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The Procession
This article from The Argus newspaper provides a report of an Eight Hours procession through the streets of Melbourne in 1887, during which at least 50 different trades were represented. It makes note of the increasing size and elaborateness of the…
The Red Castle Hotel
Image of the Red Castle Hotel (now Motor Inn) in the Perth suburb of Rivervale. The red brick building gains its name from a medieval castle-like tower with crenellation, arched windows and arrow slits.
The Redemptorist Church, North Perth, Western Australia
A view of the Redemptorist Church in North Perth, Western Australia. An entrance porch with decorative crenellations and a large traceried window containing five stained glass and lead light panels dominate the church’s appearance. The door is…
The Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth, WA
An image of the Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth, Western Australia. This Federation Gothic Style Monastery and the adjoining church were designed by Michael and James Cavanagh in 1902 for the Redemptorist Order of the Catholic Church, which had…
The Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth, Western Australia
A view of the Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth, Western Australia. This Federation Gothic Style Monastery and the adjoining church were designed by Michael and James Cavanagh in 1902 for the Redemptorist Order of the Catholic Church, which had…
The Rouen clock: Medieval inspiration for London Court, Perth.
These photographs compare the clock face at the Hay Street end of London Court in Perth with Le Gros Horloge, or the Great Clock, at Rouen in Normandy, France, on which it is based. An article in The West Australian newspaper in 1937, and repeated on…
The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Image of the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Victoria. The Royal Exhibition Building was designed by architect Joseph Reed and completed in 1880. The round-arched architectural style of the design combines elements from…