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St. Anthony's Parish of Wanneroo, Fremantle Saints Parade

Still image depicting members of St. Anthony's Parish participating in a Saints Parade. The medieval Franciscan priest Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was born in Portugal and died in Padua, Italy.

Tags: banner, banners, Christian, Christianity, parade, parades, procession, processions, religion, religious, saint, Saint Anthony, saints, St Anthony, St. Anthony

Establishing the Commonwealth Culture: A Distinctly Australian Event

This article written by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 2010 displays a collection of primary source materials pertaining to the Australian Federation Parade in Sydney in 1901. Of particular interest are the groups of people present…

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…

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Decorated Float in the St. Patrick's Day Procession, Warwick, ca. 1910

Image of a St. Patrick's Day float bearing a banner advocating Irish nationalist sentiments.

St. Patrick's Day Procession led by men carrying a banner, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1917

Photograph depicting a 1917 St. Patrick's Day procession with men carrying a St. Patrick's Day banner bearing a medieval-style design.

Tags: banner, banners, float, floats, Irish culture, Mt. Morgan, national identity, parade, parades, procession, processions, Queensland, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day Procession

Federated Municipal Employees Marching in Trade Union Parade

Federated Municipal Employees depicted with a FME banner drawn by four horses at a trade union parade in Ballarat, 1920. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds. For information regarding the Federated Municipal…

Parade of the Ancient Order of Foresters through the Streets

Photograph of members of the Ancient Order of Foresters in NSW parading with a ceremonial banner. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first recorded…

Tags: Ancient Order of Foresters, banner, banners, float, floats, Foresters, fraternities, fraternity, friendly societies, friendly society, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, Ted Hood

The Ancient Order of Foresters' Billycart Float

Images of children belonging to the Ancient Order of Foresters riding billycart floats at a NSW parade. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first…

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