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One-Man Tank, ‘Medieval Knight’
Royal Engineer, Maj. Martel, invented a one-man tank that replicates the medieval knight in armour, with the addition of ‘caterpillar track legs’ and a ‘petrol engined heart’. The contraption is fashioned from car parts…
Magna Carta
On the seven hundred and twentieth anniversary of the first issue of Magna Carta (in 1215), this article in the Western Mail outlines the charter’s significance for English history and notes that special lessons had been delivered in…
Getting Ready for Battle - 2010 SCA College Challenge
Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism preparing to fight in a battle for the 2010 College Challenge between the factions of St Lazarus and St Basil. The tournament was held at the University of Western Australia.
About the Society for…
Ladies Dressed for the SCA's College Challenge, 2010
Three ladies in predominantly twelfth and thirteenth century dress at a tournament held at the University of Western Australia by the Society for Creative Anachronism.
About the Society for Creative Anachronism and the Kingdom of Lochac (the…
Extracts from the Melbourne Newspaper, The Argus
A series of extracts from The Argus ranging from 1878 to 1880. They tell of the Kelly Gang's exploits and their encounters with colonial Victorian law enforcement. A few of the extracts towards the end of the list include descriptions of the…