Titles Building, Sydney, NSW
This photograph shows the exterior of the Lands Titles building found in Queen’s Square, Sydney. The building was designed by government architect Walter Liberty Vernon and was completed in 1908 as the Registrar-General’s Department.…
Lands Titles building, Sydney.
This photograph shows the exterior of the Lands Titles building found in Queen’s Square, Sydney. The building was designed by government architect Walter Liberty Vernon and was completed in 1908 as the Registrar-General’s Department.…
Exterior sculptural features, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Launceston
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The church was designed by local architect Alexander North (1858-1945) and consecrated in 1902. The brick building is in the Gothic Revival style and features numerous…
Tags: Alexander North, Anglican, Gothic, Gothic Revival, grotesque, heraldry, Holy Trinity Church, Launceston, lion, sculpture, shield, Tas, Tasmania