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Franklin Village Chapel, Franklin Village, Tasmania

Consecrated and renamed St James Anglican Church in 1926, this building is in Franklin Village, Tasmania, was originally known as Franklin Village Chapel and is on what used to be the main road between Hobart and Launceston. The rendered brick chapel…

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St Andrewâ€™s Anglican Church, Carrick, Tasmania

St Andrewâ€™s Anglican Church is in the town of Carrick in northern Tasmania. The church was transformed from a schoolhouse by Thomas Reibey of Hadspen in 1845, who became its first minister and was later succeeded by his brother. The tower was…

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Ancient Arts Fellowship Educational Sessions, Canberra

Ancient Arts Fellowship, Inc. is a medieval re-enactment group based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. They focus on the ‘Dark Ages’, or early medieval period, especially the 8th century through to the Norman invasion of…

The History and Significance of Medieval Dance

Information for primary and high school students about the history of medieval dance.

The Medieval Classroom website is the result of a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Scheme grant awarded by the Australian Catholic University to the â€˜Arts…

Stocatta School of Defence

Stocatta School of Defence was established in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1998. The school teaches swordsmanship based on historical texts written between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Weapons taught include Highland broadsword, English…

Tags: education, Highland broadsword, long sword, New South Wales, NSW, Quarterstaff, rapier, re-creation, school, shield, Stocatta School of Defence, sword, sword and buckler, sword and shield, Sydney, website.

St Maryâ€™s College, Hobart, Tasmania

St Maryâ€™s College is a day school for girls is located beside St Maryâ€™s Catholic Cathedral in Hobart, Tasmania. The opening of the college was instigated by Bishop Daniel Murphy (1815-1907) in 1866 when he invited his sister Mother…

Festival of Hildegard, Centre for Theology and Ministry, Melbourne, Victoria

The Festival of Hildegard was an educational event held at the Catholic Loreto College’s Centre for Theology and Ministry at St Mary’s College in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, Victoria. The event ran from October 19-21, 2012, closing…

Rognvaldâ€™s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society

Rognvald’s Lith: Lismore Medieval Re-enactment Society is a re-enactment group founded in 2003 and based in Lismore, New South Wales. The group concentrate on the period 700-1200 and such peoples as Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Rus, and Vikings.…

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