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In and Around Adelaide

A page of engravings depicting notable landmarks and monuments in Adelaide at the end of the nineteenth century. One notices a strong gothic influence in the appearance of Colonel Light's monument and some of the buildings in Victoria Square.

Tags: Adelaide, architecture, Colonel Light's monument, engraving, Gothic, gothic architecture, Gothic building, gothic buildings, Gothic Revival, monument, monuments, neo-Gothic, SA, South Australia, Victoria Square

The Great Hall of the Exhibition on the 1st of August

Engraving in the Illustrated Australian News of the Great Hall as it appeared during the exhibition of 1888.

Tags: 1888, architect, architecture, exhibition, Gothic, gothic architecture, Gothic building, Gothic Revival, Great Hall, Great Hall exhibition, neo-Gothic

The New Queen's College

Illus Australian News 1888 31 March Queens College Unimelb Sketch.pdf

An engraving depicting the then new appearance of Queen's College at the University of Melbourne in 1888. Either side of the gothic style building are the portraits of the architects, Rev. W.A. Quick and E.H. Sugden.

Tags: architect, architecture, E.H. Sugden, Gothic, gothic architecture, Gothic building, Gothic Revival, Melbourne, neo-Gothic, Queen's College, university, University of Melbourne, W.A. Quick

Weddings. Henry-Christie

This article from the wedding column of the Western Mail gives an account of the wedding of Marjorie Christie and Norman J. Henry at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 July 1933. The bride’s dress is…

Tags: dress, fashion, Karrakatta Club, Marjorie Christie, medieval dress, medieval lines, medieval style, Norman J. Henry, Rev. George Tulloch, satin gown, St. Andrewâ€™s Presbyterian Church, vogue, wedding, wedding dress

The Chateau Tahbilk Vineyard Company's Exhibit at the 1888 Exhibition

Engraving in The Illustrated Australian News of the Chateau Tahbilk Vineyard's exhibit at the 1888 Great Hall Exhibition. The exhibit was made to look like with a medieval-style tower, complete with crenellation.

Tags: 1888, 1888 Exhibition, castle turret, Chateau Tahbilk, display, exhibit, exhibition, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Great Hall, Great Hall exhibition, neo-Gothic, vine, vineyard, wine, wine industry, winery

The Johnston Memorial Congregational Church

This article describes the colourful redecoration of the interior of the Johnston Memorial Church in Fremantle in 1897. The predominant colours are listed as green, salmon, citron, terracotta, Persian red and cream. Among the features described in…

Notes from The Doctorâ€™s Diary: Winter Dressing

In this Western Mail column, a GP provides anecdotes from his consultations with patients. These include a man concerned about winter chills, a man whose father was either poisoned or died from appendicitis, a woman concerned about goitres and a…

Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydneyâ€™s Illuminated Address presented to Thomas Bavister, 1906.

An illuminated address presented to Thomas Bavister, trade unionist and politician, by the Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydney to recognise his service to the association. Illuminated addresses were a popular way…

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