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â€˜The Madness of King Kennethâ€™ Article

An article by Max Anderson in the Adelaide Hills Magazine about Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling. The building functions as a luxury boutique hotel and the article includes an interview with the architect and builder, owner Kenneth Lehmann. The…

Tags: Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills Magazine, castle, fantasy, Gothic, Kenneth Lehmann, Max Anderson, recreation, SA, South Australia, Stirling, Thorngrove, Thorngrove Manner Hotel, towers, turrets, Victorian Gothic

Druitt's Lodge Procession Along Beamish Street, Campsie, New South Wales

Hyperlink to an image of a Druitt's Lodge procession along Beamish Street in Campsie, Sydney, NSW.

The photograph was taken in the 1920s and shows a parade of Freemasons, some of whom are carrying banners. Although the origins of Freemasonry are…

Tags: banner, banners, Campsie, celebration, Druitt's Lodge, event, festival, fraternities, fraternity, Freemasonry, lodge, Masons, men, Mt Druitt, New South Wales, NSW, parade, parades, procession, processions, recreation, road, street, Sydney

A Medieval Romance

In this review of Jeffery Farnol’s historical romance “The King Liveth”, the novel is recommended to readers who appreciate the “picturesque recreation of the England of those far off [Anglo-Saxon] days”. Set in the…

â€˜Golfreise durchâ€™s Outbackâ€™ article

An article in the German edition of Golf Digest magazine about Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Stirling. As well as highlighting the features of the luxury boutique hotel the article provides information on nearby golf courses. The Kenneth Lehmann building…

Tags: accommodation, Adelaide Hills, castle, fantasy, Golf Digest magazine, Gothic, hotel, Kenneth Lehmann, recreation, SA, South Australia, Stirling, Thorngrove, Thorngrove Manor Hotel, tourism, towers, turrets, Victorian Gothic

'Viking Ship' Article

Article in the Examiner newspaper, Launceston, from June 29, 1949, p. 7. The article includes a photograph of the recreated Viking ship the Ormen Friske, and a short report on her arrival in Stockholm for the World Sport Exhibition. The Swedish-built…

Tags: Examiner, Gokstad, Launceston, Ormen Friske, recreation, ship, ships, Stockholm, Tasmania, viking, Viking ship, vikings

The Viking Ship

An article on page 3 of the Rockhampton, Queensland newspaper, Morning Bulletin on January 31, 1894. The article by J.O. Dawdson acts as a popular history of Norway during the Viking Age. It provides the meaning of the term â€˜Vikingâ€™…

Tags: America, boat, burial, Canada, Gokstad, grave goods, J.O. Dawdson, Leif Eiriksson, Leif Ericson, Morning Bulletin, Norsemen, Norway, Qld, Queensland, recreation, replica, Rockhampton, ship, ships, vessel, viking, vikings

The Viking Battle Ship

VikingBattleship BrisbaneCourier10608.pdf

An article on page 4 of the Brisbane Courier newspaper on July 10, 1908. The article is about the decision to make a Viking battleship (in other articles about the event it is referred to as a Viking Dragon Ship) the centre-piece of a church fÃªte.…

Tags: Armour, battle, battles, Brisbane, Brisbane Courier, Church, clothing, fÃªte, fete, parade, Qld, Queensland, recreation, saga, ship, ships, St. Paulâ€™s church, sword, swords, viking, vikings, weapon, weaponry, weapons

Viking Galley Off UK

A newspaper article on the front page of the Launceston newspaper Examiner on 26 July, 1949. The article reports on the voyage of the replica galley â€˜Huginâ€™ from Denmark on its journey to Broadstairs in Kent, England. The Hugin had a…

Tags: Anglo-Saxon, anniversary, Denmark, England, Examiner, galley, Hugin, Kent, Launceston, recreation, replica, spears, swords, Tas, Tasmania, viking, vikings

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