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Sir Kaark the Crow Comic
In this children's comic strip from the Sydney Morning Herald in 1947, Sir Kaark the crow escapes from the clutches of a hungry dragon by donning the armour of a knight who is bathing in a pool nearby. He is then asked to rescue the 'Lady in…
Sir Kaark the Crow Comic, July 1947
Sir Kaark the Crow is a children's comic strip that featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Set in a medieval land of dragons, knights, wizards and a bad baron, it combined common medieval themes such as chivalry and gallantry with animal characters…
Sisters of Mercy Convent, South Street, York, Western Australia
An image of the Sisters of Mercy convent located next to St. Patrick's Convent School on South Street in York, Western Australia.
It was built in 1868 and was originally used as a presbytery by Father Patrick Gibney before the arrival of the…
It was built in 1868 and was originally used as a presbytery by Father Patrick Gibney before the arrival of the…
Small Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne
An image of a small doorway on La Trobe Street to the former Magistrate’s Court Building in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design. The doorway is in the…
SMH Thurs 19 July 1945 Welcome Banquet in London Guildhall for Australian Sailors
At the end of World War II, Australian sailors of the vessel HMAS AUSTRALIA are depicted as heroic warriors (young and bronzed) who are privileged to march the medieval streets of Old London to dine and mingle with the Admiralty in the bombed London…
Smoke breathing dragon, Balingup Medieval Carnivale
A close-up digital photograph of the dragon in the parade at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. Dragons are a popular element of the medieval period, occurring in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literature, most famously in Beowulf, on the prows of some…