This article from the Western Mail relates news from London regarding the end of the Spanish regency in 1902 when Alfonso XIII assumed his full powers as Spain’s king at age 16. The article begins by informing readers that on 18 May 1902, the…
This article from the Western Mail points to the mounting anticipation regarding dress regulations in the lead-up to King Edward VIII’s coronation, which was expected to take place in May 1937. Questions had clearly started to circulate…
A correspondent from Tourism Western Australia writes about the monastic town of New Norcia for The Sydney Morning Herald.http://www.smh.com.au/news/western-australia/spanish-flavours-in-the-bush/2005/11/09/1131407687134.html
Image of the arched, jarrah ceilings in St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD.
Built in the English 'Gothic Revival' style, designed by Sydney architect Edmund Blackett. It was built from locally made red bricks, local…
Image of the pulpit and altar of St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD. Built in the English 'Gothic Revival' style and designed by Sydney architect Edmund Blackett. It was built from locally made red bricks, local jarrah…
Image of the Red Cross flag atop St. George's Cathedral on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD. The cathedral is an excellent example of the gothic revival architecture in nineteenth-century England and colonial Australia. The cathedral was…